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ISSUE 05 TRINITY 2018 HEADMASTER’S FIRST SCHOOL CHAPEL Magazine for Barnard Castle School alumni and supporters Inside 6 SCHOOL NEWS 8 BARNARDIAN NEWS 13 1970S REUNION 20 NEWS IN BRIEF STAY CONNECTED WITH THE OB COMMUNITY Visit us online Page 3 BARNEY CONNECT

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ISSUE 05

TRINITY 2018

HEADMASTER’S FIRSTSCHOOL CHAPEL

Magazine forBarnard Castle School

alumni and supporters

Inside 6 SCHOOL NEWS 8 BARNARDIAN NEWS13 1970S REUNION20 NEWS IN BRIEF

STAY CONNECTED WITHTHE OB COMMUNITYVisit us online Page 3

B A R N E Y

CONNECT

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Alumni & ArchiveMiss Dorothy Jones

+44 (0)1833 [email protected]

Foundation Director Mr Christopher Enticknap

+44 (0)1833 [email protected]

Published in partnership with

the Old Barnardians’ Club

All correspondence to be directedthrough the OB Club Secretary

PresidentMr Tony Jackson

Vice PresidentMr Gerry Camozzi

ChairmanMr John Hunter

OB Representative GovernorMr Peter Hodges

OB Club SecretaryMiss Dorothy Jones

+44 (0)1833 [email protected]

Contact

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Welcome

TONYJACKSON

Barnard Castle SchoolBarnard CastleCounty Durham DL12 8UNTel: +44 (0)1833 690222Email: [email protected]

BARNEY CONNECTISSUE 05TRINITY 2018

Headmaster

Barnard Castle School

As I hurtle towards the end of my first year as Headmaster of Barney

I naturally find myself reflecting on the year that has passed. There

have been significant highs, as I get to grips with this wonderful school

(with just one or two lows which are inevitable when running a school

with 700 pupils and 200 staff!).

It has to be said that some of the most memorable occasions throughoutthe year have been my interactions with Old Barnardians, whether it be at dinnersin London, Hong Kong or at School, at reunions, gatherings, or simply OBs visitingSchool in person taking a trip down memory lane. This February, I was at arecruitment fair in Kowloon and it was a notable highlight when two OBs heardthat the new Headmaster of their old school was in town along to help.

With every OB I have had the pleasure of meeting thus far, I have beenstruck by two things. Firstly, the affiliation each has with the School, regardless ofthe type of experience enjoyed or endured. Secondly, I spend a great deal of timetelling prospective parents that developing the most important quality of humilityis at the heart of all we do and it is something which seems to be embodied in everyOB I meet. This is rare when dealing with these types of schools and it is humblingto see it so evident in our Old Barnardian community.

With a year almost navigated (just two weeks to go), thoughts inevitably turnto the future and the task of building on the magnificent foundations established bymy predecessors. As I explained at the London Dinner, we operate in a difficult andchallenging market with few or no friends in government, as well as other key factors,which have resulted in schools such as ours facing a real fight for survival. Whilst I amkeen not to use this forum to paint a picture of doom and gloom, I do wish to stressthat I do not want Barney simply to survive; rather, I want to see it thrive in the yearsahead. I am the temporary custodian of this resplendent School and I will continue tostrive to ensure that the School goes from strength to strength, enabling it to continueeducating Barnardians for many years to come.

In order to do this, we must undertake a serious amount of refurbishment ofthe existing estate which has been neglected for too long, as well as embark on adevelopment plan which will see us become the leading independent school in theNorth of England. Later in these pages, Peter Hodges will spell out in more detail theambitious plans we have and the excitement we have for this vision. To ensure sucha vision becomes a reality we will, in part, need help. If there is any way in which youfeel you can contribute, I would urge you to contact John Hunter or Peter Hodges.

I look forward to meeting more of you in the coming weeks and months.Please do keep an eye out for future OB events, both UK based and abroad, but inthe meantime, if you are ever near or about the School, please do not hesitate tocontact us and pop in; you will be guaranteed a warm welcome. Simply contactDot Jones and we would love to see you.

With best wishes,

Tony Jackson

Headmaster and President of the Old Barnardians’ Club

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Contents

‘STAY CONNECTED’

There are a number of ways you can keep up-to-date with Schooland OB news and events

School

Twitter: @barney_school

Facebook: Barnard Castle School

Instagram: Barnardcastleschool

Website: www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk

Old Barnardians

Twitter: @barney_ob

Facebook:

Old Barnardians ClubOld Barnardians Womens Sports TeamsOld Barnardians Rugby

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/barnard-castle-school

Website: www.barnardiansreconnected.org.uk

YouTube: We are pleased to announce that thereis now an OB YouTube Channel showing clips ofindividual OBs and the School film from the late1940s with an ‘update’ from the 1990s.

The Alumni Privacy Notice of Barnard Castle Schoolis available at www.barnardiansreconnected.org.uk

CHAIRMAN REFLECTSAn active year for the Club

PUSHING PERSONAL BOUNDARIESBentley Beetham Endeavour Lecture

BARNARDIANNEWSRound up of news from the OB community

OBITUARIESIn memoriam

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DATES FOR THEDIARYJoin us at a forthcoming event

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WELCOMEMESSAGES

Message from theChairman

I’d like to welcome you to another

edition of Barney Connect which is

now in its fifth year. The breadth and

volume of Old Barnardian related

activities underline how active the

Club is and reinforces the close ties we

maintain with the School. On that note

Alan Stevens’ successor, the new

Headmaster Tony Jackson has played

a huge part in galvanising efforts to

ensure that the School and Club

continue to run as one and I’m looking

forward to his tenure being a long one.

Notable highlights during the year includethe Autumn Gathering in September whichsaw another good turnout for golf, hockey,squash and of course Touch 7s rugby. Thiswas closely followed by a well-attendedLondon Dinner at the East India Club inOctober and in addition to the semi-regularLondon drinks, Dot Jones hosted twodinners in Australia and Tony hosted the firstHong Kong dinner, all three of which saw agood number of expat Old Barnardians inattendance.

In December the traditional Christmas rugbygame was held against Darlington RFC andYarm Old Boys. There was a good turnout ofall ages but after a convincing win againstDarlington, a much younger Yarm team hadthe upper hand. March saw the first dinner atSchool for several years with attendeesranging from last year’s leavers stretching allthe way back to several from the 1940s. Thecricket correspondent Stephen Brenkley (OBand current parent) gave an excellent andamusing speech touching on his career andhis time at Barney – then and now. The planis to hold this Dinner every other year,alternating it with the London Dinner.

