Malvern View, Issue 13, Summer 2012

MALVERN VIEWIssue 13 | Summer 2012 www.malcol.org

The Olympic Torch comes to Malvern

Antony Clark

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It gives me great pleasure, once again, in this month of the Queen’s

the kaleidoscope of activity which is central to the ethos of Malvern. With so much opportunity on hand, it is hardly surprising that our pupils are

individuals who will, simultaneously, demonstrate responsibility to others.Earlier in the year, I received a letter from a recent Old Malvernian who

valued her time here. The sentiment with which she ended was, I thought, powerful: ‘… Sir, I can only say you realise what you have when you don’t have it any more’. During the past term, I have passed on this message to current Malvernians: value every day.

Commemoration Day 2012 “On May 12th 1864, to the pealing of bells and the music of

rearing supper to celebrate the laying of the roof timbers”.

Ralph Blumenau ‘A History of Malvern College’

At the Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael in Great Malvern, on Saturday 2nd June, Malvern College gave thanks for those whose vision founded and sustained the life of the College. The Rev’d Andrew Law, College Chaplain welcomed the congregation, and readings were made from St Mark 11: 1–10 and Christ’s Victorie and Triumph in Heaven and Earth, Giles Fletcher (1586–1623). The Sermon was given by The Right Reverend Dr John Saxbee, formerly Bishop of Lincoln. The Commemoration was delivered by the Headmaster and the service included music by the College choirs and musicians under the leadership of Iain Sloan, Director of Music.

Afterwards parents and visitors returned to the College campus to see and hear examples of pupils’ work. Prize giving took place in the College’s new Sports Complex where prizes were presented by The Baroness Heyhoe-Flint, OBE, DL.

Back row: Oliver Gardner, Thomas Kohler-Cadmore, Charles BorrellThird row: Philippa Vandome, Hebe Morgan, Samuel Goldblatt, Felicity Blackburn

Second row: Rebecca Connell, Antony Clark, Lord MacLaurinFront row: Rebecca Raby-Smith, William Law, Julia James

Refurbishment of the Sixth Form CentreThis term a plaque was unveiled at the Sixth Form Centre to acknowledge the contribution made by the Malvernian Society to a series of refurbishments undertaken there. The Centre has been extended and

by support from the Society and from a local Old Malvernian. The transformation has made the centre a popular venue for House social events and an impressive facility for the College to have on the campus.

to hang in the Foyer.

Syd Hill, Secretary to the Malvernian Society Supporters of the Sixth Form Centre refurbishment at the unveiling of the plaque.

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The Olympic Torch comes to MalvernThree hundred pupils from Malvern College lined the Wells Road to cheer on 79 year-old Olympic torchbearer Bob Woodward, who has raised around £100 million for a huge variety of charitable initiatives for children. It was an early start for the College pupils but the wait was worth it, with the gathering crowd enjoying the summer sunshine and the sense of community generated by the occasion. All torchbearers have been chosen for their special association with sport and for their contribution to sport in their own communities throughout the country. Our own torchbearer,

Keynes on 9th July.

Oxford Classical Reading CompetitionPupils of all ages attended the annual Classical

Faculty. I am delighted to say that we did very well in the face of stiff competition from other top

gained prizes and/or honourable mentions in all of them.

The judges were impressed by the accuracy of pronunciation of the Latin and Classical Greek, and the feeling and understanding that our pupils, who also included Robert Porter (SH), Greta Rose

Richard Thurlow, Head of Classics

the Olympic Torch through Malvern.

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Model United Nations in the UK

the teams debated the practicalities of applying the Olympic Truce, an idea that

showing research and initiative (when he persuaded most of the world to gang up

their own against 35 other schools with much more experience. They listened

responsible for organising the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games and entered into the spirit of the event with great enthusiasm. We hope to return next

thank him.

Math Harris, Classics and i/c Debating Hani El-Bay and Joseph Zivny.

