Issue 3 | Lent 2009 www.malcol.org

Vietnamese Adventure p.9

National Poetry Day p.5

Photographic Contest p.6

Development Plan p.10

Malvern view

Malvern’s main ensembles presented a wonderfully varied programme for this year’s Christmas Concert. The evening opened with the Concert Band playing the “March” from Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite. To follow this the band played Fergal Caroll’s “Silverwinds” and, as ever, Stephen Spanyol directed his 45 players with precision and vitality.

House No.3, runners-up in the House Singing Competition earlier this term, gave a confident repeat performance of their arrangement of Billy Joel’s “For the longest time”. This was followed by the Chamber Orchestra who were skilfully directed by Stephen McDade in two demanding movements from Holst’s St Paul’s Suite. Needless to say, the technical challenges were overcome with ease by this excellent group of string players.

School House was the winning house at the House Singing Competition and they sang “Can you feel the love tonight” by Elton John with a warmth of tone that confirmed how they fully deserved their victory back in September. The Jazz Band were on fine form as always with entertaining performances of “Blues for the Windy City” and “In a Mellow Tone” while the Chamber Choir sang a programme of seasonal music concluding with the popular “O Holy Night” by Adam. The concert ended with some colourful playing in Custer’s arrangement of tunes from New York entitled “The Big Apple”. All in all, a splendid evening that included some delightful music from smaller ensembles playing both before and after the concert itself.

The Christmas Concert ‘08

I think that Malvern has an inspiring impact on many who are part of the College: I have seen much evidence of a high degree of endeavour and commitment in a range of activities in the academic, co-curricular and sporting spheres, and a thoroughly supportive atmosphere here. It is heart-warming to witness the world-class sports complex and the two new boarding houses moving towards completion on time and on budget, but it is really the people at Malvern who make the environment so distinctive and appealing. Academics such as Roy Allen, Martin Frayn and John Knee, each of whom has served over 100 terms at Malvern, epitomise that spirit of dedicated service and, whether you are canoeing down the river on a Sunday with recently-appointed OM member of the Common Room, Justin Major, or away on a debating trip, the Malvern enjoyment of life is ever-present.

There is currently great interest in Malvern: in the week of 26 January 2009 we had 23 registrations which is, I believe, a record in the history of the College. Malvern is a growing school, though we will limit enrolment to 660 in order to retain our special ethos. The outlook for the future is very bright.

Antony ClarkHeadmaster

Along with the rest of the country there was a great deal of slipping and sliding in Malvern in early February. Luckily, with 80% of our pupils boarding, the school could carry on as usual. But this did not mean we couldn’t have fun. The traditional exchange of snowballs between the north and south sides of the campus caused great delight, even if lessons were still attended.

Many schools across Worcestershire were closed for several days after the heavy snowfall caused problems on the roads, but Malvern and a handful of the county’s other independent schools managed to stay open; for us it was pretty well

“business as usual”.

‘Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow’From the Headmaster

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Our musicians were invited to give a recital for the Upton Arts Music Group in Upton Parish Church in October and a variety of solos were performed as well as items sung by the Chamber Choir.

The choristers enjoyed the rewarding acoustics of the church, performing a wide-ranging repertoire that included traditional items from South America and South Africa alongside settings by contemporary composers, Bob Chilcott and John Rutter. There were delightful vocal solos from Andrew McDade (No.5), Verity Bramson (No.8) and Jennifer Simpson (No.8) while Harriet Sale (No.4) joined with Jungwoo Seo (SH) in an unusual setting of the Ave Maria for soprano and clarinet. Helen Pratt (No.6) gave a performance of her own composition ‘Infant Joy’, while Isabelle Petzinka (No.6) and Sarah Kriegbaum (No.6) were soloists on the ‘cello and violin respectively with moving accounts of music by van Paradis and Bach. Michael Philips entertained the audience with a lively minuet by Boëllmann to complete the repertoire. This was a very happy occasion with some extremely good performances and those taking part were still able to get back to enjoy their CVS Ball.

