THE AYMESTREY MAGAZINE

SUMMER 1994

1992 175.00

RECEIPTS

OL D AYME S TR E Y AS S O C IAT IO N INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 1993 1992 EXPENDITURE 740.00 Contributions to school magazine for year 1991/1992

Membership subscriptions (including renewal of subscriptions and donations to Association Funds) Magazine Appeal Subscriptions Abbey National Building Society - Share Account Interest Lloyds Bank - Deposit Account Interest Old Aymestrey Association Appeal Fund Lloyds Bank closing balance Lloyds Bank Plc - closure of Asterley Appeal Fund Account

250.00

3.00 76.78 0.50 45.15

64.02

2.49 297.94

Lloyds Bank Plc - Bank Charges Excess of Income over expenditure

1,021.32

467.30 1,271.32 300.43

300.43 1992

1,271.32

BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 1993 1992

1042.67

Balance brought forward to 31st March 1992 Excess of income over expenditure

1,340.61 258.95 1,021.32 2,361.93 1,081.66 1,340.61

Balances with Abbey National Plc-Treasurers Account No. K1424005 Five Star Account No. X647782

1,228.74 1,133.19 2,361.93

297.94 1,340.61

MINUTES OF THE 50th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE OLD AYMESTREY ASSOCIATION HELD AT AYMESTREY SCHOOL ON SATURDAY 19th J UNE 1993 PRESENT: John Coley, in the Chair; Messrs. John Eyton Coates, John Phipps, Julian Gallimore, Toby Wise, Andrew Goadby, John Essex, Daniel Taylor, E.J. Rush, G. Rush, Jonathan Edwards, James Edwards, David Powell and Hugh Griffith. APOLOGIES were received from:- The President, Air Vice Marshal D.N.K. Blair-Oliphant, Lt. Col. Tony Claydon, Richard Coates, Oliver Mayfield, Bill Stallard, David Banks, Stephen Beard, Margot Beard, David Davis, Duncan, Sandy and Seamus MacLaren, James McLeod, Norris Leakey, Anthony Powell, George Johnson, Edward Lane, Douglas Birks, Norman and Simon GreenPrice, Anthony Thornely, Edward Weaving, Nick Coley, Edward Gallimore, Alan Turner and Geoffrey Howell. In the absence of the Chairman Nick Coley, the Chair was taken by John Coley. The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 20th June 1992 having been previously circulated were taken as read, confirmed and signed. The accounts for the year ended 31st March 1993 were presented and unanimously adopted. The meeting wished to record a vote of thanks to Bill Stallard in raising the extra 740 included in the accounts for membership subscriptions and it was agreed that the contribution to the school magazine for the year 1992 - 1993 should be 350. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:CHAIRMAN: Nick Coley VICE-CHAIRMAN: James Edwards HONORARY SECRETARY/TREASURER: Bill Stallard SCHOOL CORRESPONDENT: Dan Asterley COMMITTEE MEMBERS: The present members were re-elected There was no further business. John Coley from the Chair thanked Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Griffith once again for their very kind hospitality and in doing so wished the school every good fortune for the future. The Annual Dinner was held for the fourth time in the school dining room at Aymestrey and was attended by twenty four members and their guests. LEAVERS July 1993 R.P.L. Alesbury - (Warwick School) Came Autumn 1989. Judo Yellow Belt. Soccer XI, Rugger XV. Choir. A. W. Drummond - (Ellesmere) Came Autumn 1990. Rugby XV, Soccer XI, Cricket XI. Judo Yellow Belt. Choir. Prefect. G. E. Gregg - (King's, Worcester) Came Autumn 1991. Rugger XV. Choir. Colours for Drama.. 3