Most recently we held the reunion of OldBarnardians from the 1970s on the same dayas the Summer Gathering. As usual this wasan excellent weekend starting with a strongshowing at the Old Well on the Fridayevening followed by a morning ofreminiscences with a large cohort from the70s and a very pleasant afternoon in front ofthe beer tent whilst various teams competedagainst the school at netball, football andshooting. Looking forward there will be theAutumn Gathering in September followed byRemembrance Weekend in November, forwhich the School is planning events tocommemorate the centenary of the end ofWW1. All current or past serving OBs shouldhave received an invitation by now.

All of these events are assisted hugely by ourembrace of social media which has become avery helpful method for keeping people up todate with news and events. These events aresuperb opportunities for catching up,networking and reminiscing and I urgeanyone in the vicinity to come along to futuregatherings. The Facebook group page goesfrom strength to strength with over 1,500members and there is also a LinkedIn groupwhich is a superb opportunity fornetworking, as well as a YouTube pagecontaining a large number of clips about theschool and notable OBs.

Turning to the future, there is now anambitious 20-year vision in place; it really isan exciting time to be an Old Barnardian. Wewould of course welcome any assistance inhelping to take this forward.

Following essential refurbishments over thesummer, the first major capital project will bea sports pavilion which will allow forspectator viewing across the fields. PeterHodges provides more detail later in themagazine and we would be most grateful tohear from anyone interested in contributingto turning this vision into a reality.

Finally, I would like to thank my fellowCommittee members for their time andeffort, all of whom have made an invaluablecontribution both in maintaining strongrelations with the School and also helping togrow the reach of the Club and ensuring itscontinuing relevance. The unsung herobehind all of this remains Dot Jones who hascoped admirably with the growing pressuresand demands as the Club has grown overrecent years. On behalf of the Committee andthe Club I extend my sincere and heartfeltthanks to her for everything that she does tomake the Club the success that it is.

Kind regards,

John Hunter

Chairman of the Old Barnardians’ Club

Message from theChairman

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Message from the Heads of School

Earlier this year the OBCommittee, in discussionwith the Headmaster,agreed to present ourU6th leavers with a schoolhymn book as a specialkeepsake of their time atBarney.Each book will contain a message fromthe Headmaster and will be presentedduring the Valedictory service, on thefinal day of the school year, by theChairman of the Club. On Speech Daythis year the first presentations weremade. One of the first recipientsincluded Alice Hunter, daughter of the OB Club Chairman John andgrand-daughter of the late DavidHunter (Du, ‘63).

Presentation to Alan Stevens,

Headmaster 2010-17

Alan Stevens left to take up the positionof Master of Marlborough College,Malaysia after seven years as the ninthHeadmaster of Barnard Castle School.His enthusiasm for and support of theClub was very much appreciated. At hisfinal Annual General Meeting as theClub President Alan was presented withan engraved whisky decanter andmatching glasses. We wish him and hiswife Heather much success in Malaysia.

Valedictory Presentations

We have accumulated a total of 23

Barney years between us, having

both started in Prep School. In that

time, we have seen many changes, as

School has responded to cultural and

technological developments, and we

ourselves have changed and grown

as Barney has prepared us for life

after school. At the same time, we

will look back fondly on those

traditions that are firmly part of the

Barney story. We feel extremely

fortunate to have experienced so

much of what Barney has to offer; we

hope that this personal collection of

some of our memories of our time at

Barney will strike a chord.

Sport has always played a big part inBarney life, and our memories cover rugby,hockey and netball, first with Mr andMrs Seddon in Prep, followed by a shorttrip to Holland in Year 10, and finishingwith a thoroughly memorable senior sportstour to South Africa last summer; Rohanwill remember squash matches under theguidance of Mr Gedye, and we will bothnever forget the feeling of relief at the endof the Barney Bash. And as far as trips go,Rohan has helped with a monkey survey inSri Lanka, Alex is off to Kenya in thesummer, to shadow a Kenyan GP, and wehave both been lucky enough to see theNorthern Lights on a geography trip toIceland.

Music and drama also provide manymemories. Alex has sung in Chapel, in theBowes Museum, in Durham Cathedral andin London. We have enjoyed performing injazz and swing concerts in School, as well asappearing in a number of school musicalsand plays, from the dark and challenging‘Sweeney Todd’ to the much lighter‘Addams Family’ or the farce ‘Noises Off’under the passionate and exuberantdirection of Mr Edwards.

In our years at Barney, we have seen a newscience block, a new sports pavilion and mostrecently a new Sixth Form Centre, where a‘Creamy Choc’ is the drink of the moment. The advent of technology has meant thatthe laptop is as essential as pen and paper,

mobile phones are ubiquitous and theinternet is the font of all knowledge. Barneyhas given us other opportunities such ashoning our presentation skills at LecternClub and socialising at Sixth Form formals.As Heads of School, we have had twomemorable trips, one to the Heads ofSchool Conference at Wellington College,and the second to the old Barnardians’Dinner at the East India Club, boththoroughly enjoyable in their separateways, and both excellent opportunities for networking.

Despite all of this, the things that will staywith us are the traditions. Some, likeWednesday morning croissants at thesenior monitors meeting, may be particularto our cohort; others such as house cheers,celebrating an away win by standing onCentral Hall table, nailing up or even fish-and-chip Friday, are part of the Barneyfurniture. Yet others, such as attendance atRemembrance Day parades, link Barneyfirmly to the wider world.

Barney has provided us with support andencouragement throughout our time here.We leave to take our place in society withconfidence, carrying the ethos of fairness,responsibility and enjoyment. We leavewith a firm set of friends, from within bothstudents and staff and with an abidingmemory of singing Jerusalem in Chapel.

Alex Thompson

Head GirlRohan Kelsall

Head Boy

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Josef gave an insightful and thought-

provoking account of his experiences

of mental illness which began as a

teenager when Josef became the carer

for his mother who was diagnosed

with a mental illness.