Upton RecitalFollowing a successful studio broadcast Service last summer, Malvern College pupils recorded an outside broadcast Service from the College’s Chapel. The recording, which took place on Monday 9th February, was broadcast on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester on Sunday 15th February at 7:05am. The Service included prayers led by pupils and congregational singing led by the College’s Chamber and Chapel choirs under the direction of Iain Sloan and accompanied by Michael Phillips. Anthems included Bruckner’s “Locus Iste Est” and Elgar’s “Ave Verum”. The lesson was read by the Headmaster, Antony Clark and the address given by the Chaplain, The Rev’d Andrew Law.

BBC Outside Broadcast from the Chapel

In the Painting Studio, a focus in recent weeks on self-portraits has produced exciting and mature work from a range of age groups and pupils have enjoyed the challenge of achieving a likeness, while demonstrating a growing understanding of painterly techniques. Many of the paintings are now on display in the Main College corridors and in the Library, and visitors are always welcome to see all aspects of our work in progress in the Lindsay Art Centre. Portraits of other people can be a tricky proposition, but happy sitters have recently included Mr Newsholme and Mrs Helen Jones’ Jack Russell.

State of the Art at Malvern

This year, we re-introduced an element of competition to the House Drama event. With each house selecting, casting, directing and technically managing their entry, the Drama Competition presents an opportunity for a wide number of pupils to display their theatrical talents on stage at the school’s Rogers Theatre.

At the start of the year, Keith Packham, Director of Drama, told each House drama representative that the goal of this competitive festival was ‘to create an effective piece of theatre’. The result was a House Play Competition packed with energy and colour and no small ration of acting talent.

The award for ‘Best Entertainment’ went to School House. ‘Best Actor’ was Will Selby (No.9) and ‘Best Actress’, Hebe Dickens (No.3). ‘The Best Director’ prize went to Allister Braithwaite of (No.9). The winning production was consistently well cast. It cohered. It made us laugh; it coaxed; it charmed; it interested. In short, it won the audience to its side. The winner of The House Drama award for Best Play went to No.8.

House Play Competition 2009

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Last term, our departments of Music and Drama presented the special School Edition of Les Misérables

at the College’s Rogers Theatre. The production, performed entirely by the pupils, showcased the dramatic talents of over sixty performers drawn from the prep school and the senior school.

Director of Drama, Keith Packham, said, “We were thrilled to perform this musical theatre masterpiece on our College stage. Following last year’s amateur premiere of

‘Coram Boy’, this production once again displayed the wealth of talent we have here ”.

The School Edition remains true to the smash hit West End version based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel about ex-convict Jean Valjean and his attempts to start a new life as he is pursued relentlessly by policeman Javert over decades through the tumult of revolution in France. The blockbuster musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg features hit songs such as “I Dreamed a Dream”, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”, and “On My Own”.

Malvern College’s production, under the watchful baton of Director of Music, Iain Sloan, featured George Lacey in the role of Jean Valjean, with Robert Lagudi

as Inspector Javert and Verity Bramson as Fantine.

Anne Sharp’s review of the production ends:

“As a teacher, perhaps the memories I will be left with will be how excited and proud the actors were when they returned to the boarding houses after every performance. The experience of being in such a musical had clearly made a deep impression upon them and, dare I say it, as deep an impression as their performances made each night upon the audience”.

Anne Sharp’s review on the website at: www.malcol.org/malvernview/3/lesmiserables

MALVERN COLLEGE presents ‘Les Misérables’

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To kick-start the activities for National Poetry Day on 9th October, Malvern College held a series of workshops by Storyteller Alec Williams. A

hundred of the school’s pupils worked with him in the morning, and in the afternoon, ninety visitors from local preparatory schools were entertained by his lively storytelling.

On Thursday, National Poetry Day, the College was ringing with the sound of verse of all kinds. Normal lessons were suspended for many of the Sixth Form as they had the opportunity to nourish their bodies and their brains in a specially arranged poetry café. Lunch in the boarding houses began with poems rather than Grace and at Break a megaphone broadcast verse across the campus. Every pupil had the chance to write, read and enjoy a range of exciting poetry. Poetry was everywhere, hanging from washing lines in the corridors, draped in the trees and even chalked on the ground.

The theme for the day was the poetry of work and the words of poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe which provided us with the motto of the day:

‘O what a world of profit and delight is promised to the studious artisan!’

‘Poetry was everywhere – chalked on the ground and draped in the trees….’

