The title will mean little to the staff of today, only one of whom (Carolyn Nicholls) knew it as a Common Room, and she only for one term. But for me and for many others our professional home is no more. Since 1984 the staff have had a new base and, as today 44% of […]
In 2004, the deadliest tsunami in recorded history struck in the Indian Ocean, killing over 225,000 people and displacing another 1.7 million. You may have read about the quite remarkable response of Matthew Hansford (2&3 South, 1978-1983) to one of the worst affected areas in Sri Lanka. His son had finished a cricket tour just […]
The South West Spring Lunch was held on 30th March 2017 at Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset in a lovely rural location just off the A303. This beautiful old house was once owned by Lord North, and is now run by the Somerset County Council . Judging by the emails received by the OC SW Secretary it […]
Dear Old Cranleighan I am pleased to advise you that I have been appointed Chairman of the Cranleigh Foundation in succession to Nigel Nicholson, who retired from the role at the end of the year. I should like to thank Nigel for all that he achieved during his tenure of that office, which has set […]
Tori Turner (nee Lyle – 2&3 South, 1999-2003) is a Eurofighter typhoon pilot currently serving on 29 Squadron, at RAF Coningsby. Having never been particularly aware of the military or what it offered, she first came across the RAF while at university at Imperial College, London, when she joined the University of London Air Squadron. […]
We are excited to announce that we will soon be inviting you to register on the new OC Society Network. We are busy getting everything ready behind the scenes and once it is, you will be sent an email with more information and a link so you can get going. We hope very much that […]
Ollie Dabbous (2&3 South 1999) is building on his huge successes in the London restaurant business. In 2102 he opened his eponymous Michelin-starred restaurant in Whitfield Street, received rave reviews from top chefs like AA Gill and Faye Maschler and more mortal newspaper critics. It is contemporary cooking without fine-dining pomp or ceremony. Oskar’s cocktail […]
Tom Grafton (North, 2005-2010) has launched a new online fashion and lifestyle platform for students Student High Street (www.studenthighstreet.com) is a new and exciting consumer lifestyle channel created by students for students. Tom initially had the idea to set up the company while studying at Exeter University. “Student High Street is everything young people […]
Ashley Cordwell (East 2006) has opened the Forest Gallery in Petworth. Mike Payne went to have a look. You studied Law, French and Spanish after Cranleigh. Why change tack to the Art business after that, and open your new Forest Gallery in November 2016? I think the biggest influence has to be my parents’ art […]
Per S. Hodne (1&4, South 1964) was one of the last in a long line of Norwegian students at Cranleigh dating back to the 1930s. On arriving at the School just after his 15th birthday he had never picked up a rugby ball, but he finished in the 3rd XV where he played wing forward. […]