This led to some poor behaviour at schoolbut Josef spoke about the help he was givenby members of staff and made specialmention of former Headmaster, David Ewart,who suggested that he follow a career inMental Health Services. After graduatingfrom university with a degree in MentalHealth Nursing Josef is now a NursingOperational Manager, with responsibility

for the delivery of community mentalhealth and alternative to hospital servicesacross Leeds. He is also an associatelecturer at Leeds Beckett University,supporting their nursing degree and postgraduate courses. Josef has a passion forraising awareness of mental health issues inall types of organisations across thecountry, and in 2017 he challenged himselfto raise money to help with theimplementation of training courses, MentalHealth First Aid, by running the 262.2 milesfrom Leeds to London and to complete thechallenge by running the LondonMarathon. In effect this was 10 marathonsin 10 days!

At the end of the lecture there was a Q&Asession with some interesting questionsfrom the audience. A member of the currentSixth Form spoke to Josef about following asimilar career path and he has organisedsome work experience for her.

BENTLEY BEETHAM ENDEAVOUR LECTUREWe were pleased to welcome OB Josef Faulkner (Du,‘04) as the guest speaker at the 2018Lecture. For the first time the lecture took place in the Sixth Form Centre and was deliveredto a diverse audience of current and former staff, current and former parents, governors,OBs and current pupils.

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Eight years after leaving Barnard Castle School Brennan Cran was working for Barclays in Darlington when his working day wasinterrupted by an armed robbery.

It was the end of the day and he was

balancing the cash at the counter whilst

the guard on duty was in the safe room.

A man, dressed as a woman, entered

the bank carrying a bag.

As he approached the counter he took outan automatic pistol and instructed Brennanto fill the bag with cash.

Waving the gun around he then toldBrennan to go into the safe room. Oncethere the robber instructed the guard to getunder the table, but as he did the guardactivated the alarm. The robber ran awaybut Brennan chased him. Just as Brennanwas about to grapple the robber to theground he turned and shot Brennan in thechest, just 5cm from his heart.

Despite this Brennan was able to snatch thegun from the robber and hit him on thehead. In pain and with his strength failing,Brennan managed to hold on to the robberuntil the police arrived.

Brennan was awarded the George Medal in1964 for his great bravery, and in July 2017he generously donated it to School. It wasbrought from Canada, where Brennan nowlives, by his dear friend Mrs Waiter. Themedal will be displayed in the Chapel. TonyJackson wrote to thank him for the medaland sent him a new OB tie to replace the oneBrennan was wearing on the day!

The Headmaster wrote to thank him for hismedal and sent him a new tie to replace theone Brennan had been wearing on the day!

A GEORGE MEDAL ARRIVES AT BARNEY

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In 1987 he was invited to spend two

years in Bologna as an Italian

Government Fellow.

He has been a recipient of an ACE fellowship,a British School at Rome Award and has beenVisiting Fellow Ruskin School/St EdmundsHall, Oxford University, amongst others. His major solo exhibitions include CamdenArts Centre, Memphis Art Museum,Yokohama Museum of Art, HeidelbergerKunstverein, Towner.

In 2017 he won the Valerie Sykes Award forhis painting ‘Forbidden Fruit’ after enteringthe New Light Exhibition held at the BowesMuseum. The submitting artists had to havebeen born, lived, or studied in one of thehistorical counties of the north of England inorder to give an insight into contemporarynorthern art.

Christopher now lives in Devon but animportant motivation for him entering thisexhibition was the fact that it sits next to his

old school. He is quoted as saying “as a youngpupil at Barnard Castle School we would oftenbe taken to draw inside The Bowes Museum.One of the earliest schoolboy drawings I stillpossess is a view of the Museum’s exterior.

It is an extraordinary feeling to have beenawarded the Valeria Sykes Award in the veryplace I learnt to draw.”

You can see more of Christopher’s work onwww.christophercook.cc

After leaving Barney Christopher went on to study English and FineArt at the University of Exeter followed by an MA (Painting) at theRoyal College of Art.

CHRISTOPHER COOK (Y, ’77) WINNER OF THE VALERIA SYKES AWARD, NEW LIGHT EXHIBITION

BARNARDIANNEWS

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SAM OAKES (DA, ’11) FOLLOWS HIS DREAM

During my time at Barney I tried to

immerse myself in the outdoors, from

cycling at the weekends to Barney Run

training along the River Tees.

It’s very easy to feel the call of the wild whenschool is set in such beautiful countryside!My first foray into using a camera also camewhilst at school, spending my weekends filmingbike races around the country. Although Icouldn’t envisage it then, these two trajectorieswere bound to collide; maybe filming wildlifewas inevitable!

After many exciting years studying geographywith Mr Dalton and continuing this study atDurham University, it seemed the outdoors werebeing further ingrained in my life. Subsequenttrips to study glaciers in Norway and cyclethrough Patagonia for three months stoked mycuriosity in wildlife further, all the while with acamera still in hand.

After a brief foray into the world of the 9-5 deskjob I conceded I couldn’t shy away from myconscience any longer. I needed to give wildlifefilmmaking a go. I would regret never trying.

In August 2016 I handed in my notice, walkedaway and started from scratch. For the next ninemonths I filmed wildlife throughout the UK tobuild a portfolio of work I was happy with.Diving head first into this process taught me agreat deal about persistence, but eventuallyit paid off.

In spring 2017 I began working on the “WildBritain” series for Channel 5, filming speciesaround the north of England including our veryown Teesdale! Time has flown since thatmoment and further work with the One Showand Springwatch for the BBC has led meto today. I am by no means established, but I’mtrying to make a start.

I’m eternally grateful to all the people who havehelped me along the way, for the opportunitiesand advice, I genuinely can’t thank them enough.A healthy dose of Barney’s active agenda kindledmy love of the outdoors, and for that I am alsovery thankful.

“I’m eternally grateful toall the people who havehelped me along the way.”

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CHRISTOPHER DAWSON (T, ’02)MY 16YEARS OF ‘POINT- TO-POINT’

It’s not the easiest thing for me to

do as I am over six foot and a tad

heavier than jockeys usually are.

I stuck to my diet though and made

the grade.

At the end of the 1st XV school rugby seasonin 2002 for which I had been Captain Imade my point to point debut. My secondride was a winner aboard Pennyman atHutton Rudby. In the 16 years that followedI rode 130 point to point winners including14 on professional tracks, and I got to rideat the Cheltenham and Aintree festivalsfinishing 7th at Cheltenham and gettingbrought down at the first fence in my onlyattempt over the Grand National fences.

