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 […]
Marc van Hasselt explains D-Day memories to 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 […]
The South-West Lunch
Nineteen men of the West Country and three guests met up for lunch on 16 April at the Flintlock Inn near Honiton for the annual South West Lunch. We were delighted to be joined not only by the President of the OC Society, Dudley Couper, but also by the Headmaster designate, Martin Reader and the […]
Over 70s Reunion
The fourteenth Over 70s Reunion was held at the School on Sunday 27 April. It was well attended, with 82 people sitting down to lunch. The only variation from previous years was that the pre-lunch reception was held in the Speech Hall. Happily the numbers have grown over recent years and it was decided that the Reading […]
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 […]
Henry Taylor heads to Rugby World Cup
Former 1st XV captain Henry Taylor (Loveday 2010) has been selected as part of a 25 man squad to travel to New Zealand this summer to defend the Under-20 Rugby World Cup […]
Youngsters bode well for Halford Hewitt future
Our first round saw us drawn against Forest at Royal St Georges on Thursday morning. Pairs 2 and 3 won well, pair 4 staged a strong fight back having been down early to be all square on 16th, and pair 5 faced some strong opposition, doing well to keep their match alive. Pleasingly it fell […]
Ted Jackson’s marathon challenge
Ted Jackson (2&3 South, 1990) is scared. He is about to attempt seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, making a mad dash across the world from Antarctica to Australia […]