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By John Maulden
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| The Wizard of Biz leads OF shooters Over the Rainbow |
Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 June 2012
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Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, there's no place like Stickledown. There’s no place like...
And a Stickledown range blowing a gale is an interesting place to be if you are a wind coach. As readers of these dispatches will recall 900 yards, at just over half a mile, is quite a long way, but at about 940 yards the 155 grain 7.62mm bullet goes sub-sonic and rapidly dumps energy which means it is even more vulnerable to wind than normal.
So when there’s a Twister howling along the range with your house spinning round in the middle of it, the challenges facing the OFRC’s resident coach Guy “The Wizard of Biz” Larcombe were, to say the least, considerable.
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| UPDATE: Charlie Vaughan-Griffith nears end of cycle marathon in Dad's memory |
Last Updated: Saturday, 23 June 2012
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 Charlie Vaughan-Griffith reports on 27 September 2012:
I've been on the road now for 54 days in my journey to cycle to San Feliu de Guixols in memory of my father, Richard Vaughan-Griffith. We reached San Feliu yesterday (26 Sept), where 50 years ago, my father finished his own bike ride, with five friends from Framlingham.
It has been an incredible journey. My aim was simple. I wanted to complete a journey in memory of my father, and help raise valuable funds for the hospice that cared for him so well and also to coincide with an organised race for Help for Heroes I had entered before my father got ill.
On that note, if people would like to support the hospice that desperately needs the help to keep proving its wonderful support to cancer victims, the details are here:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/CharlieVaughanGriffith
And if people would like to follow our progress as we move to Gibraltar, the blog is:
www.followingmyfatherscycletracks
Click "read more" for more details and also the original story "Charlie Vaughan-Griffith repeats cycle marathon in Dad's memory" for Charlie's ride in tribute to his late father, Richard Vaughan-Griffith (K60-64)
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| Laurie Rimmer - 1935-2012 |
Last Updated: Sunday, 3 June 2012
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Laurie Rimmer, who died in a care home near Aldeburgh after a long illness. A former England rugby international, Laurie was Headmaster at the College from 1971-1989 and along with his late wife, Gillian, is remembered with great fondness by many Old Framlinghamians.
He died on 31 May, his 77th birthday, and leaves behind his 4 sons, Shane (Z76-81), Drummond (Z72-83), Daniel (Z74-85) and Arran (Z77-87). A Thanksgiving Service was held on Friday 15th at 11.00 am at Aldeburgh Parish Church. Donations, if desired, to RAF Benevolent Fund c/o Moore Bros, 5 Woodbridge Road, Framlingham IP13 9LL Tel. 01728 723448.
We would like to collect tributes to publish in the Yearbook, to do so please click on Post a Comment below or post a message on our Facebook page.
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| Work Experience for College Students |
Last Updated: Tuesday, 29 May 2012
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The College is keen to use its valuable links in the OF community to provide work experience for current pupils. As you know, work experience is a hugely important part of young people’s preparation for their futures and we know there is a rich and diverse variety of expertise in the OF body.
This year, Thursday 21st to Thursday 28th June has been allocated as a period of work experience for Year 11s after their exams. If you are able to offer a place to a pupil for all or part of that week, you can register your interest by following this link:
http://www.framcollege.co.uk/workexperience.
If you are unable to offer anything for that week, but could provide places at other times, the College would still like to hear from you. If that is the case, you can again follow the link above, or you can simply email the Head of Careers, ccranmer@framcollege.co.uk.
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| Update on S.B. Cambria |
Last Updated: Tuesday, 22 May 2012
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William Collard (S55-58) planned and took a key part in the Re-dedication of SB Cambria at Standard Quay, Faversham on 9 May 2012. The restoration project was completed last year and ‘the last sailing barge to carry a cargo under sail’ has had several sailings since. This event was the culmination of its last phase which started in 1996 when Cambria was purchased for £1 from the Maritime Trust.
The 91 footer was re-dedicated by The Most Reverend Jonathan Blake, Bishop of Greater London and Presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church. His two addresses included a moving reading of Sea Fever by Masefield.
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| Grafton Morrish Qualifying 2012 |
Last Updated: Saturday, 19 May 2012
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The OFGS team played alongside King’s Canterbury at Knole Park Golf Club, Sevenoaks, in the South East regional qualifying round on Saturday 12 May. The weather was fine, if somewhat chilly, with a keen northerly breeze.
The team of Richard Graves, Peter Watts, Charlie Plunkett, Matt Stolls, John Wybar and Julian Benning scored 73 points, finishing in mid-table, and thus failing to qualify for the knock out stages. John and Julian, who were team-mates at the College, were only two over par after nine holes, and scored an excellent 28 points on their first outing at Knole Park.
The format of scratch foursomes, off the back tees on a testing course, is quite a challenge and it is hoped that the OFGS will be able to put out an even younger and stronger team next year, and possibly repeat the success of qualifying, last achieved in 2007.
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| Essex Supper Report 2012 |
Last Updated: Thursday, 17 May 2012
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 The Essex Supper was held at the Warren Golf Club, Woodham Mortimer, Nr Chelmsford on April 27th 2012 where the 19 of us who attended were once more made very welcome.
We were pleased to welcome Mark Robinson and Mrs Mel Dellow to the Supper. Mark, Deputy Head at the College and Mel, who is helping with the 150th Anniversary College Appeal. She also has two children at the schools.
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| OFGS Spring Meeting Report - 2012 |
Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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The OFGS Spring Meeting took place for the third time at Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf Club on Thursday, 10 May. The weather was fine in the morning with a testing wind, and rather wet with less wind in the afternoon. The course as always was testing and in excellent condition. We all enjoyed a good lunch and were well looked after by the secretary and his staff.
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