Injuries, as with any sport, are a risk anda dislocated hip, fractured skull and amultiple facial fracture that requiredmetal plates in my face cut short threeseparate seasons.

However, I was Yorkshire area championjockey for three seasons and rode somegreat horses that went on to have goodsuccess on professional tracks includinghorses called Always Right and West EndRocker. I decided at the end of this seasonthat I’d had enough of the dieting and itwas time to be sociable! Friday nightssweating in the bath were not thatenjoyable anymore.

It was great that on my final day as a jockeyI rode, and then trained, a winner that wasridden by my brother John. The training issomething that will follow now, along withrunning a busy thoroughbred stud on thefamily farm. Also in the last couple of yearsI’ve been roped back into playing rugby forSedgefield with my brother Phil who is clubcaptain. At least I can try and be a bitheavier for this next season!

I was brought up on a farm and my parents trained racehorses as a hobby. It was my interest in what they did that led me to a career as an amateur jockey.

BARNARDIANNEWS

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On a Friday night at the end of the

rugby season in Salisbury the OB ‘old

school’ network came into its own.

They may be a generation (or more)

apart but Julia Doig (née Stevens,

L, ’89) and Sam Leeming (Du, ’15)

found themselves side by side at

Salisbury Rugby Club U14s End of

Season Dinner. Sam had been invited

to be the VIP for the evening by Julia,

U14s Squad Administrator.

It’s a little known fact that girls have playedrugby at Barney… or at least tried to! Back in1988 15 of the 30 or so girls attending theSchool at the time made a stand. Rugbydefinitely ruled the School so why couldn’tthey have a go too?

Training took place on Sunday mornings,and there was no shortage of girls turning upto be coached by the 1st XV. Back then girlsweren’t playing rugby anywhere nearby so itwas decided to round off the term with acharity match of Girls versus the 1st XV. It wasquite an occasion with the whole schoolturning out to watch. In reality they had nochance as the 1st XV had a ‘ringer’ amongstthem – a Preppie who ran like the wind downthe wing!

As far as we know none of the girls took theirrugby further, but they all remember thatday as one of the best at Barney. Juliaprobably isn’t the only one of them who nowspends hour upon hour on the touch linewatching her son play rugby every Sunday.Sam Leeming, of course, is well on his way toa successful career in the sport. He leftBarney after A Levels to go to HartpuryCollege and he graduates this year with a BScin Sports Performance.

And whilst studying he has representedHartpury College in the winning team twiceat the University Championships, and as aresult was selected to play for the EnglandStudents team. He’s also made a fewappearances for the Hartpury Championshipside and has all to play for once he completeshis degree in the summer.

And Sam now has 32 young rugby players inSalisbury following his career closely after hegave an inspiring talk and presented theawards to the U14s prize winners.

Only days after the presentation Sam flew toAustralia to play at Gordon rugby club, Manly,New South Wales where he will play until theneed to return to play once again for Hartpury.

THE ‘OLD SCHOOL NETWORK’ DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN MAKING MONEY AND SECURING JOBS!

Stephanie Clift(L, ’09)

Has been working on hermusic and after a spell ofwriting in America andperforming with artists suchas The New York Dolls andAlabama 3, she is nowworking on her ownstudio album.

Having performed at Glastonbury, Besitvaland Belladrum, Stephanie is definitely aseasoned festival performer.

Alongside this, she has been touring as aguest vocalist with Alabama 3 and O’Connell& Love. Stephanie recently supported ToyahWilcox at the O2 Academy Newcastle andwill be appearing as support for Big Countryin October 2018 at the same venue.

She has fond memories of Barney: “I oftenthink about my years at Barnard Castle andhow I enjoyed the encouragement and senseof belonging, not only in the music educationbut also the sense of community that theschool offered. I was always encouraged to bethe best that I could be and for that I amextremely grateful as this helped give me theright attitude to achieve my best.”

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At the Summer Gathering we struggled toraise teams so we are most grateful to thosewho saved the day. Particular thanks must goto Zoe Wilkinson (B,’09) who managed to getthe netball team together and Chris Wayman(Da,’04) who rounded up the footballers.Stuart Everall’s carefully selected cricketteam won their game, despite a Year 8student reaching 106 runs. The School wonthe day by winning the shooting, netball andthe football was a draw. The Headmasterpresented the Challenge Shield at nailing upon the last day of term.

Afternoon tea was enjoyed by all and theliquid refreshment provided by OB PeterFenwick’s (Da,’76) Mithral Ales seemed toslip down nicely, as it did at the AutumnGathering after the hockey and rugby.

The dates for future sporting events arementioned in the ‘Dates for your Diary’

section at the end of the magazine and wehope that more OBs will be willing to play inthe matches. As always please register yourinterest with the OB Secretary.

Three overseas dinners took place in 2017. Dot Jones was on holiday in Australia andmanaged to arrange two very pleasantget-togethers, one in Melbourne the otherin Perth. Both were attended by eight ornine OBs.

The Headmaster visited Hong Kong inOctober and with the help of Nick Green(Du,’90) held a dinner at the Royal HongKong Yacht Club.

Then in March this year over 120 OBsgathered at School for a dinner. It was anamazing evening with leavers from 1949 to2017. We now plan to hold an annual dinnerin London one year and at School the next.

Gatherings and Dinners OB Golf

The matches were played in very

good spirits despite the very

challenging weather conditions. The

longest drive, which is on the 10th

hole, and the Grayden Cup (36

points) were won by Kevin Atkin.

Nigel Hill won nearest the pin on the

11th hole, and finished on 31 points.

The remaining Old Barnardians

taking part were Stuart Hicks (32

points), Edmund Levie (29 points)

and Nigel’s father Richard with 33

points and second place.

The OB Secretary’s apologies must go tothose who played golf in this tournament asit wasn’t as well organised as it usually is.Plans are afoot to make sure it does nothappen again.

Barnard Run 2018

A big thank you to the threeOBs who braved the cold andwet to run this year.Tom and Will Carter (T, ’17) and Paul Gibson(T, ’77): at least they all got a podium place!

It was a busy year with the Summer and Autumn gatherings, the Barnard Run,

golf, overseas dinners in Australia and Hong Kong, City drinks and a get-together

after hearing the choir sing evensong at Southwark Cathedral. There was a

London Dinner at the East India Club in October and in March the first dinner

back at School for over seven years.

