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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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Girls in a Boys’ World

Martin | October 13, 2017 | Features

On October 13, 1967 the Daily Express published a photograph of three girls at Cranleigh under the headline Girls in a Boys’ World.  It reported that the girls had joined Cranleigh for the Michaelmas term […]

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