O.R. Heynes - (Manchester Grammar School) Came Autumn 1990. Judo Yellow Belt. Soccer XI, Rugby XV, Cricket XI (Capt.), Cross Country. Chess Under 11 England 'A' Team. Colours for Chess, Cross Country, Soccer and Cricket. Choir. Head Boy. Sports Shield. Chess Cup. Exhibition Monmouth School. B.J. Richards - (Grenville College) Came Autumn 1987. Judo Yellow Belt. Rugger XV, Soccer XI (Capt.), Cricket XI, Cross Country. Colours for Cross Country, Soccer and Cricket. Games Scholarship to Grenville. Prefect. NEW BOYS Summer 1993 W.J.S. Bickham, L.W. Ludlow. Autumn 1993 J.E.G. Boorn, D.A. Busby, T.G. Cornwell, N.D.L. Eastaff, B.A.N. Gibson, D.G.O. Lewis, C.J. Newton, A. Tomasiewicz (Abi), T.W. Watson. Spring 1994 E.C.L. Jones, P..J.P. Williams NEWS of OLD BOYS F.K. Aitken died in August 1993. He left Aymestrey in 1922, going on to Berkhamsted, and practised afterwards as an architect. He was a founder member and later President of the O.A.A. J. Alexander, at the WRGS, is in the school's shooting team and was playing cricket for the Senior Colts last year. He is taking his GCSE's this summer. M. Bartlett is in his second year of a degree course in Design Visualisation at Bournemouth University. He spends most of his spare time wind surfing or playing golf. D. Bartlett takes his A levels this summer and then he is going to Australia for a year. M. Bews has a 1st in Computer Sciences at Swansea. He was top in his year. The university is sponsoring him for three years for his Ph.D A.N.K. Brown has two children. He is an educational psychologist and now lives north of Inverness in Rossshire. M. Burton, at the WRGS, has nine GSCE's with two grade A's. A. Drummond at Ellesemere is enjoying life. He is in the top set for all subjects and is opening the batting for U 14 cricket team. J. Edwards has a daughter born last July - a sister for Nathan. M. Harper is at the V I th Form College in Worcester. J. Harvey, at King's, Gloucester, has six GCSE's and will be taking A levels this summer. P. Gorman is in his first year at De Montfort University, Leicester, studying Construction Technology & Management. R. Gorman has just returned from six months in Nepal where he has been teaching English to Tibetan refugees. G. Gregg at King's, Worcester, is taking up rowing. O.A. Heynes, at Manchester Grammar School, is in the top set in Maths. He is in the U14 chess team and has played for the school I st team. He is also in the U14 cricket team. He is playing squash and has captained his club's U14 side. D. Ilsley has a research post in Leeds and hopes to return to a surgical team in a hospital later 4

this year. B. Ilsley has just started a job in Bristol with a 2.1 degree in Philosophy at Sheffield. He went to the United States for a few months. R. Lane has just had his fourth child. He now has one boy and three girls. A. Lane has three sons. W. Lane is enjoying teaching at Charterhouse. C. Leakey has a second son, born in July last year. Three years after arriving in Inverness he set up a small bookshop in Grant's Close. From there he moved to Bank Street in 1985, where his business in quality second hand books expanded to such an extent that he is moving this year to the vacant Greyfriars Free Church. He will then have the largest second hand bookshop in Scotland with a mile-and-a-half of shelving. S. MacLaren has two daughters. He is working for a pharmaceutical firm. A. MacLaren is on a law conversion course at Westminster University. D. MacLaren is working for Chesterton Surveyors, in London. He is playing cricket at Hampstead Cricket

Club. N. Michell, at the WRGS, has five GSCEs with three grade 'A's. He is now at the V1th Form College taking Business Studies. A. Moore, in the Worcester police force, is attached to the C.I.D. temporarily. D. Painter is still racing pigeons - one of his came second in a race out of 4,000. S. Nelson is still enjoying the work in Papua New Guinea. T. Owen had a bursary at Kidderminster College and is now doing Stage Management in London. S. Patterson, who is reading Social Anthropology and Archaeology at King's College, Cambridge, is President of the Students' Union. M. Patterson who has three As, is picking oranges in Australia. He is going to St. Mary's College, Twickenham, in September to read Classical Studies. B. Phipps is at Sussex University reading Artificial Intelligence and Computer Studies. A. Rees travels world wide playing the guitar. W. Rankin is at Law School attached to Grey's Inn. Next year he has a pupilage in Liverpool. M. Richardson is captain of rugby at Seal Hayne. He is in his first year of a degree course in Rural Resource Management. N. Richardson, reading Land Economy at St. Edmunds, Cambridge, is Captain of the University Rugby Team. D. Richmond is married and living in Glasgow. He is Adjutant to the T.A. D. Scott, at Stratford High School, is taking A levels this summer. In his spare time he helps in stage management with the Royal Shakespeare Company and also serves hamburgers in McDonalds! P. Schilizzi has three children. J. Schilizzi is taking his finals in accountancy in July. J. Sawtell has three A levels, one at A grade. He is in his first year at Reading University reading Agriculture. R. Stallard joined John Stallard & Co. as the fifth consecutive generation, in February 1994 and is specialising in civil litigation. He is engaged to be married to a Derbyshire girl in September. They met at a formal dinner in the Officers' Mess of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment.

