For the second year running the OC Society Annual Dinner will be hosted by a member of the Old Cranleighan Hockey Club. Following on from David Knapp, the 2010 chairman will be Melanie Williamson, the founder of the OCHC Ladies section and its first full-time captain. Mel, who is now a governor of Cranleigh School, […]
Nick Meyer and Terence Ahern at the Golden Oldies Lunch at Thames Ditton in December. Terence was a Chindit war hero (Special Forces who fought behind enemy lines in North Burma during 1943-1944), and ten years ago the City’s oldest stockbroker, “a living legend in City circles”. We think Terence and Trevor Stephenson are the […]
A group of us have got together to bring to your attention that your friend, Tim Evans (2&3 South 1994), is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. This disease is progressing at an alarming rate and we are trying to do everything within our power to improve Tim’s quality of life. Spending time with Tim you realise […]
The new Organ, already paid for thanks to an OC’s outstanding generosity, is awaiting the full funds needed to enable its installation within a tiered organ gallery, designed to provide much-needed additional House seating – please see the artist’s impression on page 38 of The Old Cranleighan. The white paint is already removed from the […]
Paul Maxlow-Tomlinson has formed a Lawyers’ Society after a good response. The next Meeting will be on Monday 1 February, at 6.30 pm at Ashurst’s in London. There will be drinks and canapés, and David Westcott QC (2 North, 1975) will talk on the new Charities Act and how it may impinge on the interests of […]
HWM (Hersham and Walton Motors) did indeed mean motor car greatness after its founders bought a garage together in 1946. On a tiny budget, these two men built cars while operating the company, which is now the oldest Aston Martin dealership in the world (its franchise began in 1951), and the largest in Britain on […]
Few people in Cranleigh’s rich history have contributed more to the fabric of the School during their lifetime than the late President of the OC Society, Vivian Cox, who sadly passed away earlier this year at the age of 93. Vivian had, in so many ways, already left a lasting legacy to Cranleigh, thanks to […]
Although the official opening of the renovated Jubilee pavilion is not until OC Day on June 14, it is already in use, and on May 22 a small dinner was given by the school to those who were involved in the rebuilding. Suffice to say that the interior is stunning, and for the first time […]
Film producer who worked with many big names of the 1950s and 1960s British cinema and then turned to schoolmastering Viv Cox won respect, and some fame, producing films at Pinewood Studios and for Rank. Among the better known actors he worked with were Dirk Bogarde and Hattie Jacques. Spike Milligan, the Goon Show comic […]
Adrian Crouch (Loveday, 2006) and Max Eton (Prep School, 2001) recently completed the challenging pilgrimage walk in Comino De Santiago: 800 kms in 33 days to raise over £1,000 for “Help for Heroes” – supporting our armed forces’ casualties returning from overseas conflicts. Adrian writes: Part of the driving force for selecting this charity was […]