Story-teller Alec Williams with a rapt audience

Prep school visitors enjoy a ‘Harry Potter style‘ lunch in Big School

National Poetry Dayat Malvern

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In the first Malvern College Science Photography Competition, pupils were invited to submit photographs that related in any way to the theme of Science. Over 80 entries were submitted and the overall standard was very high.

We asked pupils to think very carefully about composition and the choice of their subject matter and required them to use modern digital processing and editing techniques, like cropping and altering colours and shades, to improve their ICT skills.

The winning entry was ‘A Drop in Time’ by Robert Nolan, No.2 - a powerful and colourful photograph taken shortly after a drop of water rebounded from the surface of a painted vessel. It has been chosen for the cover of the next issue of ‘Inklings’ magazine. The Lower School Prize was awarded to Maria-Michaela Junkov of No.3 for her self-portrait called ‘Self Reflection’.

Winning entry‘A Drop in Time’ by Robert Nolan (No.2)

Second place and Junior winner‘Self Reflection’ by Maria-Michaela Junkov (No.3)

Highly Commended‘Perception’ by Anna Lamport (No.4)

Highly Commended‘Web’ by Jake Cripwell (SH)

Highly Commended‘Electro Rainbow’ by Daisy Powles (No.3)

Highly Commended‘Fish Anatomy’ by Thomas Dilley (No.5)

Highly Commended‘Sunflower’ by Lydia Sharpe (No.6)

Highly Commended‘Mating Damselflies’ by Anna Wagner (No.3)

Highly Commended‘Rotation’ by Natalia Mladentseva (No.8)

Highly Commended‘Daisy’ by Caroline Pike (No.4)

Science Photography Competition

The winning entry, ‘A Drop in Time’

‘Self Reflection’ by Maria-Michaela Junkov ‘Web’ by Jake Cripwell ‘Sunflower’ by Lydia Sharpe

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Lucy Henshall (No.8) was the highest placed British competitor in an international series-fencing tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden at the end of January this year.

She is currently ranked 10th in the women’s cadet épée and has had a very successful year. In July she won a bronze medal at the England Youth Championships Girls’ U/16 Épée fencing, in September she was ranked 22/119 in the Bristol Open, a major ranking event and in Gothenburg, she was placed 22/130 competitors from around the world.

The Headmaster, Antony Clark, says, “We are proud of Lucy and the fact that she has achieved such a successful balance of organising her studies with competing at International level”.

Highest placed British competitor

Will Vanston, a young all-round sportsman, has become the first Malvern College pupil in decades to reach the national

final of this prestigious schools’ Rackets tournament.

In spite of a brave battle, he lost in the final of the Queen’s Club National Schools’ Junior Rackets Championship, but not before causing a semi-final upset.

Will, who is 13 years old and a left-handed player, is on a squash scholarship at Malvern. He knocked out second seed James Giddens of Eton en-route to the final, winning 15 – 8, 15 – 0 dropping just eight points to his opponent even though Will is a year younger. However, in the end he was runner-up of the tournament after

losing to the favourite Jonny Maltz, aged 15 of Tonbridge School 15 – 8, 15 – 12.

Will is a nationally ranked squash player and also plays tennis and cricket. Tim Roberts, Malvern’s Rackets Professional said, “We were delighted at how well Will kept his nerve. He’s very sharp and mobile thanks to all the squash he has played, and he held his own for much of the final, even though Maltz is much taller and more powerful. Finally that extra strength proved decisive. We’ve got high hopes for Will in the National Doubles Championship in March 2009”.

Will Vanston reaches the final of the Jim Dear trophy at Queen’s

Twenty five of our Lower Sixth artists are seen here in Trafalgar Square on their recent visit to the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. It was a fruitful day for them as it gave them the opportunity to collect valuable first-hand contextual information for their A level and IB coursework.

First stop Paris for this Modern Languages study trip in October. Paul Godsland led the group in an action packed trip. They visited cultural centres, museums and galleries in both France and Spain and had a great deal of fun along the way.

Art Trip to London

Study visit to Paris and Barcelona

www.malcol.org/malvernview/3/barcelona

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It has been a marvellous first season for the new entry of boys in the Foundation Year. Pre-season training started with a session run by the Worcester Warriors and the squad of boys was enthusiastic and obviously talented - but it takes more than this to realise potential and secure a successful season.

