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ISSUE 03TRINITY 2016

BARNARDIANS HAPPILY RECONNECTED

Magazine forBarnard Castle School

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Published in partnership withthe Old Barnardians’ Club

All correspondence to be directedthrough the OB Club Secretary

PresidentMr Alan Stevens

Vice PresidentMr Gerry Camozzi

ChairmanMr John Hunter

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A recently dusted off copy of the School Song emerged last termfrom the relocated Archive which now occupies a lofty position atthe top of Brereton House – Old School House or even simplySchool House, to many Old Barnardians. This shocking piece ofVictoriana strains for a rhyme from the outset with the openinglines, “Blow bravely ye breezes, round the school that on Tees is…”We don’t propose giving an airing to this excruciating note ofnostalgia in Chapel any time soon.

However, the School Song remains relevant today in at least one respect: the weather is one of the few constants in our ever-changing world of Schoollife; those bravely blowing breezes are as much a feature of modern rugby,hockey and cross-country now as they were generations ago and our hometeams still smile at the look of initial shock that visitors from more shelteredlocations wear as they emerge from our changing rooms into the bracingBarney air.

Yet while de-frosting the touch-judges continues routinely, indoors we havemade huge strides forward, completing the twin building projects of ourPrep School extension and our Sixth Form Centre. The Prep extensionincludes classrooms and a superb, fully-equipped junior science lab and ourSixth Form Centre has, quite innovatively transformed the way in whichSixth Form work, while also providing a social space and a venue for guestlectures, many of which have been delivered by eminent Old Barnardians.

As records of the opening of our new facilities by HRH The Duke ofGloucester join the Archive, we have already begun to plan ahead and lookto the academic and sporting projects which will help future generations of Barnardians to learn the lessons that are truly important and to enjoysuccessful and fulfilment long after Barney’s breezes become a distantmemory.

If you would like to see how the old and new complement each other andhow we are building for our children’s futures at Barney, please contact Dot Jones, the OB Secretary or Chris Enticknap, the Foundation Director,and plan to revisit. It would be pleasure to welcome you back.

Best regards

Alan StevensHeadmaster and President of the Old Barnardians’ Club

Welcome

ALANSTEVENS

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‘STAY CONNECTED’

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CHAIRMAN REFLECTSA good year for the Club

PRAISE FOR PUPILS Praise by ISI Inspectors

BARNARDIANNEWSRound up of news from the OB community

OBITUARIESIn memoriam

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WELCOMEMESSAGES

I was honoured to be proposed and elected as chair of the OldBarnardians’ Club in 2015. Takingover from Peter Hodges (and StuartEverall and Gerry Camozzi beforehim) all of whom have made aninvaluable contribution both inmaintaining strong relations withthe school and also helping to growthe reach of the club and ensuring itscontinuing relevance. I extend mythanks to all of you for your tirelesshard work and also to theHeadmaster, Alan Stevens, who hasbeen invaluable in ensuring that theSchool and the Club work together as one.

It has been a very good year for the Cluband we have made huge strides inembracing social media and bringingmany lost sheep back into the fold. Inaddition to an ever developingBarnardians Reconnected website, thereare c.300 OBs in the LinkedIn Group andalmost 1,000 in the very active FacebookGroup which includes daily updates onevents, recollections and photos.

Turning to the events of the pastyear, The Old Barnardians’ weekend lastJune saw strong numbers in attendance ona gloriously sunny afternoon bolstered by agathering of OBs from the mid 1980s whohelped support the younger generationplaying cricket, football, netball andshooting from the relative comfort of thebeer tent. Going forwards, it is theintention to use this weekend to continue tobe open to all but also to use it as anopportunity to host reunions for variouslandmark celebrations such as those from2013, many of whom will be graduatingfrom university this year, those from 2006who left 10 years ago, those from 1991 wholeft 25 years ago and those from 1976 who left 40 years ago as well as any otherimpromptu gatherings that people wouldlike to organise. Holding this event in thesummer months however, means thatrugby and hockey tend not to get a look inso there are plans to hold an autumngathering in September each year (at thesame time that the annual OB golfcompetition takes place), to ensure thesekey sports do not get overlooked. In termsof sporting fixtures, last but not least, JohnGedye recently organised a squash reunionafter the success of the original one in 2012.This similarly had a good turnout and agood time was had by all with the schoolputting on a prize presentation and a hotbuffet supper.

Other notable highlights have been thewell-attended London dinner at the EastIndia Club. This was resurrected severalyears ago and is now a firmly establishedstaple in the calendar. This has beencomplimented by bi-monthly Londondrinks at a local hostelry in the City whichby a lucky coincidence is very close to myoffice. So successful has this been that thefirst Quayside drinks in Newcastle tookplace in April. Apart from a smallcontingent of older Old Barnardians, c.30younger members turned up, most ofwhom are students at Newcastle andNorthumbria universities. Finally, anOxford lunch is planned in May whichlooks to be well attended too. These eventsare superb opportunities for catching up,networking and reminiscing and I urgeanyone in the vicinity to come along tofuture gatherings. Our largest event thoughwas the reunion of the 1940s/50s leaversand you will be able to read more about itelsewhere in the magazine.

Of course none of this would bepossible without the dedication and hardwork of Dot Jones, longstanding Clubsecretary and very much at the heart of theClub – on behalf of the Committee and theClub I extend my heartfelt thanks to Dot foreverything that she does to make the Clubthe success that it is.

Finally I would like to extend mythanks to my fellow Committee members,new and old, for their time and effort duringthe year and in particular, I would like toextend a huge thank you to Mike Goundrywho has recently stepped down from theCommittee. He has been stalwart in hissupport and enthusiasm over many yearsincluding time as Chairman in 1999. Welook forward to seeing him at future events.

I look forward to another eventfulyear and to welcoming back as many of youas possible.

Kind regards

John HunterChairman of the Old Barnardians’ Club

Message from theChairman



Message from the Heads of School

As we come towards the end of Upper Sixth it’s hard tobelieve that after eight years we are soon to become OldBarnardians. Although the future is full of uncertainty weknow Barney has provided us with a solid base fromwhich we can grow. There have always been a lot ofopportunities available to us, including the chance tobecome Heads of School at the end of Lower Sixth.Personal highlights have been visiting South Africa withthe 1st XV Rugby, singing Evensong in St. Paul’s Cathedraland of course ski trips! We have very much enjoyed theresponsibilities of the position, representing the studentbody both in and out of School.

We have always considered ourselves a transition year forthe School as we have seen it change substantially. In our first yearthe A Block was built and Mr David Ewart retired to be succeed bythe current Headmaster Mr Alan Stevens. The ethos and values ofthe School have and will remain constant but we have enjoyed beinga part of the innovation that Mr Stevens has brought with him.Many of these changes will soon become tradition, such as leavingthe name tags in all the Senior Monitor gowns as well as the newHead of House gowns with coloured trim.

The handing over of the gowns in the final Nailing Up of theyear already feels the normal way for the new Senior Monitors to begintheir office. We feel privileged to have been able to finally welcome thearrival of the new Sixth Form Centre. This has been the last majorchange we will see but we are confident the school will continue toprogress- maybe one day they will even replace the S Block!

We are both excited to see what the world has to offer but wewill never forget where we came from. We will certainly revisit theschool in years to come. Like many Old Barnardians we havespoken to we have many happy memories of our time here.

Sam Adamson Kerin BorerHead Boy Head Girl

Welcome our newcommittee memberThis year we welcomed AgniGhosh to the committee. SadlyDaniel Parkin, Andrew Brockettand Mike Goundry have resignedfrom the committee as they haveother commitments. We thankthem for their efforts and knowthat they will continue to supportthe Club in other ways. I attended Barnard Castle School between2005 through to 2014, having joined theschool as a keen footballer and leaving asan avid rugby player, I very much enjoyedmy nine year stint at Barney. Throughoutmy schooling career sport played a largepart of my life; representing the Brown andBlue colours in five disciplines at a firstteam level, with my fondest memories onthe rugby pitch. Alongside this, I indulgedmyself in every and any house activity (I think I covered them all!) in the mightyYork house.

After playing rugby in New Zealand in 2014, I now work and live independently in ‘The Big Smoke’ headhunting into InvestmentManagement. Having a keen interest in businessand finance I’m really enjoying my currentposition and still keep my hand in playing rugby.

Agni Ghosh (Y, ’14)


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Praise for Pupils

Praise by education inspectors forpupils’ high standards of behaviourand enthusiasm for learning has beenmatched by parents’ overwhelmingsupport for their school in a report.

Parents “extremely high levels ofsatisfaction” with independent BarnardCastle School, in County Durham, met theinspectors’ “excellent” rating for pupils’personal development, pastoral care andextra-curricular provision.

Leadership and management,governance, the quality of boarding andarrangements also attracted the highestjudgement.

All pupils, who come from acrossthe ability range, are nurtured andencouraged to at least reach their academicpotential with many exceeding it throughpredominantly high quality teaching thatdemonstrates rapid pace, thoroughplanning, a high level of challenge, strongsubject knowledge and imaginative use ofresources.

An 11-strong team from theIndependent Schools Inspectorate visitedthe school, which has close to 700 prepand senior pupils aged 4-18, including 150boarders, on a 50-acre site.

In their report inspectors described finding“a nurturing environment in which allpupils are encouraged to develop theirtalents and confidence” and young peoplewho “are mature and thoughtful, with anexcellent understanding of life in Britishsociety and the wider world”.

“The school is a community wheremutual care is strongly evident,” they said,with excellent relationships among pupilswith staff and each other and value placed onservice and good citizenship.

Headmaster Alan Stevens said: “I am very proud of our whole schoolcommunity but perhaps even moreimportant than the inspectors’ judgement isthe endorsement of our parents. “Theinspectors told me it’s almost unheard of for95 per cent of those responding to give suchpositive feedback, saying their childrenmade good academic progress, were happyand well cared for and stimulated by a widerange of activities.”

Early years provision wasdescribed as “excellent” leading to theschool’s youngest children making“excellent progress in all areas of learning to achieve beyond the levels expected fortheir age”.

“Staff know the children well andhave high expectations of them” andchildren demonstrate the highest standardsof behaviour, the report says. Prep schoolheadmistress Laura Turner added: “Ouraim has been to create a warm and friendlyschool that belongs to the children, wherethey feel happy, safe and confident and areenthusiastic about learning. We know and

care for every child as an individual and I’mdelighted that our staff’s hard work increating our family environment has beenrecognised by the inspectors.”

Since the school’s last inspection,the prep school has been extended with newclassrooms and a science laboratory, and adedicated sixth form working and socialcentre has opened at the senior school.

In the senior school, literacy skillsare said to develop rapidly from Year 7-9 andsixth form study is enhanced by a wide-ranging lecture programme and cultural tripsin the UK and abroad.

Pupils’ physical development wasdescribed as “excellent” with success shownin a wide-range of extra-curricular activitiesand initiatives such as the Duke ofEdinburgh’s Award and the Combined CadetForce, while many opportunities exist forperformance in music and drama.

“I am very proud of ourwhole school communitybut perhaps even moreimportant than theinspectors’ judgement is the endorsement of ourparents.”



Landing aRoyal Sealof ApprovalA state of the art investment in theleaders of tomorrow has beenopened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester.

Hundreds of pupils aged 4-18provided a flag-waving reception for HisRoyal Highness as he landed on the fieldsin a royal helicopter.

The Queen’s cousin was there totour and officially open the school’sinnovative new Sixth Form Centre, wherehe met staff, governors, architects andstudents, all of whom had an input in thenew building.

The design and construction ofthe Sixth Form Centre within existingschool buildings yet blending cutting-edgeeducational features was of particularinterest to the Royal visitor, who is aqualified architect.

Prior to unveiling a plaque, he toldstudents, staff and guests including LordLieutenant of County Durham SueSnowdon: “It’s a great pleasure for me tocome to your splendid school and be in thishistoric hall which marks many years ofpast pupils. I am delighted to play a tinyrole in your history by coming to open yournew Sixth Form Centre.

“Sixth forms now need to be muchmore sophisticated in what they provide interms of electronics and gadgets in order toenable sixth formers to have access to amuch wider world.

“For me it’s a great pleasure to seearchitecture that can be squeezed inbetween historic buildings and providethe space and meet the particular needs ofyour sixth form in order to fulfil their truerole. Congratulations to all who haveplayed a part and I hope those who use itappreciate that it didn’t spring overnight.”

Explaining that the new centre isnamed after Old Barnardian and formerhousemaster Kenneth King,

Headmaster Alan Stevens said: “Wewill continue to undertake those most

valuable principles for which Kenneth Kingwas renowned – to prepare and guideyoung people for the future so they canmake informed choices in their later liveswhich are valuable to their community,society and nation so they can be fulfilled,happy and successful people.”

The centre has been planned totransform quickly from formal study areato comfortable social space featuring tablesfor dining and booth seating for socialising.Clever use of acoustic materials allows for individual and collaborative study and multiple activities in the same openplan space.

Emphasis has also been placed onthe technological needs of modern studentswith Wi-Fi, PCs, USB charging sockets,electronic room booking tablets andintelligent lockers with thumbprintscanners and charging points for a range ofdevices. Workspace on the mezzanine levelboasts views of the ground floor and Bowes Museum next door thanks topanoramic glazing.

Head of Sixth Form Chris Butlersaid: “This wonderful centre was designedwith the help of students and is very muchfor the students. It is a unique private spacethat complements beautifully the rest ofthe school.

“It enhances the student experiencegreatly by providing an adult learningenvironment similar to university and

bridging that gap about which we hear somuch from higher education.”

Mr Butler added: “The aim was todevelop the Sixth Form as an institutionwith the very best facilities. I wanted it to bean emotive, airy space, where people woulddraw a breath as soon as they walkedthrough the door – I am delighted to saythat is what has been achieved.”

To boost students’ life-skills thereare also three fully fitted kitchen stations,which they can use to develop culinaryskills, complete with built-in ironingboards to help prepare them for life atuniversity and beyond. The centre is openfor students from 8am – 10pm each day.

It is also home to the director of studies and careers staff, givingstudents easy access to a host of invaluableadvice and a venue for visiting speakersfrom industry, professions and highereducation, as well as sessions on thepsychology of behaviour, managementand current affairs.

Articles on p6 – 7 written byFrench and Lamming Media

“We are pleased to haveMrs Yvonne King with ustoday to be a part of thisimportant occasion”


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Barnard Castle School has recently formed a Foundation to be thefocus of its fundraising efforts for capital projects and bursaries. The coming years will see a range of fundraising initiatives that willcontribute to the school’s ambitious development plan and helpfund a significant bursary programme.

My association with Barnard CastleSchool started in 1964 when I joinedYork House under the leadership ofhousemaster Kenneth King. Some 52years later it was a privilege to be askedto participate in the Royal opening ofthe new Kenneth King Sixth FormCentre. In many ways this epitomisesthe ethos that has prevailed at Barneysince its foundation 133 years ago. Thededication of teaching, pastoral andsupport staff has ensured ongoingachievement. The completion of thismodern and vibrant facility marksanother key milestone in thedevelopment of our school communitywhich over its long history has soughtto do the best it can to provideopportunity and encouragement toevery pupil. The new centre willconsiderably enhance the learningexperience for the sixth form and the wellbeing of the school community as a whole.

In addition to my pupil days, Barney hasplayed a major part in my life as a parent ofthree, a longstanding member and pastChairman of the Old Barnardians’ Club, aGovernor and now as the first Chairman ofthe recently established Barnard CastleSchool Foundation. This new initiativebrings focus to the ambitious developmentsbeing planned and the Headmaster’s visionfor the school. Whilst the School seeks todevelop better facilities and opportunitiesfor future generations of pupils it needs todevote most of fee income to operatingcosts whilst endeavouring to keep fees at anaffordable level.

Since the school was founded, allcapital developments have been fundedfrom school fees, the generosity of a fewcommitted benefactors and appeals largelysupported by Old Barnardians. TheFoundation will provide a structuredapproach to support future growth throughthe generation of funds for the updating offacilities and the provision of bursaries.

We have identified two priorityprojects including a dedicated Chemistryand Biology building and a Sports Hubadjacent to the playing fields. These will bethe first targets for fundraising which, whenachieved, will also create space to redevelopnew Art studios. Whether your interest is inthe support of these capital projects or theexpansion of a significant and long-standing bursary programme, we hope thatyou will give your support to the Foundationin whatever way you can.

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

BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOLFOUNDATION



Barnard Castle School has anoutstanding academic record and weare proud of all that the school hasaccomplished since its endowment in1883. The school’s unique setting andits family atmosphere provide ahappy and nurturing environmentfor our pupils.

Through the recent sale of surplus land wehave been able to invest £2.5m to create thenew Kenneth King Sixth Form Centre andan extension to the Prep School. But this isonly the beginning of our ambitious plansand our next capital projects are to developnew flagship science and sports facilities.

At the same time we want to offermore bursary places for our pupils and hopeto find individuals who would like tosponsor a full or part bursary for a pupil whowould not otherwise be able to join us andbenefit from a ‘Barney’ education.

The Foundation will allow us notonly to share our vision for the school butalso to achieve it far sooner than we couldfrom our very limited resources. We knowthere is enormous goodwill towards theschool, and the Foundation will help us toharness and channel this into supportwhere it is most needed.

Everyone who contributes to theFoundation will be shaping the future ofBarnard Castle School and ensuring itscontinuing success in a highly competitiveenvironment. We hope that you will want tohelp, and urge you to contact theDevelopment Office to discuss ways inwhich you can support. We can assure youthat all supporters will be kept closelyinformed of the Foundation’s progress andachievements.

Alan StevensHeadmaster

“There is no wealth but life.Life, including all its powersof love, of joy, and ofadmiration. That country isthe richest which nourishesthe greatest numbers ofnoble and happy humanbeings; that man is richest,who, having perfected thefunctions of his own life tothe utmost, has also thewidest helpful influence,both personal, and bymeans of his possessions,over the lives of others.”John Ruskin, Unto This Last, 1860. Recitedby the Bishop of Durham at the opening ofnew science facilities on 6 November 1900,and subsequently painted on a wall inCentral Hall at the request of the Bishop.


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BARNARDIAN1940/50 REUNION 11MAY 2016

‘So much wasdifferent and yetthe same’

‘Superb food –different to my day’



‘Where have thelockers gone’ ?

‘A most amazingand memorable day’

‘That’s the first timeI’ve been throughthat front door’


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‘A dance studio?’

‘Barney made mewhat I am today’

BARNARDIAN1940/50 REUNION 11MAY 2016



‘I used to playcricket here!’

‘Happy, smiling girlsand boys’

‘Good to be backafter 70 years’

‘Refreshing to see the school in good health’


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give confidence back to veterans whostruggle coping with their injuries postdischarge from the Military.

Racing two boats in the 2015National Thundercat series and competingat the 2015 P750 World Championships inMalta the team has set its self up for a greatyear in 2016.

It has grown to 15 members with different roles including; racers,mechanics, photographers and PWC safetyoperators.

As a team we will compete in theNational and European Championships in2016 and also have an amazing opportunityto crew an 80ft powerboat to break theworld record to circumnavigate the globe inunder 60 days from October 2016.

We have been very fortunate to beable to provide this opportunity to thosethat need it by the kind help from oursponsors: The Endeavour Fund, BLESMA– Limbless Veterans and the Lt Dougie

Dalzell Memorial Trust. The team isregularly looking for new sponsors to helpopen up more doors and provide a greatcompetitive environment post injury in theArmed Forces. Please do follow our storythrough 2016 on our websitewww.teamendeavourracing.com

PS As well as his commitment to theEndeavour Fund in 2016 Stuart is pushinghis body to the limits by taking part in theLondon Marathon, La MarmotteGranfondo and Ironman Mallorca to raisemoney for three charities who have eitherhelped him through the most difficult timeof his life or who have supported hisfriends

Here he is with his long time friendOB Ryan Edwards Pritchard (’03) who isalso competing alongside Stuart in the three events.

Stuart Croxford (Y, ’03)

Team Endeavour RacingA sports team set up todevelop, inspire andchallenge injured veteransafter life changing injuriesduring service. After 11 years at Barney, I went on tojoin the Army as an Infantry Officerin the Duke of Lancaster’s Regimentwhere I was able to continue mypassion for sport, the outdoors andseeking a need for an adrenalinerush. The Army gave me a vastexperience and the opportunity tohave an active life, ranging fromskiing for the Infantry at the ArmyChampionships in the French Alps tooperational tours in both Iraq andAfghanistan.

Unfortunately, I was blown up inDecember 2012 during my thirdoperational tour. Due to the damagesuffered to both of my feet, my Army careerwas over and I’d never be able to run again.After a further set back in 2014 where Isuffered a second injury to my right leg anddeveloped compartment syndrome thesurgeons amputated my right leg below theknee. Weirdly this was the start of thingsgetting a whole lot better both physicallyand mentally.

With the massive reduction in painand amazing care at the Defence MedicalRehabilitation Center, Headley Court I wasable to quickly pick up the sports I’d leftbehind in 2012 and pick up a new passion inpowerboat racing.

I was able to set up Team EndeavourRacing as a sports team that developed,inspired and challenged injuredservicemen that had been through a similarsituation to myself. The team is solelyorganised and driven by its members whohave been medically discharged from theArmed Forces post injury.

It is able to create a positiveenvironment to develop individuals and

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2,000 miles, 3 OBs and a little boat.

In 2014 Andrew Mason carried a fullbarrel of ale on his back for 100 milesin 5 days to raise money for theNatalie Kate Moss Trust, now, twoyears later, he is setting out toraise another £150,000 for the Trustwhich supports students who havesuffered a brain injury to finishuniversity.

The challenge this time is tocircumnavigate Great Britain,unsupported and beating the currentworld record of 26 days, 9 hours and 9minutes. The crew consists of his greatfriends from school Kyle Booysens(N, ’08)and Fred Moore(N, ’08) along with afourth crew member, a friend from RGSNewcastle, they will row 2000 mileswithout touching land in what is known asthe toughest ocean rowing challenge inthe world. As you can imagine the ladshave been in training for months to makesure they are physically fit but on top ofthat they have raised the sponsorship to

fund the challenge. Now they are chasingdonations for the charity, all whilstworking in their full time jobs so just toget his far has been a challenge in itself.They set off in June - we wish them muchluck and a safe journey. If you would liketo know more about their record attemptvisit their websitewww.RoughReadyRow.co.uk

“The circumnavigation of UKcoastal waters, non-stop in a 4 man oceangoing rowing boat is an epic adventurethat will only be completed by a fewintrepid oarsmen. They will need to bestrong and determined individuals, yetoutstanding as a team – and be able towork the weather and tides to theiradvantage. I wish the race every success –it truly is the ultimate endurancechallenge and an event I shall be trackingclosely as it develops throughout June.Good luck to all who take part.”

Sir Ranulph Fiennes – GB Row Challenge

“They will need to be strongand determined individuals,yet outstanding as a team”


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As new members of the OB ClubCommittee and both working in theCity, John Hunter and I felt we shouldtry to introduce a way for OBs to gettogether on a regular basis. Aftermany discussions (over a pint, ofcourse) the format was decided – pub,informal, no food, bi-monthly and CityDrinks was born (although I havesince discovered it was more a case ofCity Drinks re-born).

The numbers have been up and down– which is to be expected, but over the foursessions so far, over 25 different OBs haveattended. On the first night John and Iwaited anxiously for others to appear andwere thankfully joined by six others, after allwe could have ended up sitting entirely byourselves at a big table in a crowded pub!

Interestingly, not many women havejoined us and we hope this will change overtime. City Drinks is for all OBs, young andold, male and female.

However, acknowledging that men are fromMars and women from Venus, if any femalereaders have been reluctant to attend for anyreason, we would very interested to hearfrom them.

Overall, John and I feel that the re-launch of the City Drinks event has gone verywell and it is on course to be a successfulpermanent feature of the OB calendar. It is animportant contribution to the maintenance ofan esprit de corps amongst Old Barnardiansand, through that, to the development of acloser and more symbiotic relationship thatwill enable the OB Club better to fulfil itsobjective of supporting the school.

Not to be outdone another newmember of our Committee, Agni Ghosh, hasorganised the first of what we hope will be abi-monthly event in the north and will beknown as Quayside Drinks.

For the interest of OBs in far-flung places, thefollowing have been spotted in the City onone or more occasions during the past year:Edwin Adrienne (N, ’86), Garry Bowe (T, ’77),Nick Charnley (T, ’91), KamthonChaturachinda (Du, ’84), Ashley Cooke (Du, ’81), Paul Crocker (N, ’80), Nic Crowe(Da, ’11), Richard Deacon (N, ’78), PiersDoggart (T, ’81), Gordon Donkin (N, ’78),Graham Duckett (Du, ’78), Julian Fifield (T, ’78), Agni Ghosh (Y, ’14), GeoffHetherington (N, ’77), Oliver Hill (N, ’06),John Hunter (D, ’87), Philip Jarratt (Da, ’85),Robert Kirby (N, ’77), Christopher Lai (Y, ’85), Fred Moore (N, ’08), Mike Nicholson(N, ’84), Martin Rainbow (Y, ’78), MarkSwinbank (T, ’87), Andrew Thompson (T, ’77) and Louise Yarrow (L, ’92) (all school years as provided by attendees).

G Hetherington

City Drinks Squash ReunionMarch 2016

On Saturday 12th March nine OldBarnardians and six current studentsenjoyed a full day of squash on theschool courts. The oldest OB playingwas Angus Ross, aged 46, the youngestDaniel Milne aged 19. The tournamentbegan with a round-robin qualifyingcompetition in groups of eight.

Stephen Riddell played well for fourmatches before his body gave up on him andhe retired. The top two in each groupqualified for the main competition play-offs.Robert Harrison, Jonathan Mann, AngusRoss and Nick Stainthorp then battled it outin semi-finals. Robert defeated Angus in thefinal 3-1, Jonathan claimed 3rd place.

Meanwhile others played ‘Plate’‘Bowl’ and ‘Spoon’ Competitions- JamesTindale won the plate, defeating currentpupil Aiden Rusk in the final. Dan Milnewon the Bowl and Rohan Kelsall won thespoon. Those who could still stand by theend then enjoyed drink, food andreminisences in the dining hall with thecurrent first team players.

John Gedye



The inaugural Quayside Drinks was a well-attended, resoundingsuccess. A large group of young men and women, all OBs of course,enjoyed a relaxing evening with much merriment and theopportunity to catch up with old friends.

We intend to make this a regular calendar event, the next being planned for July 15th 2016. We hope to see you there!

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Golf Day

The Graden Cup. This was held inSeptember at Barnard Castle GolfClub and not quite as well attended asin other years.

Our thanks must go to GraydonParkin who has, for several years, organisedthis event. He has however decided to standdown as the organiser and we are grateful toKevin Atkin for stepping in to the breach.On behalf of the Club and all those involvedin the golf day we would like to thankGraydon for all of his efforts.

Winner: Stuart Hicks,2nd Nigel Hill, 3rd Dan Parkin

Longest drive: Nigel Hill

Nearest pin: Kevin Atkin

The Golf Day this year will take place on thesame day as the ‘Autumn Gathering’ –Sunday 11 September 2016.

Bentley Beetham In July 2015 the school was presentedwith an exhibition case to house theBentley Beetham Collection. The casewas a gift from the Leeming family inmemory of Eric Leeming (Du, ’50)who held Bentley Beetham in highregard. The Leeming family will beguests of honour at the BeethamEndeavour Lecture in June this year.