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BARNARDIAN1970S DECADE REUNION

Those who left school in the 1970s and had

been invited by the Headmaster, gathered in

the Sixth Form Centre where they collected

name badges and scanned the room for

familiar faces.

After a welcome from Tony Jackson and the

obligatory photo on the Chapel steps, the group

went into Chapel where they were surprised by

the presence of Rev John Moore, who preached

at this short but meaningful service. Another

surprise visitor was Norman Philbey who

popped in just after lunch.

After a sit down lunch in Big School lots of OBs stayedto watch OB sport vs School, although they weredisappointed not to see a cricket match.

Our thanks go to Scott Edwards, who ran a well-stockedbar, the catering department, the maintenancedepartment, Judith Pepper, Les and Elizabeth Doddsand Malcolm McCallum.

This year the decade reunion took place on theSaturday morning of the Summer Gathering.

1980s Decade ReunionSaturday 29 June 2019

This event is by invitation.Please make sure we know

where to post your invitationto and if you know anyone

who is not in contact with theOB Secretary ask them to

contact her as soon aspossible. Looking forward to

seeing you there.

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BARNARDIAN1970S DECADE REUNION

‘Good old Rev Moore - he hasn’tchanged one bit’

‘Especially good to see the Prep School’

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‘Brilliant archive display – hada few laughs at the photos!’

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BARNARDIAN1970S DECADE REUNION

‘Quite emotional being backin Chapel.’

‘Haven’t belted outJerusalem like that since I left School.’

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‘What a great day; I won’tleave it so long before I come back again.’

Barney welcomesall financial supportthrough donations, regular giving andlegacy pledges.

Please visitwww.barnardcastleschool.org.uk

for details or contact the DevelopmentOffice in confidence.

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I am extremely pleased to report that our 20-year Visionfor Barney, which I referred to in the last edition of Barney Connect, is now manifest in the form of ourcomprehensive Masterplan.

BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOLFOUNDATION

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This has emerged following detailed

liaison with many stakeholders and

with the benefit of local authority

consultation.

Whilst this represents a broad view of howthe School estate and infrastructure willevolve to meet current and future needs ofthe School it has also given urgency and focusto immediate priorities along with an insightinto the affordability of its various phases.

This summer break will see enhancements tothe ground floor of the Senior School. Theseaddress the urgent need for improvementsto the staff common room facilities, visitorreception and School administration. Alongwith the upgrading of the central circulationspaces it will offer a warm and friendlywelcome drawing everyone in as they emerge through the front entrance.

Following the lead set by the remarkablesuccess of the Kenneth King Sixth FormCentre this will pick up the momentum andkick start the Masterplan into reality. These early stage developments are beingfinanced by existing school funds but as weembark on the larger strategic elements theycannot be provided through school feeincome alone. We continue to pursue allpotential funding sources available to us,particularly those interested in sharedfacilities. However, to bridge the affordabilitygap and maintain progress towards achievingthe milestones within our plan we rely on thegenerosity of our benefactors. Historicallythis has always been so at Barney, as it haswith most independent schools.

The exciting developments forming the coreof the Masterplan programme start with anew sports pavilion. This will incorporatemodern changing rooms serving both visitingand home teams enhanced by an upper levelglazed community and event space. It willboast a 360-degree viewing balcony creatinga vibrant spectator hub for comfortable allseasons support along with coaching andmentoring facilities for our aspiringsportsmen and sportswomen at all levels andabilities. The value of sport in its varied anddiverse forms for improving the wellbeing ofevery individual cannot be underestimated.This new pavilion is intended to cater foreveryone and provide suitably located

spectator facilities to cover all internal andexternal team fixtures throughout the year.Barney’s strong reputation for sportingachievement can only be maintained byimproving our existing facilities so thisinitiative is both essential and urgent.

The next priority is a more ambitious projectto create a new teaching block located near toM Block. This will bring together severalcomplementary departments in bespoke,fully equipped teaching spaces. This will makeway for the redevelopment of their currentlocations as part of the longer-term strategy.

You will see from the whole site plan thatthese two projects represent the beginning ofan exciting and dynamic era for Barney whichwill safeguard the future of our School formany generations to come.

As promised in my previous article I am verypleased to be able to share our Barney Visionwith you. To achieve it takes much more thanideas and strategic planning so I invite you tojoin with us to assist in its achievement. Ifthere are any aspects of the Masterplan thatare of particular interest I would be delightedto discuss them with you.

Best wishes,

Peter Hodges (Y,’72) Chairman of Barnard Castle School

Foundation

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BARNARDIANNEWS IN BRIEF

As he’s never been one to shy away from achallenge, the possibility that I would get aplace in the marathon was the only optionhe was remotely impressed with!’

Professor Frank Whately (N, ’67) hasbeen invited by the prestigious MarloweSociety to deliver their annual lecture for2018. It will be held at the Rose Theatre,Kingston upon Thames on Saturday 24November 2018 at 5:00pm.

Iain Kearsley Lt Cdr RN (Da, ’91) is stillin the Royal Navy and has just returned fromone year spent as the RN student on theIndian military’s Advanced Command andStaff Course in Tamil Nadu, southern India.Amongst many enjoyable moments, thehighlight was a two-week period spent withthe Indian Army in Kashmir, along the Lineof Control. Following a period of leave, Iainwill take up a new appointment as Equerry toTheir Royal Highnesses The Prince of Walesand The Duchess of Cornwall.

At the time of writing Nick Talbot

(Da, ’94) has just become the first personwith cystic fibrosis to climb the highestmountain in North America. You will haveseen in previous issues of Barney Connectthat Nick became the first person withcystic fibrosis to reach the summit ofEverest in 2016. He then set himself thechallenge of climbing the highest mountainon each of the seven continents. He hasonly one more to go!

In early 2014 Simon Pettler (T,’99) movedto Bermuda to work as an actuary for areinsurance company. After three years ofliving there he became eligible to representthe Bermuda National Team, playing againstMexico and Cayman Islands in the 2017Rugby Americas North Championship.Injury has prevented him from playing in the2018 Championship but he hopes to be backfor 2019. He is also captain of localBermudian club Renegades who won theBermuda league this season.

