Hugh Jones (1 North, 1961-66) writes: On Saturday 5 September 2015 the 45th 1 North House Supper, which on this occasion was in fact a lunch, was held at Cranleigh to coincide with part of the school’s 150th anniversary celebrations. In all 19 of us met up for this reunion which started with a drinks […]
Last year David Willis (West, 1954-59) was put on a “Fit for Life” course by his GP to help reduce hypertension from which he suffered. Amongst the choice of sports he could take was “cardio-boxing” at the Surrey Sports Park. On his first visit, he checked-in to say he was there for boxing and was […]
Tim Evans (2&3 South, 1989-94), a fine cricketer himself while at School, suffers from an aggressive form of MS. Luke Moorby writes: Following on from the amazing fundraising efforts of the OC cricket club, a slightly less polished ensemble of cricketers did their best to help raise funds for Friends of Tim. The 1st […]
Angus Young (Loveday, 2009-14) writes: The cycling was an end to end trip from John O’Groats to Land’s End, named Exercise Blue JOGLE. It involved six of us cycling on a triplet, a tandem and a single bike. We called it 3-2-1. Over the summer holidays and into the Michaelmas Term, many Old Cranleighans have […]
Cranleigh School marked the 150th anniversary of its opening with a service in the newly refurbished chapel. The School welcomed its first pupils on September 29, 1865 and to mark the occasion the Bishop of Guildford addressed a congregation of staff and pupils, including the great, great, great, great grandson of the very first Headmaster, […]
Stephen Kent (2&3 South, 1961-1966) writes: “My wife and I had lunch with Jonathan Farmer and his wife some time ago and we had a fabulously nostalgic time reminiscing about our time at Cranleigh. Both he and I were at Cranleigh from 1961 to 1966. Jonathan told me about attempts he had made to see […]
Mike Payne writes: After our 2014 triumph in the Cricketer Cup, when we won the Final, this year our defence began with a remarkable victory at Tonbridge and ended with a close but very disappointing defeat at Eton. In the first round we successfully chased a Tonbridge total of 301 for 7, thanks to quite […]
CAREERS FOR LIFE Still in its infancy, the Cranleigh Network is an exciting collaboration between the School and the Old Cranleighan Society. It is a ‘careers for life’ programme which is intended to help Old Cranleighans with practical support and resources throughout their careers, from help at school with CV design and work placements […]
One of the pleasures of the term has been meeting Old Cranleighans at the various reunions. The term began with Andrew Roberts’ (East 1976-1981) riveting lecture on Napoleon, with many OCs supporting. Five generations of the Roberts have attended the School and been a part of the Cranleigh family for most of its 150 years. […]
Old Cranleighan and former Cranleigh captain of girls’ cricket, Chloe Allison (South, 2007-12), has been elected captain of Cambridge Women’s cricket for 2015. She has shadowed the role as vice-captain of the team during the current season, playing recently for Cambridge against Oxford in the annual women’s Varsity cricket match on the Nursery Ground at Lord’s. […]