London Dinner 12 October 2016

Having attended the London Dinnerfor the first time last year, and havingenjoyed it immensely, I had highexpectations for this year and needlessto say, it didn’t disappoint. Arriving bytrain from ‘somewhere north ofWatford Gap’, there was just enoughtime to check into my room at the EastIndia Club (membership through theJ7 scheme, one of the many perks of aBarney education), before headingstraight back out again to meet up witha couple of fellow ‘Young OldBarnardians’, Agni Gosh (’14) andMillie Cartwright (’15) for a few pintsand a quick catch up.

Returning to the Club, as this was tobe the venue for the nights entertainment, wewere led into the Clive Room for a few moredrinks and a chat with OBs who had left theschool both recently (like myself) and thosethat left fifty years ago! It was interesting tolearn about the somewhat questionableactivities some of the more senior OBs hadmanaged to get away with during their time atBarney. How times have changed!

Moving into the East India Room forthe meal it was a great surprise to be seatedwith some familiar faces from my own schoolyear, Calum Matthews (Head of School ’13)and Hugh Carter (one of my fellow DeputyHeads of School ’13), and find out what theyhad been up to these past two years.

The three course dinner was nothing shortof exceptional and we enjoyed speechesfrom both the Head Master, informing usabout how the new 6th Form Centre wascoming along, and the recently appointedOB Chairman John Hunter. After the meal I decided it was time to introduce mycontemporaries to the East India’sAmerican Bar for yet a few more drinks andfew more stories. When the bell finally rangfor last orders it was time for many of us togo our separate ways. Whilst some veteranOBs decided that was time to call it a night,it was good to see a great many othersdecided to go out and paint the town red(John, I’m talking about you here).

As for me and my gang, having takenit upon ourselves to adopt the current Headsof School Kerin Borer and Sam Adamson forthe night, we decided to head up to thesmoking room (ironically, you are no longerallowed to smoke there) for a few moredrinks, courtesy of the night bar, and somegreat conversation that carried on into theearly hours of the morning.

I’m sure I can safely speak foreveryone when I say that a great time was hadby all. When can I sign up for next year?

Attended by: Julian Fifeld (’78), GordonDonkin (’78), Graham Duckett(’78), RichardDeacon (’78), Nick Bliss (’77), Ian Fisher (’71),Matthew Gash (’78), Roger Coates (’72), NigelCoates (’74), Tony Aikenhead (’72), JohnLittlefair (’72), Ian Cowley (’68), Frank Whately(’67), Peter Smith (’67), Nic Crowe (’11), Ed Grundy (’11) George Woollard (’11) Sam Fuller(’09), Cameron Jones (’11), HarrietKnowles (’11), Doug Bolton (’11), Nick Stockdale(’83), David Osborne (’89), Neil McCallum(’80), Ashley Cooke (’81), Mark Swinbank (’86),Edwin Adrienne (’86), Venessa Tsui (’02), JohnHunter (’87), Adam Hunter (’89), David Soanes(’87), Gordon Cross (’87), Piers Doggart (’81),Julie Black (’89), Peter Black (’89), Alex Ashton(’89), Geoff Hetherington (’77), Brian Hick (’13),Calum Matthews (’13), Hugh Carter (’13), AgniGhosh (’14), Millie Cartwright (’15), Gary Brown(’52), Tom Hatfield (’54), Les Dodds(’67).

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Dylan Emery (T, ’92) has come a long wayfrom playing Willie Mossop in ‘Hobson’sChoice’ and Algernon Worthing in the‘Importance of Being Earnest’. At the Olivierawards earlier this year, his show, which iscalled, ‘Showstopper! The ImprovisedMusical’ won the Best Entertainment havingbeen pitted against Peter Pan, Dr Seuss’ TheLorax, Alice’s Adventures Underground and IWant My Hat Back. When interviewed by thepress Dylan credited Andy Moorhouse withhelping to develop his love of improvisation.Whilst at school Dylan was Captain of bothHouse Singing and House Public Speaking.We wish Dylan continued success.

Dylan EmeryAt the Olivier awards earlier this year hisshow ‘Showstopper! The ImprovisedMusical’ won the Best Entertainmentand Family Category.


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BARNARDIANNEWS IN BRIEFAt least five of our OBs ran the LondonMarathon this year. Stuart Croxford and Ryan Edwards-Pritchard ran as partof their 3-pronged fundraiser. OwenThomas (N,’09) ran for ‘Children withCancer’, Ollie Oates (Du,’09) for‘Brainwave’ and Lottie Holmes (M, ’13)for ‘Mencap’. Well done to all of them andwe hope they reached their targets.

Stephen (T, ’70), Alan (T, ’69) and Peter(T, ’74) Brenkley were together in Chapelfor the confirmation of Stephen’s daughter,Evie, who is in Year 8 Bowes House.

Geoffrey Turnbull (Du, ’79) came back todo the Barnard Run, thirty seven years afterhe ran it at school. His record cannot be beaten as the course has changed.

Dr Robert Duncan (T, ’98) appeared inan episode of the Hairy Bikers BBC 2 show‘The Pubs that Built Britain’ which wasfilmed in a pub in Carlisle. The pubs ofCarlisle were nationalised during the FirstWorld War and lots of temperance policy

was implemented to try and reduce the‘degenerate drinking’ of the mission criticalmunitions workers residing in the city. Robdid his PhD on ‘The Drink Problem inBritain during the First World War’ at StAndrews University from 2005 – 2008 andwas asked to film as a contributor on theshow. He has published a book ‘Pubs andPatriots’ which was reviewed by HistoryToday. He now lives in London and worksat St Mary’s University in Twickenham asan International Recruitment Officer.

Jack Frater (’07) Jack is living out inWestern Australia where he is working inthe far north on the mines as an OperationsSupervisor. It is a very different way of lifewhere he flies in and flies out and he has todeal with temperatures which aresometimes above 50C.He is responsible fortwo processing plants, a power plant and atrain loader – the trains are about 3kmlong! Jack is very much enjoying his life inAustralia and has done lots of travelling.He is living the dream.

Congratulations must go to Thea Thompson( M, ’12) who has been chosen to representEngland at the Open Indoor Netball WorldCup in New Zealand in the summer.

Congratulations to Scott Carpenter (Da, ’06)who was picked to played water polo forAustralia in December 2015. He is currentlyrecovering from a shoulder injury and hopinghe is chosen for the Olympic Squad.

Guy Wilks (’99) currently drives for JRM inthe FIA World Rallycross Championship. We wish him safe races!

Duncan Hewitson (Da, ’15) has informedus that after finishing school he went out tothe United States where he completed thecourse and gained his Private Pilot’s Licence.His plan is to eventually obtain hiscommercial licence.

Hayley Anderson (M, ’15) is atNorthumbria University, studying RealEstate BSc (Hons) and loving it. She says sheis already planning her placement year whichshe will undertake in two years and which willgo towards her accreditation. Her plan is to bea fully qualified chartered surveyor. Hayleysaid ‘I know it’s a long way in the future butreally having a wonderful time and thankfulto Barney for giving me this opportunity’.