Ayush Bhandari

Three Counties DebatingTeams from three local high schools debated a series of motions throughout the day, such as ‘This House believes that the Olympic Games should be entirely self-funded’, ‘This House would ban all reality TV’, ‘This House would never

seen and not heard’. This made for some interesting listening and the debates were keenly fought but always with good humour and a sense of fun.

The day went smoothly, thanks in no small part to the

enthusiasm and helpfulness of the Malvern College pupils, who helped chair, keep time and show teams around the campus. Bromsgrove School was victorious with individual and team awards but the judges praised the Malvern College teams for their wit and debating prowess and their good sportsmanship.

Math Harris, Classics and i/c Debating

‘The Government Inspector’by Nikolai Gogol

This year Remove dramatists presented one of the most famous comedies in the world of theatre, Gogol’s masterpiece ‘The Government Inspector’. Performed in March in the College’s Rogers Theatre, the set and costumes evoked the mood of mid-nineteenth century Tsarist Russia where extremes of wealth prevailed. An authentic Russian balalaika playing in the background further added to the atmosphere and these young actors stepped into their characters rather well.

The play was presented in a fast paced, exaggerated performance style, complete with big hair and outrageous make-up with impressive beards and moustaches. I would like to praise the cast for their commitment throughout the rehearsal process and the application shown during the production week. Having presented

‘Animal Farm’ to great acclaim last summer, this group of young dramatists continues to demonstrate that the future of Drama at Malvern College is bright.

Keith Packham, Director of Drama

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Gliding soloRupert Harris (SH) and Aaron King (SH) both completed eight hour RAF Gliding

training in a Viking glider takes them up to Solo standard.

Iain Wilson, Mathematics and RAF/CCF Malvern College

wickets spread over 7 squares, 13 nets mown to wicket standards and daily usage from Easter to September. Welcome to cricket at Malvern College”, writes Steve Mitchell in the Amenity Machinery & Equipment magazine.

Early in the Summer term Martin Evans and the team of grounds-men gave their opinions on how the John Deere mowing equipment stands up to the rigorous preparation of pitches required during a busy College cricket season.

“We have a full time team of three grounds staff and three gardeners,” says Martin Evans. “Between us, we look after

Focus on the Malvern College grounds sta!

Martin Grice, Tony Turner, Tom Locke (Left to right on machines) and Martin Evans.

around 250 acres of grounds including woodland and a large recreation area. We all take great pride in ensuring that the grounds and sports facilities are maintained to a really high standard.”

It is apparent that there is a lot of hard work going on around the grounds and the result is the immaculate range of facilities we all enjoy throughout the year.

Daniel Landon, Estates Bursar

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Berlin exchange Aiming to broaden not only their language skills but also their understanding of German history and culture, an eager group of 16 pupils, from the FY to Lower Sixth and their teachers, set off for Berlin. A great deal of organisation had been undertaken by our host school (Gymnasium Steglitz, located in the South West of the city) to ensure that a German family connected to the school would host each of us for the our seven-day stay.

We received a very friendly welcome from our hosts which

language. Over the course of our time in Berlin many lasting friendships were made and our hosts made every effort to make our stay a memorable one. The trip to Berlin was an overwhelming success, with so many positive comments made by those who took part. Berlin offers so many diverse experiences that we were able to tour the Bundestag, attended a talk from a politician, watch a professional basketball game, visit Potsdam’s Palaces and also make time

a wide range of things that we were able to please almost everyone. Our hosts were fantastically generous in all that they did to make us welcome.

My thanks go to Jaime Rodriguez, Hélene Varley and Richard Whitehead for their support and involvement with the exchange trip.

William Mathews, French and German

Baking for charityOver one weekend this term, 70 pupils descended on the Gryphon Room kitchens to make and decorate batches of cup cakes ‘in less than two hours’. It was a case of Ready Steady Cook, meets Masterchef, meets The Great British Bake Off. Cup cakes ranged from the shiny to the gilded, fruity to chocolaty, colourful to the elegant and from joyous

The cakes were judged not only on the end result but also on how well the pairs of cooks had

deemed to be just a smidgeon of butter cream above the rest.

