On November 3rd Cranleigh officially opened their new 1st XV rugby pitch. Named Bluett’s after a much-loved Old Cranleighan, David Bluett, the pitch is already seen as one of the finest school pitches in the country. Bluett’s will be used not only by Cranleigh but also by other local schools to help develop their rugby […]
Alison Shaw (nee Philip – 1 North, 1984) writes: Three years before the Olympics was due to start the application process began and it took ages. Little did I know that the effort would be so worthwhile. About a year after filling in my application I was called for an interview for press relations and […]
OC Day was no less affected than so many other events in our rainy summer, and it meant no cricket on Jubilee, the traditional focus of the event. But there was much to compensate. A vibrant gathering for drinks in the Quad, a full Chapel for the finale of Phil Scriven’s Bach marathon, no spare […]
The centrepiece of the opening ceremony at this summer’s London Olympics will be the lighting of the flame at the start of the Games. The honour of bearing the torch on the last leg of its long journey will probably go to a household name from the sporting world, but at the 1948 London Olympics […]
The Old Cranleighan Mentoring Programme (OCMP) is one of the most exciting initiatives undertaken by the OC Society for many years. Seb Sharpe (East, 2011 – this year’s intern) has designed and implemented a new programme to assist young OCs in finding and deciding on a career. Being an Old Cranleighan is to be part […]
As the OC Society looks to expand the range of things on offer to OCs, we are delighted to report that Seb Sharpe (East, 2011), our 2011-12 Intern, has devised and is implementing a new OC Mentoring Project (OCMP). The aim of this is to create a network of career advisors and work experience providers […]
The Old Cranleighans lost in the second round of the 2012 Halford Hewitt, but there was no disgrace in defeat as we went down 4-1 to defending champions Watsonians. Marcus Ferguson-Jones writes: “The Old Cranleighans went into the 2012 Halford Hewitt campaign with a spring in our step. Our squad balanced seasoned campaigners such as […]
As usual a great social day for OCs, ex members of Common Room and families is planned. Partly thanks to Jamie Taylor (1 North, 1972), the nephew of OC John Mark who lit the Olympic Flame in 1948, we plan a celebratory exhibition. OC Olympians will be featured, as well (we hope) as film owned […]
More than £10,000 of damage was caused after vandals set fire to the garage at the OC Club in Thames Ditton which is used to store sports equipment along with various items used for ground maintenance. The fire, on the evening of November 28, was quickly put out but not before the building was completely […]
For the first time in more than seven decades, two Old Cranleighans are holding down regular places for the same top-flight rugby union side. Seb Stegmann and Sam Smith, who have both represented England at Under-20 level, are playing on either wing for Harlequins who, at the time of writing, are top of the Aviva […]