Rebecca Heslop (B, ’07) has a foodie bloginfoodieheaven on which she sharesrecipes for healthy and tasty meals whichare easy to make. The blog has been sosuccessful that it has recently beennominated for the Liebster award. Morerecently Rebecca has launched her websitewww.infoodieheaven.com

Tim Sedgewick (T ’07) has become theChair of the Durham County committee ofa farming charity, the Royal AgriculturalBenevolent Institution (RABI). The charityhelps those involved in farming and inrecent times has given tens of thousands ofpounds to flood victims in Cumbria,Lancashire and Durham. Tim wants toraise awareness of the charity in the regionand the help it can provide to strugglingfarmers. Tim has also recently been electedas chair of the Bishop Auckland branch of theNational Farmers Union.

Rory Wood (Da, ’02) recently visitedschool on his return from Kabul,Afghanistan where he had been for 5months. He was posted to the UK AviationDetachment as part of the UK’s mission topromote a stable and secure Afghanistanand which played a vital role in transportingNATO personnel across Kabul and thegreater operational area by helicopter. AsCamp Commandant he was responsible fora diverse range of logistical components in



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support of the Detachment, includingmaking sure that equipment arrived ontime to allow needed engineering work tokeep the aircraft serviceable. He alsoheaded up a team responsible for the day today running of the detachment in terms ofreal life support involving catering,cleaning and infrastructure repair etc. Onhis return Rory was set to enjoy 6 weeks ofleave prior to starting a new post at AirCommand in High Wycombe.

We heard recently from Louisa Dobson(M, ’05) who wrote the following and wesend her huge congratulations: ‘This year Imade history at York Minster by becomingthe first ever female alto to sing with thechoir of York Minster! The choral traditionof York Minster has, for hundreds of years,been boy trebles and an all-male back row.A few years ago they introduced a girl treblefront row, one of the first cathedrals to doso, and this is fairly common now. Last yearthe Director of Music decided that he wasgoing to audition female altos for thedeputy list (singers who deputise for themain choir when they are unavailable for aservice) and I was accepted and have nowsung with the choir several times! Manycathedral choirs still resist such a massivechange in tradition! It’s a prettyoverwhelming feeling to know that I wasinvolved in an historic event and anincredible new chapter for York Minster.

Robert Wilkinson (T, ’67) and his wifeLois, visited England during the summer of 2015 and took the opportunity to meet up with OBs Miles Dixon (T, ’67), Frank Whately (N, ’67) and Peter Smith (Du, ’67) with their wives

for lunch at the Bell Inn, Hampton Poyle. Paul Hockie (Yo, ’69), Mike Pinkney(Yo, ’68), Colin Bland (Yo, ’69) and John Gladstone (Yo,’68 ) met up inLondon recently for a few beers and a curry.

Tony Aikenhead (Du,’72) has becomethe first non-family member to becomeCEO of Sir Robert McAlpine which wasfounded in 1896. We send him manycongratulations and wish him well inhis new role.

Congratulations to Charlotte Defty (M, ’99)who has been awarded a Fellowship of theRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh inthe Speciality of Plastic Surgeons.

Congratulations to Alastair Bailey (Y, ’91)who has received the award for‘Outstanding Contribution to Nursing’from the Leeds Centre for NeuroSciences.

We recently heard from Jane Lowes(M, ’07).After school Jane went to NottinghamUniversity to study veterinary science andthen worked in private practice inNewcastle for three years before decidingto set-up a charity for the street dogs in SriLanka. The charity provides much-neededveterinary care in a country where there areno animal welfare laws and dogs areregularly abused. There is now a roamingdog population of over 3 million, so Jane

and her team run neutering and rabiesvaccination clinics, as well as treating thesick and injured animals in a bid to try andfree the island from rabies and reducenumbers humanely. The charity is fundedby donations and in the last ten monthsJane and her team have managed toprevent thousands of unwanted births andhave protected fifteen hundred dogs fromcontracting rabies. If you are interested inhearing more about the charity Jane can becontacted through her websitewecareworldwide.org.uk

James Close (T, ’98) has recently been inthe news having been awarded a Michelinstar for the fourth year running, and ourcongratulations go to him and his staff.James has also made the headlines bydeciding to stop serving lunches - he wantshis chefs to use the time they would havespent on lunches creating new dishes andmenus. He has introduced a five coursedevelopment menu which is served on thelast Sunday of each month. In NovemberThe Raby Hunt was listed as 17th in theSunday Times Top 100 Restaurants.

Will Grundy (T, ’14) is now aCommissioned Officer having recently‘passed out’ of Sandhurst. A number of OBswere there to help him celebrate includingSam Everall (Du, ’14) and Agni Ghosh(Y, ’14). Congratulations Will.

After catching up with the news of the newbuildings in last years’ Barney ConnectNorman Philbey, former staff memberwrote ‘There certainly seems to be a lothappening at Barney nowadays. Iremember how spartan it was when Iarrived in 1961, classrooms doubling ascommon rooms, dormitories with nocurtains, prefabs to teach in yet visitorsoften said they sensed the good atmospherewhen they stepped through the front door’.


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Graham Abraham (N, ’71) is now theprivate pilot for Sir Frank Williams flyinghim from one Grand Prix to the next.

Andrew Knapton (Du, ’81) has servedwith West Yorkshire Police for twentyseven years, the last eleven of those as aDetective Inspector. He is just about to joinHer Majesty’s Inspectorate of ConstabularyHMIC as a Chief Inspector (Staff Officer).

Patrick Grant (Y, ’90) was invited by theHeadmaster to speak at Speech Day andpresent the prizes. He made a greatimpression on all who attended. Looking verysmart (naturally), and without notes, Patrickspoke from the heart about his time at schooland what he learned from being here. Hespoke of learning about decency andcourtesy; of how to get along with just aboutanyone; how he gained the confidence to giveanything a go and to take risks. It was quitean emotional day for him and at the end of hisvisit he said ‘Simply standing in the Barneybuilding, particularly Chapel, fills me withgreat memories and expectation of what thefuture holds for the School and its currentcohort of students’. Patrick stayed all day andattended the Summer Ball in the evening.

Robert Sloan (Du, ’94) and David March(Du, ’95) who now live in New Zealand arepictured here playing together for the firsttime since 1990 when they representedDurham House in the U15 Housecompetition. In this game they were playingfor Grammar TEC (who are Robert’s club)and beat Papatoetoe 40-5.

Richard Parker (Da, ’00) marriedKathryn, in Dubrovnik, in August 2015

Alice White (M, ’01) married TomJackson at St Mary’s Church Barnard Castlein August 2015.

Carrie Burgess (B, ’03) married David Rileyon Dec 21 2015 at Ingleton Parish Church. Theschool choir sang and a Year 11 pupil playedChristmas songs on the piano as guests arrivedat the reception at Headlam Hall.