In 2017 Marcus Bately (N, ’91) andNathan Bately (N, ’92) visited the UK andmet up with a few friends whilst ‘up north’.Nathan arrived just after the pic butMarcus, his wife Heidi and daughter Sydneyare in the centre of the photograph withPaul Cummins, Ed Bartlett, Mike Spink and Simon Bartlett.

Ricky Hopwood (Da, ’06) and Andrew

Seddon (Du, ’07) ran the LondonMarathon 2018 to raise money for thecharity Myeloma UK as their close friend,also an OB, was diagnosed with this cancerin December 2016. On his Just Giving pageRicky wrote the following: ‘Because he’ssuch a hero, he’s already completed manyfundraising events himself including:rowing round the British Isles, carrying abeer keg on his back for 100 miles, a few half marathons, cycling from London toBrighton and voluntarily building a hospicefor children in Africa.

Neil Curtis (N, ’88), after almost 25 yearsserving in REME, has spent the last 22months renovating a large property inBuxton, Derbyshire which is now officiallyopen as a B&B. www.grendonbnb.co.uk

Jess Hall (B, ’14) has been concentratingon her golfing career since leaving Barney.She has received her first cap for Englandand has now been awarded a fullscholarship to Fresno State University,California on the strength of her golfingachievements. The course lasts for fouryears, after which Jess hopes to become aprofessional golfer.

Congratulations to Tom Honeyman

(T, ’03) who is Managing Director ofHoneyman Group. His company wasrecently awarded a Queen’s Award forEnterprise: Innovation (2018), for theirHydroGienic® Pure Water DistributionSystem.

Tom Passmore (Da, ’o3) recentlylaunched his own business called Dsposal.He aims to revolutionise the waste industryby using technology to connect wasteproducers to licensed waste facilities and tosimplify compliance. Have a look online ifyou would like to know more.www.dsposal.uk/

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We welcome your latest news and photographs. Submit online at www.barnardiansreconnected.org.uk or email [email protected]

Andrew Thornton (Y, ’89) has recentlyretired after 28 years as a jump jockey. Afterschool he worked as a stable boy for trainerArthur Stephenson in Bishop Auckland. Hewon his first race at Sedgefield and in totalhe has won 1,006 races, including theCheltenham Gold Cup in 1998 on CoolDawn and 69 wins at Wincanton.

Calum Matthews (T, ’13) is cycling 11,000km from Cairo to Cape Town with a couple offriends to raise money for the Against MalariaFoundation having been inspired by JackWhite who came in to school to speak whenhe had conquered the same route for charitysome years ago. They are having an amazingadventure. You can read Calum’s blog oncyclingagainstmalaria.wordpress.com/and his fundraising page can be found atwww.againstmalaria.com/AfricaNorthToSouth

Andrew Darling (Da,’02) sadly lost hismother-in-law to the very rare disease, CJD.He desperately wanted to raise money forCJD Support Network and decided on thechallenge of the Three Peaks in 24 hours.When he needed help he turned to his OBmates to complete the challenge with him. Soon 12 May Andrew, Henry Carver (Du,’06),Ed Gibbon (N,’00) and friends set off. Theycompleted the challenge in 23 hours 41minutes and raised £5,500.

We recently heard that two OBs receivedspecial awards as alumni of NottinghamUniversity. Sir Nigel Sherlock (N, ’58),who graduated with a Law degree in 1961,gained a Lifetime Achievement Award andJaney Lowes (M,’07), VeterinaryMedicine and Science in 2012 received theRecent Graduate Award. Sir Nigel has,amongst many other things, had a verysuccessful career in investment bankingand was the Lord Lieutenant of Tyne andWear for 14 years. Janey founded WEcareWorldwide to catch, neuter and vaccinatestrays, treat injured animals and educatelocal people, vets and technicians. It wasonly after the ceremony that Nigel andJaney met for the first time.

In November 2017 Tom and Will Carter

(T, ’17) and Tom Greaves (T, ’17) joined staffmember Dr Kevin Cosstick at Centrepoint’s‘Sleep out Sunderland’.

Whilst in the USA for their son’s weddingNick and Sue Seddon took theopportunity to catch up with Jenny Dixon(L, ’89) who was a House Captain when theywere the Longfield Houseparents. Not onlydid they catch up with Jenny but alsoCourtney Tipping who was a lacrosse coachat Barney, leaving in 2008.

Nyundo Armitage (N, ’98) has beenappointed to the coaching team of theZambia 7s.

Thea Thompson (M,’12) bumped in toElla Bowen, current pupil, when playingnetball.

Congratulations to Mike Ellery (N, ’08)who won a Bronze Medal with the England7s team at the Commonwealth Games inAustralia.

Please keep the OB Secretaryup to date with

your news.

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Chris Wayman (Da, ’04) married Toni inAugust 2017 in Settle. Chris’s best men wereOBs Josef Faulkner and Teddy (Andrew)Robinson with Doug Dinwiddie, Jayne-LouiseWilson, Matty Harrison, Carl Hetherington,Karl Lee, George Carpenter, Tom Rixon and Kate Wayman all attending. In thesedays of modern technology Becky Llewelynand Ian Dinwiddie were also there courtesyof Skype!

The Turner family had a very busy year onthe wedding front with Stephanie’s andEmily’s in December. Stephanie (L, ’09)married Simon Clemons in August 2017 onTemple Island, Henley–on–Thames.Bridesmaids included OBs Zoe Wilkinsonand Sarah Green; brother of the bride OBThomas Turner was an usher, and sister ofthe bride, Emily-Kate was Maid of Honour.Guests included OBs Jess Neville, LauraHoneyman, Jess Ellwood, Tom Ross andJoseph Hyslop. Henley holds a special placein the hearts of the bride and groom as it iswhere they met, where Simon proposed,where they married and now it’s the nameof their very cute puppy.

Emily (L, ’12) and Ben married inDecember in South Wales. The weddingwas attended by 80 guests and Emily’sbridesmaids included Emma Peat, ToriRichardson and her sister Stephanie. Emilyand Ben now live in the Alnwick area andEmily is concentrating on her cake businesswww.chemilyscakes.co.uk

Scott Carpenter (Da, ’06) married LisaHay on Whitehaven Beach in theWhitsunday Islands in November 2017.

Sarah Moss (M,’04) married PeteBlanchard in July 2017 at St John theBaptist church, Windsor followed by areception on Queen’s Eyot Island, Bray.There were a number of OB guestsincluding Charlotte Wilkinson, SebBoothroyd, Tanya Buckingham, JennyDowson (née Wilson) and Josie Lewis.