F.T. Tuthill, (1955-1960), and his partner, won the 1993 London to Sydney marathon in a Porsche 911, which was built in his own workshops. T. Wellspring is in his final year at Westminster University reading Electronic Imaging and Photography. J.P.B. Williams at Shrewsbury School has won an Elocution prize, is singing in the choir and has been in 3 plays so far this year. B. Wise is at University College, London, reading Physics, Philosophy and Astronomy. T. Wise has his Economics Degree and is running his own light and sound company in Worcester. GIFTS We are most grateful for all the things parents and ex-parents give us and we value their support. The Richardsons have continued to provide us with potatoes for 5th November for very many years and, what is more, they are scrubbed and ready to be cooked! The Friends of Aymestrey presented the school with a new Apple computer and a printer. This was a marvellous gift and the result of much hard work by present and past parents and friends, raising money by running various functions, including the Promise Auction. The latter was a great success due very much to Soozie Williams' drive and unflagging effort, to the skill of the auctioneers - Julian and Edward Gallimore O.A., to the many parents who gave wonderful gifts, to Colin Williams who provided the balloons and organised the balloon race, and the Davidsons, who provided the tent, set it up and cleared it away afterwards with real efficiency.

We have had so much support and help over the past year that it is difficult to list everything, but we are exceedingly grateful for all that the Friends are doing.

CHESS Played 6 - Won 4 - Lost t - Drew 1 The Chess Team did well again this year though we have not quite the strength in depth that we had previously. R. Williams played strongly throughout. He has learned by experience to be very careful of the clock. He did well to win the U14 Championship shield sponsored by Morgans. Mr. Morgan presented the shield in person, and then took the Aymestrey party on a most interesting tour of the factory. We reached the second round of the Times National Schools Championship but were beaten by Arden, who went on to win the zone. In the first round we had our best win against South Bromsgrove '13' whose average age was four years greater than ours. Crooks and S. Williams are much improved and those who show promise playing on the lower boards are Edwards, Micky and Abi.

Williams,R with the Morgan Motors Shield

R. Williams, S. Williams and Crooks were invited to play for the County U14 at Leicester.. There is a great deal of chess played in the lower part of the school but the standard is not as good as usual. It may be of interest to chess players of the past that both O. Heynes and R. Williams can beat DHG & GSG without much trouble! Colours were awarded to S. Williams and R. Crooks, R. Williams having his already. MUSIC The choir took part in the music festivals at Dean Close and at Malvern College. R. Williams read the

first lesson at Malvern and was congratulated on his clear diction and sensitive interpretation by the Director of Music. At the Worcester Competitive Music Festival our choir was given 79 marks - they sang Five Eyes which was compulsory and then a Gregorian Chant in Latin for their own choice. The latter was, as the judge remarked, 'a very brave choice - exceedingly difficult to do well.' J. Read and A. Davidson sang Pie Jesu - again in Latin and the mark was again 79. N. Lowe came fourth in the Piano Solo 14 years and under. R. Williams is to be congratulated on a merit - 80 marks for his vocal solo 14 years and under. However the star of the afternoon was A. Davidson on the 'cello who won the Hafren Cup for Violincello or Double Bass Solo I 1 years and Under with a mark of 96 - the highest mark ever given.. J. Read won a place in the I.A.P.S. Choir and sang in a splendid concert at Giggleswick - the culmination of six days hard work in April. GIGGLESWICK The drive up to Giggleswick was not very pleasant and I was beginning to wonder if it was worth it. When we got there and had unpacked my mum and brother left and for the next half hour I wandered around like a lost lamb. I then thought to myself that I must join in. I did and made a couple of friends. You have to make friends quickly or you are lost. We had an assembly and then a fire practice. Their fire alarm was like an electric bleeper which was strange to me because I am used to a fire bell. Their getting up bell was like a fire bell so when I got up I thought it was a fire! The days went fast and I have never done so much singing in my life! The food was definitely not as good as our school food. There was a tuck shop twice a day and you could go to Settle in the afternoons. You could also go to a hiking spot or ... waterfalls. I recommend Gordale Scar.