The side gelled quickly and fast became a real force to contend with. As the season progressed, they won all of their ten matches and in the process accumulated 447 points with only 49 points scored against them. Of these ten victories, perhaps the most significant was the 12 - 0 victory in the match played away at Bromsgrove School, one of the strongest rugby schools in the area.

Liam Charlton captained the victorious U/14A side as open-side flanker, leading by example in every aspect of the game. He formed part of a back row trio which included Henry Salmon and Dan Garnett. All three played together well and proved they had that match-winning balance.

The strong front row players, together with Tom Trotter’s jumping ability in the line-out, enabled the team to win the ball, and vice captain and leading points scorer Ben Rhodes gave the team the advantage time and time again. Throughout the season, Ben proved to be a very effective fly half, demonstrating a confident running and kicking game. Ten tries each, scored by Francis Burke (centre) and Charlie Buiskool (full back), and nine by James Medcalf (wing), shows the width of their play.

Above all, the U/14A team played with complete determination and their unbeaten run is just reward for their hard work. This strong junior side sets the standard for successful rugby at Malvern in the future.

Ten out of Ten for the U/14 Rugby side

PLAyed 10 Won 10 drAWn 0 Lost 0

oPPonents H/A resuLt

v. Christ College, Brecon A Won 31 – 19

v. Dean Close, Cheltenham H Won 66 – 5

v. Bromsgrove School A Won 12 – 0

v. Wrekin College H Won 61 – 0

v. Ellesmere College A Won 55 – 0

v. RGSAO, Worcester A Won 29 – 10

v. Old Swinford Hospital H Won 62 – 0

v. The Chase, Malvern H Won 29 – 5

v. Wycliffe College H Won 55 – 5

v. Monkton Combe, Bath H Won 47 – 5

Eleven girls from Malvern College were this year selected to represent Worcestershire in netball, hockey and lacrosse.

Daisy Powles, Rebecca Raby-Smith, Alys Marr and Kirsty Imm were picked to represent the U/15 county hockey side and Claudia Wells was selected to play for the U/17 side – a considerable achievement.

Sarah Jefferson, Bryony Logan and Hannah Jefferson were all selected for the County lacrosse team and Hannah was also selected to represent the Midlands squad. Sarah was not only selected to represent Worcestershire and the Midlands in the lacrosse side but also in the county netball side which is an outstanding achievement.

Top row LefT To righT - Daisy powles, Claudia wells, Sarah Jefferson, Hannah Jefferson, Bryony Logan, Alice Pinfield, Julia James, Portia Verlarde.

BoTTom row LefT To righT - Rebecca Raby-Smith, Kirsty Imm, Alys Marr (Georgina Farmer is missing from the photograph but was chosen to represent the county for lacrosse).

County Honours

Left to Right: Ben Rhodes (with the ball) and Matt Ramsay

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Malvern to Hanoi in twenty-four hours – one turn of the world to arrive in someone

else’s. Thousands of bikes and scooters thronged the streets of Hanoi and moved at a terrifying pace with seemingly no rules of engagement. On our first day we saw Ho Chi Minh’s embalmed remains and Uncle Ho’s house, the Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda. As we wandered around we were conscious that, as tourists from the West, we were definitely in the minority.

The Confucian temple of Literature (1070) is dedicated to scholars – that is probably why Mr Hall took us there, not least to bolster our chances of exam success, in the time honoured way, by kissing the stone tortoises for luck. For lunch we ate eight courses of traditional

Vietnamese food before bravely climbing aboard bicycle rickshaws in the rush-hour traffic. That evening another traditional meal (another eight courses) and then the sleeper train to the far north at Lao Cai and then by coach to Sa Pa. Here we felt truly at the heart of traditional Vietnam: old methods of agriculture, native languages and lovely people.

Travelling back to Hanoi, en-route to the south, we experienced a noodle soup breakfast with coffee strong enough to

knock your socks off! In the centre of Vietnam lies Hue with its 17th Century Citadel and Forbidden Purple City. Hue, once the capital, is now in decline after being severely bombed in the war with America in the 1970s. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its monuments are slowly being rescued and restored.