Bridesmaids included Libby Crewe (B ’03,née Young), Anna McMahon (M, ’03 néeWignall) and Lesley Burgess who isMarwood Housemistress (and wife ofMartin Burgess, Da, ’95). Other OBsthere on the day included: Jack White (T,’03), Stuart Walker (T, ’03), LornaWalker (M, née Noble), RichardThompson (Du, ), Jennifer Thompson(M, ’01 née Partridge), Lizzie Grogan (B,’03 née Neville), James Carver (Du),Matthew Brown (N, ’03), Kate Tarn (M,née Williamson), Doug Tarn (D, ’98)Katie Shearn (M, ’02 née Neville).

In April 2016 Katherine Barwood (L, ’01) married Guy Williams inBeaumaris, Anglesey. Her sister VictoriaBarwood (L, ’05) was bridesmaid.

Our congratulations go to: Rob White (T, ’99) who iscelebrating the birth of ababy girl, Sophie, born July2015, a sister for Charlie.

Lizzie Grogan (M, ’03)welcomed her seconddaughter, Florence Grace,who was born inSeptember 2015.

Adam Gray (N, ’05) and hiswife Danielle who welcomed,Oscar, into their family inNovember 2015. Oscar waschristened in the schoolchapel in February, picturedhere with his Mum Dad andbig sister Ellie.

Nyundo Armitage (N,’98)who welcomed a daughter,Kate, in October 2015

Libby Crewe (née Young,Bo ’03) had baby KirstenElise, on 5th April 2016.

Chris Burgess (Da, ’95)welcomed his third child, ason, Fraser, in April 2016.

Tom (Da, ’00) and CarolineCoxon (nee Bailes, Ma, ’02)welcomed baby, Ava Grace, inApril 2016.

Anna McMahon (néeWignall, Ma ’03) welcomedher son, Alfie, in April 2016

In April 2016 Lee Inman(N, ’95) welcomed doublethe joy with twin sonsFreddie and Charlie who willjoin big brother James tokeep Mum and Dad busy.

Also in April Iain StuartCorsie (N, ’93) celebratedthe birth of his son, Timothy.

Births

Marriages



OBITUARIESIN MEMORIAMDENYS BRIGGS ‘A special word of goodbye must be addressed to the

Captain of School. Briggs possessed that rare quality ofleadership which consists in making other people do whatyou want them to do without their realising that they areacting under orders’.

Denys Briggs (N, ’45) Denys’sachievements at school were many, he waswithout doubt an outstanding ‘Barney boy’.He was Head of School, Head ofNorthumberland, Captain of 1st XV andColour Sergeant Major in the CCF (knownat that time as the JTC). In his speech onSpeech Day the Headmaster said thefollowing ‘A special word of goodbye mustbe addressed to the Captain of School.Briggs possessed that rare quality ofleadership which consists in making otherpeople do what you want them to dowithout their realising that they are actingunder orders’.

In the Barnardian magazines of thetime there are numerous mentions ofDenys. As captain of the 1stXV in anundefeated season, the Headmaster said atthe celebration dinner that the 1944 seasonwould forever be remembered as ‘Briggsyear’. His coach said ‘A brilliant captain andan inspiring leader of the forwards. In everygame he has set an example of untiring hard

work and dogged determination’. Denys isnoted on the boards in the dining room as a1stXV player for 1943/44 and 1944/45.

As a member of the JTC Denysattended many camps but his final campwas very special as after a 7 year break (dueto the war) the cadets were able to camponce again at Whitburn. Charles Hardypraised Denys in his report in theBarnardian ‘ Special mention must be madeof our senior cadet, CSM Briggs, whothroughout the year has set a high exampleof discipline and efficiency. His enthusiasm,initiative and reliability were rare, evenamong cadet CSMs’.

Denys’s enthusiasm for the schooldidn’t waiver and after leaving school hejoined the Old Barnardian Club committeewhere he served for over 30 years holdingthe office of Treasurer and Chairman. Untillater years he was always at the forefront ofall OB activities and he used his legendaryleadership and organizational skills toencourage others.


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OBITUARIESIN MEMORIAMAlan H Kendall (N, ’57) died in November 2014 from pancreaticcancer. On leaving Barney Alan attained a choral scholarship toKings College, Cambridge where he read theology. Music wascentral to his being and he sang in choirs from the age of eightfirstly at Sedgefield parish church through to Kings College , thenon to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle and finally for twenty fiveyears at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace. Apart fromsinging he worked in publishing and spent four years in Parisworking for Achette. He developed from publishing into writing hisown works and published over 20 books mainly on composers andmusic. In the latter part of his life he became a borough councillorfor Bracknell Forest and was elected Mayor just after he wasdiagnosed with cancer. Not to be daunted he battled on and chosePancreatic Cancer Research as his mayoral charity for which heraised over £18,000.

John Alderson (’58) March 2014.

George David Barras(Du, ’49) died in 2014

Andrew C Dent (T, ’98) died in a motorbike accident in May 2015,aged 29 years.

Roger John Casson (’62) died suddenly but peacefully in Aprilafter a holiday in the Lake District.

Paul MacMohan (Y, ’73) passed away in March after a battle with cancer.

W G Spink (Du, ’60) died in August 2015

Mr Kenneth Emberton Master 1952-86Ken Emberton came to Barney in 1952 as a teacher of Classics andbecame head of that department in 1955. For his first six years hewas a tutor in Durham House and for the following two a tutor inNorthumberland. In 1964 he became Housemaster ofNorthumberland House. His pupils recall a kind and generousHousemaster and teacher who certainly went ‘the extra mile’. He was well known for his ‘trogs’ and his love of cricket; his organplaying and as an enthusiastic choirmaster; his concern for the boysin his care and his friendship towards his colleagues. As a gift to hiscolleagues Kenneth paid for a room in the school to be dedicated asa dining room for boarding masters. It is known as the Embertonroom and is used now as the staff room. On the announcement ofhis death the OB Secretary received many heartfelt messages which were made into a booklet for his family. Kenneth married Enid afterhe retired and they lived in his beloved Tickhill where he becamepart time organist at the parish church and where he became fullyimmersed in community life.

Mrs Helen McGill passed away on 11 May 2016. Obituary toappear in the next magazine.

Dr Malcolm McKay (N, ’53) died at home in June 2015 aged 80years. Winning a scholarship to school sparked Malcolm’s interestin Natural Sciences and from these early days he was intent onbecoming a doctor. He graduated from Durham University MedicalSchool and in 1962 he entered General Practice. However, he had abreak from this for two years when he volunteered to be a medicalofficer in a fishing protection vessel during the ‘cod wars’ betweenthe UK and Iceland. Returning to life as a GP he joined a practice inLow Fell where he stayed until his retirement. Malcolm’s hobbiesinvolved his great interest in all things fauna and flora. He wentwild fowling on the Solway for 50 years, making many friends.Following his botanical interests, he would often travel miles to seeand photograph any newly discovered rare plant. His greatest love,however, was salmon fishing, and he fished the Tweed for 40 years.In 1978 he was the proud winner of the Malloch trophy for landingthe biggest fish of the season, a specimen weighing 34 lbs. He leaveshis wife Lise, two daughters and three grandchildren.

