Framlingham College...
By John Maulden
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| OF Gifts - Update |
Last Updated: Sunday, 3 August 2008
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 Update 3 August 2008 : As a result of this news item going out, I’m indebted to Commander John Simpson (K32-36) for sending me a list he put together a little while ago of all the College Prizes, the majority of which were donated by OFs, the SOF or parents of OFs. You can see the list by clicking here. Any additions gratefully received, in particular it would be good to compile a list in respect of Brandeston. You can e-mail me by clicking here: Email Chris Essex.
Original article : Quite a number of years ago a list of gifts from individual OFs and from the Society to the College and Brandeston, was published in the OF Magazine. Using that list and trawled through 1st and 2nd 60 year histories and Trustee and Masonic notes, we have put together what I hope is the definitive list of gifts made. I have included it in the Distinguished section of the website and you can view the list by clicking here.
You will see that the list presents a very impressive picture of the support that has been given over the years and continues to be. The Trustees have under their control a gross fund, The Framlingham College Improvements Trust, which is available if any member wishes to consider the College or Brandeston Hall as a recipient of any charitable donation or bequest.
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| Bill Goldfinch and The Colditz Cock - Update |
Last Updated: Thursday, 24 July 2008
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 Update – July 2008 : Bruce Micklewright (S48-51) has been back in touch to say that a ceremony was held on 19 July 2008, which would have been Bill's 92nd birthday. They 'rolled out' the amphibian 'Son of Colditz'. Approximately 100 people attended the ceremony and the event was filmed by Meridian TV. They have kindly put together a separate piece on this for our website - click here (After the web page comes up there is a 30 second advert before the article starts - sorry!).
Original article : In October 2007 we reported the death of Leslie James Edward "Bill" Goldfinch (26-32), who was a prisoner in Colditz Castle late in the War. We have recently acquired some fascinating video footage of Bill telling the story of The Colditz Cock, the glider he and fellow prisoners built to his design. To view the video, make sure you're logged into the website, and click on the Publications menu item, where you'll find the viewing link. If you're not yet a registered member and are a member of the Society, then please follow the instructions for New User in the login box - it only takes a few moments to register.
If you'd like to read more about Bill in the Distinguished OFs section, then click here to see a full description of Bill's life.
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| Support the HMS Beagle |
Last Updated: Thursday, 24 July 2008
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 Perry Crickmere (S 74-77) is the administrator for The HMS Beagle Trust based in Pembrokeshire.
He writes: We have the ambitious aim of building a replica HMS Beagle. This remarkable little ship is celebrated for her Darwin voyage also performed amassing feats in survey work and the genesis of meteorological observations (first use of a wind scale given by Beaufort to Fitzroy). She is one of the most important historical vessels in our naval history. Our replica Beagle will not be simply another square rigged sail training vessel. She will be a replica from the outside, but internally she will have full scientific research capabilities and will perform the sort of work that a modern Darwin would do today. We even have a direct link to the International Space Station through our collaboration with NASA. There is lots of information on our website www.thebeagleproject.com. Any of you naval, Darwin or science buffs out there have a look and send us a donation. If any of you are in control of marketing budgets and are looking for a high profile, international project to add your company name to we would love to hear from you. Remember that 2009 is both the bicentenary of Darwins' birth as well as the 150 year anniversary of the publication of On The Origin of Species. I can be contacted on office@thebeagleproject.com
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| 'The Framlingham Branch' |
Last Updated: Monday, 21 July 2008
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 John Saul (R 1949-1956) reports: OFs with memories of travelling to and from Framlingham by train may be interested to know that a history of 'The Framlingham Branch' by established railway author Peter Paye has just been published by Oakwood Press, cost £15.95.
Click "read more" for more details.
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| New Moreau Leaving Scholars Bring Total to Six |
Last Updated: Saturday, 19 July 2008
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 Dateline 5th July:
There was fierce competition from 19 applicants for this year's awards, but Rebecca Peck and James Pearson sailed through as the ultimate winners. They received their first-year cheques for £800 from Sir Richard Dearlove (College Governor, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge and ex-Head of MI6) on Speech Day, and were later introduced to their mentors after some much-needed refreshment in the marquee.
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| Old Framlinghamians Clay Pigeon Shooting Club |
Last Updated: Wednesday, 2 July 2008
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 Robert Norman (S 2002-07 and Moreau Leaving Scholar 2007) writes:
The College has always produced very good sportsmen and sportswomen and many have gone on to even greater achievements. This has meant the Society of Old Framlinghamians has always had the resources to draw upon to succeed in many different sports.
A fine example has been the SOF Rifle Club, the membership of which has recently reached record numbers. Many rifle shooters who developed their target-sports abilities at the College have, in recent years, also competed for the School at Clay Pigeon Shooting. The College team has been East region Champions in 2005 and 2006 and even came third at the Nationals in 2006.
The result has been a large and growing enthusiasm from a number of OFs for an Old Framlinghamian Clay Pigeon Shooting Club.
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| Some Updates/Additions to Distinguished Section |
Last Updated: Tuesday, 1 July 2008
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 I thought I’d highlight some recent additions and updates to the Distinguished section of the website. Although I’ve completed my main work on this section, new candidates for inclusion or updates on existing people continue to come along on a regular basis. Fascinatingly, some of this interest arises from non-OFs coming across the articles and contacting us. Here’s a selection of recent updates :-
John English Lott MC (1888-92) Although I had a basic entry on the WW1 Memorial page, I was contacted by a distant cousin of his, who provided much additional detail. She also told me that his ancestors lived at Flatford (Valley Farm) and he was related to Willy Lott, whose house was painted by John Constable in 'The Haywain'. You can read the article here.
Captain Thomas Somerville OBE DSO MC* (1896-1904) I’m indebted to Peter Gasgoyne-Lockwood (R57-64) for researching a very detailed updated, including the fact that he was recommended for a Victoria Cross. The article here includes copies of many documents, including the VC recommendation that became a DSO.
Commander “Jake” Wright DSC** (29-32) He died on 10 May 2008 and this article now includes a link to the Telegraph Obituary. Click here
I’ve also recently added Bryan Ivory (K48-52) to the distinguished section for his amazingly detailed work on military miniature figures and model ships – see here. I’d be interested to hear from anyone else with an amazing talent like Bryan’s. E-mail me by clicking here: Email Chris Essex.
Happy reading!
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| College Rugby Tour to France 2008 |
Last Updated: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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 In August and September of this year, the College will be taking their Senior Rugby Squad on a pre-season tour to the South of France to play against teams from Narbonne, Carcassonne and Perpignan. There will be an official “Tour Programme” printed, which will feature all information relevant to the tour, such as the itinerary, information on the tour destination and the teams they will be playing against whilst on tour, “Pen Pics” of the members of the tour party, letters from various sports celebrities and messages of good luck, etc. Each programme will also serve as an entry into a raffle which will be drawn prior to the tour departing for France.
Any OF who is interested in advertising in the programme or sponsoring any of the fundraising events then please see the attached documents:
31 May Golf Day programme
28 June Entertainment Evening
28 June Entertainment Evening - Auction Lots
Advertising opportunities
Advertising Form
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| Captain Augustus Agar VC DSO (1902-03) |
Last Updated: Saturday, 10 May 2008
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 One of the 3 distinguished OFs to win the highest award of the Victoria Cross, is the main subject of a new book written by Harry Ferguson and called “Operation Kronstadt”. A review of this book, covering two full pages, appeared in the Daily Mail dated 10 May 2008, along with a picture of Captain Augustus Agar VC DSO (1902-03). You can read a copy of the review and see the picture by clicking here.
To read an excellent article on Augustus Agar, written and researched largely by John Simpson (K32-36) read the article in the distinguished section here.
You can also listen to the great man himself describing in detail the heroic exploits that led to his VC here.
We are truly privileged to have such a distinguished OF.
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| Overseas Bag – Spring 2008 |
Last Updated: Monday, 5 May 2008
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 Chris Essex writes : As the editor of the Overseas Bag, I’m pleased to say that I have just published the latest news and views from Overseas OFs for Spring 2008 in the People section (click here to go to the People section or use the menu at the top of the page. You will need to be signed in to the website to access the Overseas Bag).
There are a fantastic 16 pages of news and pictures from around the world and well worth a read. For example find out who this OF is and what he gets up to! Space considerations mean that both the Newsletter and Yearbook can only contain an edited version of this news, so I strongly encourage you to sign up and read about your former school mates.
I was particularly delighted to hear from many overseas OFs for the first time and I'd love to hear from more of you. There are now around 800 OFs who live overseas from the UK. Please get in touch with me here.
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