At our next stop was Da Nang and the museum of Cham Sculpture that has artefacts dating from the 7th to the 15th centuries. We even got to the beach here but windy and wet conditions prevailed and discouraged all but a few. The old town of Hoi An was delightful and some of us even had clothes made-to-measure overnight. Our burgeoning luggage was next day duly loaded onto the plane for Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

The War Remnants Museum in Saigon was a real eye-opener for us all. Captured American tanks, planes and helicopters and graphic images of the war were a stark reminder of the evils of conflict. We saw the cells known as tiger cages too, complete with working guillotine and these were particularly horrific making us feel uncomfortable and reflect that war is always horrible.

The following day we made the journey to The Great Temple of the Cao Dai

religion in the Holy See of Tay Ninh where at all times we were under the gaze of the Divine Eye. We observed prayers and absorbed the calm.

We later visited the Cu Chi tunnels – these were hiding places for the Vietcong and were organised to supply all they needed for survival. We crawled through some tunnel sections opened for tourists and experienced the strange discomfort and the fear.

The Mekong river and a battered boat gave us a gentle ride to an island of plenty

– a place where fruit and vegetables are grown. Here we are at My Tho (below) in our boat, happy to stay to enjoy the whole experience for a bit longer. But it was back to Saigon the next morning

and home. Not quite so bad as there was Christmas with our own families and traditions to look forward to.

This was a wonderful trip, colourful and informative and full of both bustle and calm. Beautiful and varied in its scenery, Vietnam is now less of a mystery to us all.

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The Development Plan moves on apace and on schedule for completion in the Autumn. The two boarding houses are really taking shape and will be very imposing buildings. Work is progressing according to plan at the new sports complex, also due for completion this Autumn, where in addition to the whole range of sporting facilities, the

complex will house a large catering and dining facility. Pick up the link below to see how the two ‘flagship’ projects will look when completed.

www.malcol.org/developmentplan

Sports Complex and Function SuiteThe new combined sports complex and function suite being built on the site of the current swimming pool and sports hall will be available for use in the Autumn. There will be a new eight court sports hall that will allow the College to host major sporting events, an indoor cricket facility, classrooms, a dance studio, fitness suite, climbing wall, two squash courts, a six lane 25 metre pool and a shooting range. As part of this development there will be a large function suite to cater for major events.

The Development Plan

Architect’s impression of the new sports complex and function suiteIf you had wondered, the new buildings emerging adjacent

to No.9 are two new ‘state-of-the-art’ boarding houses. The architectural design of the buildings is in keeping with the traditional features of Malvern’s architecture and with the other boarding houses at Malvern. They will provide light, modern and spacious en-suite accommodation for the boys of No.7 who move from their present location in The Lees in September and the girls of Ellerslie House, a brand new boarding house which will be run by Sarah Angus.

The new No.7 and Ellerslie House under constructionSarah Angus, the first Housemistress of the newly built Ellerslie House, believes that fulfilling potential depends upon being happy and being offered as many opportunities as possible and this is the way pupils thrive. It is Sarah’s aim that Ellerslie girls will leave school brimming with academic and emotional intelligence, looking forward to their next challenge with confidence and never forgetting the strong mutual friendships they have made at Malvern. Her experience as Head of the Sixth Form and Housemistress at her previous school will be invaluable for the careers and university advice she can offer our pupils. She is an Economics graduate and enjoys mountaineering and the performing arts.

Sarah’s husband, David, is a musician and ICT expert and their six year old son, Douglas, is very keen to impress the girls in the House with his martial arts! Their dogs, Harry and Rufus, will always be available for long walks. Sarah and David Angus with their son Douglas

Boarding Houses

Mrs Sarah Angus, Housemistress Designate, Ellerslie House

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The indoor cricket facility in the new sports complex will have unique facilities, which will allow training from school to county level. The county cricket club will make use of this indoor venue for match preparation during the winter months and for pre-match training during bad weather in the summer. The new sports hall will incorporate a sound system to simulate crowd noise, high levels of artificial light and heaters to simulate warm climates, making Malvern one of the best-resourced schools for cricket in the country.

Mark Newton, Chief Executive of WCCC, said, “We have just moved to 12-month contracts for most of our players as we plan for the new domestic structure in 2010. It is not possible for us to develop an indoor facility at New Road so the chance to work in partnership with Malvern College at this time is ideal. It will give us a winter base with the very best of facilities to help develop our professional and Academy players. I know our Director of Cricket, Steve Rhodes, and the rest of our coaching team are very excited about the whole project and what can be achieved when the facility opens next September”.