Laurence Cummings (’41) passed away in July 2015 after a veryshort illness. Whilst at school he was renowned for his sportingachievements and was one of the few boys able to stand up to ‘Kip’on the squash court. Whilst at school the family had financialdifficulties but Charlie Adamson persuaded ‘Kip’ to waive the fees.After school Laurence joined the Durham Light Infantry and wasblown up at Monte Casino. The deafness this caused remained withhim all his life. Nevertheless, he was well known in the North Eastfor his sporting ability (latterly at golf) and his sports business.Laurence is survived by his wife and three sons. The boys are alsoOBs and were all boarders in York House – Robert (’65), Neil (’66)and Phillip(’69). Laurence’s brothers-in-law also attended Barney.



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.

D Kidd (’52) passed away in 2015

J Dennis (Y, ’54) October 2015

Robert (Robbie) Stuart Burns taughtEnglish at Barney in the 1950s/60s. His sonwrote to inform that that Robbie had passedaway in February after a short illness. He issurvived by his wife Barbara, son Arthur anddaughter Catriona. Arthur said ‘He alwaystreasured his memories of his time atBarney, with its lively staff common room,and kept in close touch with many formercolleagues and pupils over the years’.

John L Dowson (’47) died peacefully inFebruary 2016 surrounded by his family. Inhis obituary in the Darlington and StocktonTimes he was described as ‘a champion ofthe hill farming community both locally andnationally’. For his tireless work with theSwaledale Sheep Breeders Association overmany years, he was awarded honorary lifemembership. He was involved in manyother farming and local Committees andAssociations throughout his life. He leavesbehind his wife Mary, two sons andgrandchildren.

“A champion of the hillfarming communityboth locally and nationally”.

John S Tremble (Du, ’49) died on Jan 262016 aged 84 years. John’s love of Barney(The School) and Barney the town and dalenever waned from his time at the schoolduring WW2. He often said that mostsignificant happenings in his life emanatedfrom Barney.

School camping trips led to a life-long love of scouting, later becoming aGroup Scout Leader. Education led toeventual qualification as a Mining Engineer.He met his future wife in Barney, my sisterLilian, whose passing in 2013 he neverreally recovered from. Rugby remained hisstrongest sporting affiliation all his life, withfond memories of England, Percy Park,Gateshead Fell and Rockcliff. Lifelongfriends from school included the late Dr.Fred Clark, those two and a nice malt madefor good entertainment. He could talk withenthusiasm and passion about mining,railways, particularly steam, and anythingmechanical. I would never have known thatcoal from South West Durham, chosen forits quality, was used to fire up the boilers ofTitanic, had it not been for John. In hisretirement years his garage housed a modelrailway layout, all built by him, which wasan accurate depiction of Barnard Castle’sstation and sidings. John is survived by histwo sons and four grandchildren, who gavehim both focus and pleasure in life whendeclining health was taking its toll. TimRaw, March 2016

Peter Winch (Du, ’51)

Robert Gittins (N, ’52)

G A Stoddart (’46)

Alan Lumley (Du, ’03) Alan was runningthe Wilmslow half marathon in April 2016when he collapsed. Despite the best effortsof the medical staff Alan died. After hisdeath over £14,000 was raised for a charityto be decided once the cause of Alan’s deathis known. Members of staff spoke veryhighly of Alan. Firstly Martin Pepper as hisrugby coach ‘Alan was a significant memberof one of Barney’s most successful rugbyteams of all times. He played a major role inhelping the team reach the Daily Mail Cupfinal at Twickenham in 2003. Playing at flyhalf he orchestrated a talented backline thatincluded the likes of Lee Dickson andMathew Tait. He was well known for his‘show and go’ often unlocking defences and creating numerous try scoringopportunities. He was a complete teamman, very passionate about his rugby andother sports too. The Cup Final squad had a10 year reunion at a Saints v Tigers matchand it was lovely to reminisce about somevery special times - he will be sorely missedby everyone who had the privilege to haveknown him.’

And secondly Dan Gorman as hisHousemaster ‘It was with great sadness thatwe learned of Alan’s tragic early death lastweekend. I was greatly privileged to beAlan’s housemaster for his final two years atBarnard Castle School; he was anoutstanding sportsman, a very strongacademic and a witty, charming young man.In every way, he epitomised what it was tobe a ‘Barney boy’ and it was no surprise tolearn of his continued academic success atManchester University and his subsequentsuccessful career in Law. He will be greatlymissed by all of us who were fortunate tohave known him.’


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DATES FOR THE DIARY

Summer GatheringFriday 24 June to Sunday 26 June 2016Cricket, Football, Tennis, Netball, ShootingFrom drinks in the Old Well on Friday nightto Chapel on Sunday morning this is theperfect weekend for socialising, sport and ageneral catch up. Play for an OB team orsupport from the side-lines; have afternoontea on the lawn or stay for the buffet supperin Big School (or both); sing with the choiror read the lesson in Chapel. This year ourChairman, John Hunter, is sending aspecial invitation to the following yeargroups– 1991 Leavers, 2006 Leavers and2013 Leavers.

Bentley Beetham Endeavour LectureFriday 17 June 2016, 7.00pmWe are proud to announce that Nick TalbotOB,has become the first person with CysticFibrosis to climb Everest. He will be ourspeaker at the Bentley Beetham Lecture.Come and hear his amazing story.His first two attempts were thwarted bynatural disasters but he has secured thefunding to make his third attempt this yearand we look forward to hearing his news.Nick is also hoping that by making this climbhe will raise £100,000 for the CysticFibrosis Trust.

Open DaySaturday 1 October 2016If you are considering Barney for yourchildren or grandchildren please do takethis opportunity to view the school on abusy and bustling day.

Autumn Gathering11 September 2016This year we are re-instating the Autumngathering which will include rugby,women’s hockey, squash and golf.



All events are listed online. For further information and to registeryour attendance, visit www.barnardiansreconnected.org.uk/eventsAlternatively email: [email protected]

Festival Of Nine LessonsAnd Carols

Wednesday 14 December, 7.30pm and Friday16 December 5.30pm.This service provides a meaningful start tothe Christmas period. The Chapel isbeautifully decorated by the Barney Friendsand each year the tree seems to get bigger!OBs are most welcome. Join us for mulledwine and a mince pie afterwards.

Remembrance DaySunday 13 November 2016, 10.45amOld Barnardians are always welcome atChapel services but this one, in particular,seems to hold a special place in the hearts ofOBs. In 2015 several OBs who are now inthe Armed Forces attended the service.

Old Barnardians’ Clubmeeting dates

All held at Barnard Castle School

Committee MeetingsSunday 26 June 2016

Committee MeetingsSaturday 10 September 2016

Committee MeetingsSaturday 14 January 2017

Committee MeetingsSaturday 29 April 2017

Annual General Meeting Sunday 26 June 2016 in the Libraryafter the OB Chapel Service.

London Dinner Friday 14 October 2016, 7.00pmAn absolute ‘must attend’ in the diary ofmany OBs. Great evening with old and newfriends in a superb setting.

Barney welcomesall financial supportthrough donations,regular giving and legacy pledges.

Please visit the school website fordetails or contact the Development

Office in confidence.


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