A Davidson winner of the Hafren Cup

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Jonathan Read at Giggleswick

The concert came faster than I imagined. The sound was beautiful - it echoed round the chapel. I was thrilled to be part of it. At the end of the concert I bought a sweat shirt with I.A.P.S. written on it. I was sad to leave all my new friends and the staff. I want to go back next year. Sadly I will not be able to go the year after that as I will be too old. I hope my brother will be able to go and enjoy himself as much as I did. Jonathan Read

CRICKET The team was captained by Oliver Heynes, who proved an all-rounder of considerable ability; he was our most consistent bowler and batsman, and also an astute captain. Others, notably Crooks, gave good support, and there are quite a number of promising younger players coming up. Although we lost twice to Moffats, Crooks scored an exciting 27 in the first match, and took 3 for 20. Against The Abbey School, Tewkesbury, Heynes had scored a good 22 not out when heavy rain washed out any further play. We beat the Old Boys by 4 wickets, Crooks scoring 27, Drummond 17 and Heynes 10. The most exciting match was the victory by one wicket over the Fathers' XI. Heynes took 5 for 38, and then hit 16; Slaughter scored a valuable 20, Wilson 11, and then it was left to Griffin J. and Swan to secure victory,

which they successfully achieved! Although the weather was none too kind, it was a most enjoyable season. Colours were awarded to Heynes, Crooks and Drummond. ATHLETICS There were some good performances in the AAA star awards this year and thefollowing deserve mention:5 Star Awards U 11 J. Aston - 3 Events & Pentathlon E. Swan - 3 Events, Pentathlon & Decathlon

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T. Slaughter - 3 Events A. Hewson - 3 Events, Pentathlon & Decathlon R. Williams - 3 Events, Pentathlon & Decathlon U 13 Micky - 3 Events O. Heynes - 3 Events J. Griffin - 3 Events, Pentathlon & Decathlon U 14 T. Wilson -3 Events & Pentathlon The following took part in the athletics meeting at Denstone:J. Griffin, O. Heynes, R. Williams, T. Slaughter, T. Wilson, and E. Swan. SWIMMING The swimming pool water was again first class, thanks to Mr. Goodyear's hard work, but the weather was not. Despite this Heynes and Williams R. gained their 2000m badges, Gregg his 3000m and Edwards is to be congratulated on swimming 4000m. He is only the third boy at Aymestrey to do this. In the National Challenge awards Gregg, Griffin J., Read J., Alesbury, Edwards, Williams R., Simpkins, Aston and Ludlow passed their bronze. We took part at the Elms in the Inter-Prep. Schools swimming Tournament for the Limb Shield, and, although we were placed 8th out of 9 teams this was not too bad, as we were competing in only two of the possible three age groups. The teams were:- U12 - Simpkins, Aston, Alesbury and Ludlow.

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Some empirical experimentation in the Science Room

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CAMP Last year, for the first time, camp was different. Instead of going to the Green Price farm, as we have for many years now, and at which the boys have been most welcome, Mr. Goodyear was anxious to try another idea. We took the campers to Clifton on Teme and then they walked to Mr. & Mrs. Brown's farm where they camped for the night. The next day they hiked to Mr. & Mrs. Marriott's farm near Bromyard and the following day completed the rest of their expedition, arriving at Aymestrey at tea time. We are most grateful to both families for their help and hospitality. The following article has been written by Oliver Heynes, nearly a year later: I have a strong memory of Drummond, Richards and me running round and round a tree with Brown's dog chasing after us. Drummond thought he was the best at this because he managed to turn round and catch the dog! At Marriott's farm, I remember us writing our names on a log, hoping that a famous archaeologist would find it in about the year 3000. The last thing I remember is that I had a great time, even when we got lost, but I won't say any more about that so as not to embarrass Mr. Goodyear! Thanks to him for the camp.

TADWORTH COURT As some of you know we have been supporting this childrens' hospital since 1986. We started to do so because DHG heard our contact - Lady Coleraine - speak about it, at a meeting of headmasters, and the amazing care and treatment they gave there to children with spastic fibrosis. Lady Coleraine came down here frequently and it was with horror and sadness that we learnt of her death in a swimming tragedy in Portugal, last year, in which she and her daughter were drowned.

During the years we have sent her cheques for the amounts we raised from various activities such as selling daffodils, second hand clothes, fines for swearing (frowned on by the inspectors!,), fetes, etc. and she was most punctilious about her acknowledgements to boys and staff. This last year, however, the cheque was double anything we have sent before - 1725 - half the profits from the Promise Auction, run by the Friends of Aymestrey, and organised by Soozie Williams. Mrs. Houlden, who has taken over from Lady Coleraine, came to receive the cheque and talk to the boys and parents who could be present. RUGBY The weather and injuries combined against us and we did not have a single rugby match this term. This was sad as the team had worked extremely hard. CROSS COUNTRY Cross Country is becoming a more important sport and therefore we are meeting strong opposition from the larger prep. schools and losing our place in the sun! Despite this the teams did well. At Malvern we put in a senior team only - as this is a very tough course. They came 6th being beaten by Winterfold by only 3 points. In the Worcester and District Autumn League at the WRGS we came 5th with J. Griffin and R. Williams coming 10th and 11th respectively. The other member of the

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team were J. Reed, E. Swan, J. Aston and A. Hewson. In the league run which we hosted, our team achieved an excellent result, coming second to the WRGS 'A' team. We also achieved a good result in very poor, muddy conditions at St. Richard's in the spring. Wilson had the chance to run, and the senior team again came second, this time to Abberley.

Some members of the Cross Country Team J. Griffin qualified for a County Trial last year but was unable to run due to an ankle injury. This year the rules for qualification appear to have changed as, in our eyes he qualified again, but due to some obscure ruling he was not invited to the trial. We are still trying to find out what has happened but there has been a change in the organisation and, as usual, no-one will take responsibility. This was extremely hard for him as he has run consistently well over the last two seasons. He has been keen, willing and doggedly determined and has been a good example to the younger boys. As well as the boys already mentioned the following ran in one or two matches:- B. Griffin, A. Davidson, E. Brown, D. Lewis, S. Read, C. Newton and J. Busby. The following are worthy of special mention for general improvement: Micky, E. Brown, E.Swan and J. Aston. T. Wilson and J. Read were awarded their colours, J. Griffin and R. Williams having theirs already. SOCCER 1994 Although this year's team was not so individually talented as last year's, they worked hard and were certainly far more successful. Despite losing our opening match, 1-0 to the Abbey School, Tewkesbury, we then went on to beat St. Richard's 1-0, Moffats 5-2, and then the Abbey School 2-0. 14

Wilson, the captain, proved an agile and reliable keeper, and Crooks was our leading scorer, including a memorable bicycle kick goal in the last match. Read had an excellent season on the right wing, and Slaughter and Lowe supported well. The defence, with Edwards and J. Griffin in the centre, proved stronger as the term progressed, and Micky worked tirelessly in midfield, his long throws proving a distinct advantage. Swan was a tower of strength in the midfield, and he has considerable potential. Colours were awarded to Wilson, Crooks, Swan, Edwards, Read J., and Micky. Played 4, won 3 lost 1 Goals for: 8 Goals against: 3

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JUDO Judo is an Olympic sport. It is like riding a bicycle - once you learn how to balance you will never forget. It is the same in judo. When you step on the judo mats you turn on your judo and when you finish you turn it off. Judo is one kind of self defence. There are no punches or kicks. There are belts which show how good you are. There are three Mons in each belt in the junior grades, and the belts are white, yellow, orange, green, blue, and brown. The lowest is 1st Mon White Belt and the highest grade is 18th Mon Brown Belt. The adult grades go from the 1st to the 12th Dan five black belts, six red belts and the twelfth is white because it shows that you have completed the circuit. When you get to the 10th belt you can count that as the top belt. Micky Hiranyasthiti (Green Belt, 10th Mon)

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