Charlotte Wilkinson (B, ’04) marriedRoss Ward at the Georgian Theatre in Richmond.

Nick Zissler (Da, ’05) married Sabrina inSeptember 2017 at the Orangery,Settrington Estate.

Nick Loughran (Da, ’01) married Clara inDecember 2017 in the Queen’s Chapel of theSavoy, London.

BARNARDIANNEWS IN BRIEF

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Marriages

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Our congratulations go to:

Carrie Riley (née Burgess) whose son,Xavier, was born in August 2017.

Richard Parker who welcomed adaughter, Sophia in August 2017.

Ashleigh Whitbread (née Nixon) on thebirth of her son Mylo in February 2018.

Kathrin Steele (née Iddon) on the birth ofher son Chester in April 2018.

Robert Armitage on the birth of his sonJamie.

Births

Matthew Mellish (Y, ’10) and RebeccaCoxan (L, ’12) met at school and married inJuly 2017 in South Shields at St Michaeland All Angels church followed by areception at The Royal Station Hotel,Newcastle upon Tyne. Rebecca qualified asa primary school teacher and works inSunderland, and Matthew has just passedhis exams to join Royal Academy Sandhurstas an officer cadet.

Heather Stanwix (B,’09) married DanielWoods last December and had a fullcomplement of OB bridesmaids: her sister,Hannah, Anna and Sadie Cuthbert and LydiaHammond. There were lots of other OB guestsincluding Emily Rixon, Zoe Wilkinson, LauraMoss, Charlotte Brown, Rebecca Morrell,Becky Wade and Alex Brown.

Stuart Croxford (Y, ’03) married LizzieKnockton in St Oswald’s Church, Leathleyon New Year’s Eve 2017.

Alex Thomas (B, ’07) married MichaelSmith in March 2018 in Durham. Ushersincluded James Thomas and Ian Hodgsonand bridesmaids included Vicki Walsh (néeNeville) and Charlotte Graham.

Kathrin Iddon (L, ’08) married ChrisSteele in Bradford on Avon in July 2017.OBs Amy Bain, Hazel Oakes and ChelseaMcMillan were bridesmaids.

Andrew Seddon (Du, ’07) married EmilyMcMillan in Delaware, USA in April. Manyfriends and family from the UK joinedthem. Twin brother Graeme was Best manand Ricky Hopwood was a groomsman.

Christopher Lai (Y, ’85) married Mimi inJanuary 2018 in London.

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OBITUARIESIN MEMORIAM

Douglas Taylor (N,’45)

Died on 6 September 2017 only a few months aftercelebrating his 90th birthday with a surprise visit to School as reported in the previous issue of Barney Connect.

David C Wigg (T,’75) died on 2 October2017 after a long progressive neurologicaldisease, Cortico Basal Degeneration. Hereturned to his roots in 1987 and practised asa dental surgeon in Barnard Castle for manyyears, sadly retiring early with ill health. Heleaves behind his wife Christina, daughtersErica and Alice and two grandsons, Gillanand Kester.

David John Chambers (Y,’64) died on 24August 2017 after a battle with colon cancer.‘Dave and I plus Mike Tarry (Y,’64) - amongmany others - were close friends in our laterschool days. Dave and I found it hard to keepin touch (Fife for me and Kingston uponThames for him) but we shared many richexperiences in the 5-10 years after leavingschool.

After school Dave pursued higher educationin building construction and obtained aprofessional apprenticeship with thenational house-builder George Wimpey &Co. He became involved in several majorurban renewal projects from Glasgow toPortsmouth. This wide range was fortunatesince I happened to do a higher degree in theformer university and take my secondprofessional job in the latter city. Dave thenstarted his own building contractor’sbusiness – also based in and aroundKingston upon Thames, and this businessflourished for several decades until hisretirement about 10 years ago. Dave was acomplete and very popular gentleman. He issurvived by his wife Terry, two sons andseveral grandchildren. In his last few yearshe had downsized to retire in Putney, veryclose indeed to the Thames’. PhilHutchinson (Y,’64)

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The thoughts and prayers of the whole Barnard Castle Schoolcommunity are extended to the family and friends, of those Old Barnardians who are no longer with us. May they rest in peace.

George Jameson (Du, ’42) passed awayin May 2017. Later in life George took up painting and attributed this to theencouragement of his art master ‘SammyPhillips’.

After his death Mrs Jameson donated hisart materials to school.

James Parry Fryer (Y, ’39) died on 13December 2017.

John Vernon Addison (N, ’46) passedaway suddenly on Christmas Eve 2016having led a rich and full life.

He was immensely proud to be an OldBarnardian.

John Gomersall (T, ’84) suddenly athome on 17 November 2017. John leavesbehind 2 sons.

Geoffrey Clark (Y, ’54) died on 10December 2017 the father of OBs Antonyand Jeremy Clark.

After his time at school, where he verymuch enjoyed a sporting life, includingplaying for the 1st XV ‘Nobby’, as he wasknown, joined the army with bothinstitutions giving him a strong backboneand work ethic.

Once his time in the army had come to anend Geoffrey worked for one company hisentire career – Scottish Amicable LifeAssurance – rising from inspector toregional manager.

He took early retirement and used his timeto help with various DIY projects. However,having suffered a heart attack Geoffreyneeded to slow down and he bought a staticcaravan which he and his wife visitedfrequently. Sadly his wife died and he spentthe final ten years as a widower and thefinal four fighting cancer. Dad lived a goodlife. He had seen what he wanted and gotdone what he wanted to do. He gave andexpected nothing in return. God bless you,Dad. You have been an inspiration to yourfamily and all those you have met.’Antony Clark (Du,’86)

Henry John Leigh Sykes (Du,’53) diedon 7 January 2018 aged 81, father of OBJonathan Sykes (Du,’84).

W R (Reay) Atkinson, Governor, passedaway in February 2018. He had a full life,having joined the Royal Navy during the waras a teenager and served on the RussianConvoys, was off the D Day beaches on 7June and later hospitalised in Canada for 18months having been badly wounded in theScheldt estuary. After an eventful life inLondon and abroad as a senior civil servant,he returned to Newcastle, his place of birth,to head up the North East office. Whilst therehe played a major role in getting Nissan tomove to Sunderland and was involved in theplans to build the MetroCentre, the first of itskind in Europe. In retirement he headed upNorthumbria Polytechnic and it obtainedUniversity status. He always was a greatsupporter of the School and as a Governorplayed a major part in some of the difficultissues the School faced. Whilst he famouslydid not ‘tolerate fools’, he was a delightfulperson to work with and certainlyI and three Headmasters valued his advice.The new hall in Prep School was named in his honour.

