Many OCs have stories to tell, of their experience in work, of tragic moments, celebrations, and great achievements. Colin Reed’s (West 1981) story contains all these. By turning adversity into an achievement that is changing the way Parkinson’s disease is treated across the world and perceived by setting up a charity that treats thousands of […]
In May Graham Coult and Charles Henderson (both Cubitt 1993) will be cycling from the site of a former WW2 POW camp, Stalag18A in Wolfsberg, Austria to Odessa (or much more likely close to the border of Ukraine and back to Budapest). Their route follows that taken by Graham’s grandfather who escaped from a POW […]
Ali Pritchard (North 2008), the founder & Artistic / Executive Director of Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been named as in the 100 most influential people in theatre in the UK. He describes himself as the bane of most of his teachers lives, he is dyslexic and neurodivergent and was often the class clown. He […]
Colin Howard (2 North 1968) was a music scholar at Cranleigh. In November he conducted the Dorchester Choral Society in a performance of Derek Bourgeois’s (2&3 South 1959) Jabberwocky which was written to commemorate the centenary of the School in 1965. Several OCs attended the recital and whilst Colin describes it as a challenging yet […]
Frank Dove, who came to Cranleigh in 1910 and left in July 1915, was one of the first black pupils at the School. He was a successful sportsman at Cranleigh and was in the 1st XI for football and cricket and was Hon Secretary of both sports. He was also one of the two gymnasts […]
Simon Cooper (2 North 1982), shares some thoughts on his diagnosis and a report of their extraordinary ride: “Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at 52 is unusual, but by no means unheard of. Like many, previously I had thought it was just about being shaky (which I’m not in fact) whereas you actually quickly learn […]
New OC Sean Hope (East 2022) has displayed talent in the kitchen from a young age. He has been lucky enough to hone his skills with mentoring from Michelin starred chef, Ollie Dabbous (2&3 South 1999), at his London restaurant HIDE. At the end of term Sean cooked a four-course meal for everyone in his […]
On a beautiful spring evening last Thursday, London’s Soho Square bore witness to the renaissance of OC Business Forum (formerly OC City Society) as over 60 OCs from across the generations and business disciplines piled into the House of Barnabas for drinks and canapés. No OC event, in our opinion, is complete without the indomitable […]
High streets are ever changing, all the more so in recent years as rising rents drive out independents and online shopping becomes an increasing part of life. The pandemic caused a seismic shift in their appearance with many household names disappearing forever. In 2021, Mann’s and the Cromwell Cottage Café, two features of the village […]
At the end of December Mike Payne stepped down as OC Liaison, a role he had filled with good humour and boundless energy since it was created in 1997. It is almost impossible to list all Mike brought to a position that had almost no job description when he took it on. The OC Society […]