OCs beat the School in annual squash battle
The annual David Vaughan squash trophy was fiercely competed between the 1st team and the OCs earlier in the month, with the OCs running out narrow 3-2 winners […]
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On the eve of war …
“The clouds of war were gathering,” wrote Geoffrey Bateman (2 North 1919), “but I think most of us regarded the trouble in Serbia as just a third Balkan war. But by the end of term the situation looked more serious”. Cranleigh life in the days as war approached 100 years ago […]
Sun shines once more on OC Day
Once again the sun shone for OC day, again combined with Speech Day, as Cranleigh looked at its glorious best. It was a day tinged with sadness as it also marked the end of Guy Waller’s 17-year headmastership […]
Guy Waller bids farewell to Cranleigh
The re-coupling of the annual Speech Day, held this year on Sunday June 29th, with OC Day seemed especially welcome as this was the final one for Guy Waller, retiring after 17 years in office […]
Henry Taylor shines as England retain Under-20 World Cup
Henry Taylor (Loveday 2010) was named in the IRB Junior World Championship team of the tournament after he helped England Under-20s to retain the title they had won two years earlier […]
Marc van Hasselt explains D-Day memories to Duchess of Cornwall
Former headmaster Marc van Hasselt was among those invited to Normandy to take part in the 70th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings where he met the Duchess of Cornwall […]
Cranleighans’ early warning of D-Day
While much has been written about the secrecy that surrounded the D-Day landings, the boys at Cranleigh were among the first in the country to know the invasion had started on June 6, 1944 […]
Will Collier poised to play for England XV
Will Collier has been named on the bench for the game between an England XV and the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday (June 1). Although there are no caps awarded for the match, Collier’s selection highlights how he is now in the reckoning for higher honours […]
OCs to the fore in Headmaster’s farewell concert
A number of Old Cranleighans featured prominently at the special concert to celebrate Guy Waller’s 17 years as Headmaster at G Live on April 27. The Headmaster was keen to let the large audience know that the evening’s performance was not so much about him but about celebrating “something far more important than a mere […]
Class of ’94 20-year Reunion Dinner
A reunion for the the Class of 94 will be held on September 27, 2014 at the School. Tickets cost £75 per person and include a sumptuous three course dinner, all drinks throughout the evening and entertainment. There will also be a raffle and auction to help raise money for Friends of Tim, the trust set up to support our friend and classmate Tim Evans who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis […]