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John McDermott
We are sorry to have to announce that John McDermott died at his home on July 29 after a long illness. He was 78.
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OC Club expanded by new purchase
The Old Cranleighan Society has completed the purchase of the lease on the neighbouring Weston Green Sports Club, doubling the size of the OC Club at Thames Ditton
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Paul Leggitt
It is with enormous sadness that we have to announce that Paul Leggitt passed away peacefully in hospital in Cheltenham on July 24
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Marc van Hasselt – A man devoted to Cranleigh
It is with great regret that we have to announce that Marc van Hasselt, who was Cranleigh’s Headmaster between 1970 and 1984, died on June 28 at the age of 93
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Sun shines for OC Day
The sun shone and an impressive number of OCs took part in the decade reunions on OC Day on Saturday, July 1
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Sir Gordon Brunton – Businessman, negotiator and man of the turf
Sir Gordon Brunton (East 1936) died on May 30 at the age of 95. He was a tough negotiator with a passion for racing who cut deals for the newspaper baron Roy Thomson, including the purchase of The Times
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‘Proud’ Will Collier makes England debut
Will Collier (East 2009) became the eighth Old Cranleighan to win a full England cap when he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute against Argentina on Saturday
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A Whiter Shade …
On May 12 1967 A Whiter Shade of Pale, the debut single by Procol Harum, was released, going on to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide and becoming one of the most enduring and popular records of all time. The record was produced by Denny Cordell (1 & 4 South 1961)
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Record attendance at Over 70 reunion
A record number of OCs (70) and their wives made up a total of 116 at the Over 70s’ Reunion on Sunday May 7
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OCHC cap remarkable season in style
It was a day that will live long in the memory of those who were there – the evening may be more of a blur – as the Old Cranleighan HC beat Norwich City 4-0 to lift the EHA Over 40s Shield final at Olympic Park.