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Category: Features

Features

The origins of the Gower Club

Martin | October 28, 2018 | Features

When Charles Gower, the man known as the architect of Cranleigh rugby, died in 1963, a group of Old Cranleighans decided something needed to be done to commemorate all he had done. And so the Gower Club, which plays an annual match against the 1st XV, was formed […]

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And now for something completely different …

Martin | October 16, 2018 | Features

Among all the hullabaloo surrounding the 60th anniversary of Blue Peter, one of the longest-serving – and original – presenters, Christopher Trace (East 1959) barely gets a passing mention […]

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The weekend Cranleigh flooded

Martin | September 20, 2018 | Features, History
George Puttock's milk float during the 1968 Cranleigh floods

In September 1968, flash floods  left Cranleigh  High Street underwater and severely disrupted the beginning of the 1968 Michaelmas Term […]

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‘A decent and humble young man’

Martin | August 14, 2018 | Features

Stuart Welch, Cranleigh’s director of cricket, on watching Ollie Pope develop while at the School […]

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New kid on the block

Martin | July 26, 2018 | Features

Philip Goodnow (1 North, 1977-1978) attended Cranleigh as a British American Educational Foundation (BAEF) Student and shares his memories of his experiences […]

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Making a mark in the women’s game

Martin | April 30, 2018 | Features

Georgie Hodge (South 2005-2009) is fast making a name for herself in the hitherto male dominated world of football agents […]

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A cameraman’s variety

Martin | March 22, 2018 | Features

Chris Vile (2 North, 1974-1979) talks about his fascinating and varied work as a cameraman […]

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Network works for Oli

Martin | March 18, 2018 | Features

Oliver Boag (North, 2003-2008) is involved with the acquisition and development of a portfolio comprising 500 plus high-end micro-homes across the UK for rent and sale […]

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Half a century of all-weather hockey

Martin | February 1, 2018 | Features

On February 1, 1968 Cranleigh hockey took a step into the future when the School’s first all-weather pitch was opened on what is now Marcon […]

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The Boy From The Wild

Martin | January 15, 2018 | Features

The Boy From the Wild  by Peter Meyer (2 North 2000) has just been released to glowing reviews […]

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