The new sports facilities also include a 25 metre swimming pool, fitness suite, an eight-court sports hall, a shooting range, climbing wall, squash courts and classrooms. The College has also recently appointed former Olympian,

Christina Boxer, as Head of Sports Development and Director of Girls’ Sport.

The Headmaster of Malvern College, Antony Clark, said, “We will be delighted to welcome Worcestershire County Cricket Club to Malvern College in September next year. It is a clear recognition that in undertaking the new development we are moving to a professional level, giving our pupils and local schools access to some of the best sports facilities in the UK”.

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKETERS TO TRAIN AT MALVERN

WCCC is to use Malvern College’s state-of-the-art sports complex for its First XI, Second XI and Academy training from the autumn.

mark Newton, Chief Executive of WCCC and Lord macLaurin, Council Chairman, signing the collaborative agreement between WCCC and Malvern College

Members of last season’s Malvern First XI with Worcestershire County Cricket Club First XI and Academy at the signing of the agreement

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On Tuesday 25th November, nearly forty aspiring lawyers were given a unique opportunity to experience the life and work of trainee solicitors through a scheme organised by Mrs Cindy Bexfield, Head of Commercial Property and Training Principal at Harrison Clark LLP in Worcester.

A team of young trainee and newly-qualified lawyers gave a series of practical workshops in four key areas: Wills and Probate, Employment, Commercial Law and the Law of Property. Pupils engaged in discussions and practical exercises designed to emulate the everyday working demands of life in a busy multi-disciplinary practice.

Pupils were also given an advance briefing for a mock civil trial: they prepared the cases for complainant and defendant in a dispute over alleged faulty goods under the 1979 Sale of Goods Act. The day culminated in the case being heard before a judge, who afterwards complimented the pupils on the quality of their preparation, submissions and cross-examination.

Feedback from pupils was very positive: for many it confirmed their desire to apply for places at university to read Law or to practise at some later stage; for some it helped to identify particular areas of the Law in which they aspire to practise; for all of the participants the day was a stimulating, enjoyable and informative experience.

Our thanks go to Mrs Bexfield, Ed Jones and their colleagues for the time and expertise that they devoted to such a valuable and practical series of workshops.

Harrison Clark LLP are offering Old Malvernians (OMs) reading Law at university, ‘Summer Studentships’ at their Worcester offices. Please contact Richard Thurlow, Head of Careers if you would like more information - rgt@malcol.org

Legal Workshops with Harrison Clark LLP

Sam Cook is the The Downs, Malvern College Preparatory School Headmaster-Elect and will join us at the start of term in September. Sam’s formative years as a teacher were spent at The Dragon School, Oxford and he has already been the Headmaster of two schools – Boundary Oak and Pembroke House, Kenya. He is very well known in British prep school circles and is a versatile all-rounder who understands boarding issues in particular, and children in general, very well. His wife, Phillippa, is a delightful person and a great support to Sam. They have three children, currently of prep school age.

sundAy 19 APrILMorgan Motor Car Centenary Run from Repton School to Malvern College, arriving at Malvern in the afternoon.

sundAy 17 MAyCricket: Preparatory Schools’ U/11 EIGHT8 competition at Malvern.

sundAy 7 JunePreparatory Schools’ Tennis Tournament at Malvern.

Preparatory Schools’ ‘Outdoor Challenge’ afternoon at Malvern.

sundAy 14 JuneCricket: Preparatory Schools’ U/13 EIGHT8 competition at Malvern.

Future Activities

In the Autumn edition of the Malvern View, we erroneously reported that Presfelde had won the EIGHT8 cricket trophy. In fact, Packwood Haugh was the victorious team. This is a howler on a par with claiming that England are currently the holders of The Ashes… oops sorry, I meant Australia. We greatly regret the mistake and are happy to put the record straight. In June, it will

be Packwood Haugh who will be defending The Tolchard Trophy, no doubt keener than ever to hold on to it now that they have at last been given the recognition they deserve.

Andy Murtagh – former Master i/c Cricket, Malvern

Prep School Headmaster Designate Sam Cook

Apology

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