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OBITUARIESIN MEMORIAMAlfred Beresford Willings (N,’52) wasborn into a shipping family on 11 February1934 and died on 17 March 2018. A memberof Northumberland House, he excelled atrugby, cricket (colours) and squash. Hebecame a Kings Scout and unbeknown to thestaff he kept a pet hawk near the sanatorium.On leaving school he entered the RoyalArtillery to serve his National Service. Oncompletion of this he worked for his father fora year before deciding to spread his wings. Hetravelled to Hong Kong and Penang beforespending eight years in Singapore where hequalified as a shipbroker. He played rugby,cricket and squash for the Singapore CricketClub and golf became important in his life. Hejoined the Singapore Artillery Reservecommanding the saluting party for theQueen’s visit and he joined Singapore Lodgewhere he was a member for over 50 years. Hemarried Katy in 1962 in Singapore Cathedraland was then posted to Tokyo for two yearsworking for the NYK line, before settling inSydney (Katy’s home city) in 1964 andworking for Scottish Ship Management,where he rose to MD and eventuallyChairman.

He loved his work, his office, his family, hisveg patch, his golf, shooting, fishing andholidays with his brother Jeremy.

He loved his dog, his Lodge, he loved pre-impressionist art, clipper ships and nearhistories, his paintings, oriental art andcrafts, fine wines and good food, telling jokesand quoting poetry. He was generous in everyway and the world’s best Dad.

He accepted the challenge of Parkinson’s anddementia with courage and humour. He hada fall at the end of December 2017 the daybefore his youngest brother, Nick, arrived tovisit and had to spend the end of the year inhospital. At the end his heart and kidneysfailed him. Nick Willings (N,’64)

E Derrick Lofthouse (N, 1944) It is withsadness that I pass on the news of my father’sdeath on Sunday 22nd April, an OldBarnardian who attended Barney during theSecond World War. Dad would have been 90this year and although he had been diagnosedwith cancer in July 2016 he managedrelatively well until earlier this year. He was avery active gentleman having been fullyinvolved in village life in Sedgefield. As wellas setting up a choir, the twinningassociation, raising funds for a welcomeroom in St Edmund’s Church, he was alsomayor three times.

He does, as I am sure you can understand,leave a huge hole for all the family and alsothe community. He often spoke of his time atBarney (not always fondly) but I am sure wartimes were very different and certainlydifficult. He did however, up until veryrecently, still have his old school trunk. Helen Lofthouse-Hill (Daughter)

Ian Scotland (Du,’55) died on 21November 2017. He leaves a widow, Cathy.

Colin Blackett (T,’64) brother of Stephen,died in Vancouver, Canada in June 2018.

Mr Philip Johnston, Head of History (1965-70), recently attended the funeral of MrsStephanie Woods, wife of the lateHeadmaster Derek Woods. During thefuneral Mrs Woods’ daughters, Philippa andAmanda, spoke of their happy memories ofBarney.

The Woods had retired to East Sussex.Stephanie’s last years were spent in a nursinghome in St Leonards-on-Sea and whenvisited liked to reminisce about her happydays at Barney.

Christine Rushbrook

Joined the school as the Old Boys secretary in 1994and then became the PA tothe Headmaster, FrankMcNamara. She hadtravelled a lot in her lifetimebefore joining the school andso was appreciative of all theactivities and the differentnationalities there. She really enjoyed her time working at theschool leaving in June 2000 to move toLuxembourg with her husband, Tony. Shemade many friends there and became thesecretary to the British Ladies Club. OnTony’s retirement, they moved back to theUK. Sadly she died of cancer aged 67 on 25June 2017. What was appreciated is that 6 oldboys came down to Cambridgeshire for herfuneral. She has been laid to rest in GreatChishill and is survived by her husband, hertwo sons Tim and Nick (both OB’s) and hergrandson. She will be greatly missed by many.

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DATES FOR THE DIARY

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All events are listed online. For more information and to register your attendance, visit:www.barnardiansreconnected.org.uk/events or email: [email protected]

September

Autumn Gathering

Sunday 16 September 2018 2:00pm (please note the change of date)We look forward to welcoming touch rugbyteams, ladies hockey and squash players toplay against the School followed by a bite toeat and a drink at the bar.

Golf

Sunday 16 September, 12 noon.

October

Open Day

Please see back page

Hong Kong Drinks

Friday 19 October 2018 with the Headmaster.Please register your interest with Dot.

November

Remembrance Day

Sunday 11 November 2018 in the SchoolChapel at 10.45am. This year as well as theservice in Chapel and the ceremony at theBowes Museum Cenotaph there will be anexhibition in Big School and the newwebsite detailing the stories of the OBs welost in WW1 will be live.

December

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Wednesday 12 December 7:30pm andFriday 14 December 5:30pm.A stunning candlelit, choral service.

February

Choral Evensong at Durham Cathedral

Monday 4 February 2019. All welcome.

March

London Dinner

Friday 8 March 2019, Lansdowne Club

June

Summer Gathering (incorporating

1980s decade reunion)

Friday 28 June to Sunday 30 June.We meet in the Old Well on Friday nightand on Saturday morning the 1980s leaverswill meet at school. Then on Saturdayafternoon we will play cricket, netball andfootball vs School for the Challenge Shield.Further details nearer the day.

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We offer an extensive range of extra-curricular activities free of charge.

Full time boarding from Year 3, flexi and occasional overnights available.

We provide a broad and balanced curriculum, high quality performing arts and sports provision

and state of the art dedicated Sixth Form study and social centre.

BARNARD CASTLE | COUNTY DURHAM | DL12 8UNwww.barnardcastleschool.org.uk

Come and take a look for yourself and see what life at Barney is like.

For more information contact +44(0)1833 696030 or

email [email protected]

OPEN MORNING Saturday 6th October 2018

SIXTH FORM INFORMATION EVENINGSWednesday 7th November 2018 7.00 - 9.00pm

Friday 23rd November 2018 5.30 - 7.30pm