The icing on the cake of this event was that the money raised was all for the Ghana Appeal. After selling ‘like hot cakes’ at the next day’s break time, we estimate to have raised £80 for the appeal.

This is the second year that we have held an Inter-House Baking Competition, and the general standard is getting better and better (and even

you Harrison’s, we do appreciate all your help and support and the use of your kitchen.

By Kim Tutcher, Resident Assistant, School House

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‘Playhouse Creatures’ by April de Angelis a Lower Sixth, IB Theatre production directed by Anne Sharp

parts; each is of equal importance and matched perfectly the

Torrential rain poured down outside (so characteristic of this Summer term), but inside the Rogers Theatre a truly colourful spectacle greeted the audience as we were taken back in time to the Restoration period of 1669. Inspired by the theories of German theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht, the pupils wanted to remind the audience that they were not merely passive spectators of a play but encouraged to respond in a critical, evaluative manner to the events

Jubilee Summer ConcertThis year’s Summer Concert was a marvellous event heralding the Jubilee celebrations which would take place throughout the country. The Concert Band, conducted by Stephen Spanyol, played four pieces including an arrangement of Nimrod by Edward Elgar. Aaron King (SH) sang his own composition while the Saxophone Quartet – Tom Arnold

a series of pieces by Colin Cowles and Carey Blyton. The Chamber Choir, conducted by Iain Sloan, sang For the of the Earth by John Rutter and a folksong arrangement by Michael Mullinar, ending with a moving account of the spiritual by Michael Tippett. A highlight of the

played Chopin’s on the piano. The Jazz Band performed some contrasting pieces including the themes from Mission Impossible and from . After some words of thanks from the Headmaster to all the performers but in particular retiring Head of Woodwind, Mr Stephen Spanyol, the evening was spectacularly concluded with an enthusiastic performance of Handel’s by the Malvern College Diamond Jubilee Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Iain Sloan.

women’s rights, the empowerment of women, and the way they are treated by the society of the time, and this was

throughout the play.Support from Keith Packham (Director of Drama), lighting

by Steve Doidge, sound effects by Miss Lawton, set by Mrs Sullivan and superb costumes by Mrs Fryer ensured that the cast were well supported in this innovative drama production.

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Art

of the Arts, London) in September. Her painting, commissioned for the unveiling of the plaque at the Sixth Form Centre, hangs there in the entrance foyer.

Sta! Profile: Helen Jones, LibrarianHelen Jones started her career working as a Chartered Surveyor. Her life-long love of books however, led her to Malvern College and her appointment as Librarian in 2007. She has since enjoyed overseeing a number of changes to the library including the introduction of pupils’ artwork and the recently completed refurbishment of the Lower Grundy. At her home on the western slopes of the Malvern Hills which she has recently redecorated, she is about to embark on a scheme to re-landscape the garden. On the rare occasion when she has a quiet moment, Helen likes nothing better than

out over the Herefordshire countryside.

LIKES: Cooking, gardening, reading, music – (still has aspirations to be Mrs Bruce Springsteen) favourite song – Roy Harper’s “When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease”.

DISLIKES: White socks (apologies to Arthur and Matt), bloated sultanas and arrogance.

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Chapel Prefects

The Headmaster is pleased to announce that the Chapel Prefects for 2012–2013 are:

Senior Chapel Prefect:

Sacristan:

ConfirmationTwenty-four members of the College and The

The Rt Rev’d Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester and the College’s Visitor, at the Malvern College Chapel in April.

The candidates had been following a course of preparation during the Lent term, culminating in a Quiet day of preparation at Gloucester Cathedral. The choir, under the direction of Mr Iain Sloan and the organist Mr Michael Phillips, helped to ensure that the service was a moving and memorable one. It was followed by a reception for candidates and their guests in the Gryphon Room.

Fr Andrew Law, College Chaplain

A key development in university applications at Malvern College this year is the large increase in the numbers of pupils

have been offered places.

and in Canada are taking a gestalt view of the talents and

requirements perfectly. Twenty-four of them have received

Bound for the US and Canadaoffers from a range of prestigious educational establishments which include Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, Stanford, Duke, Barnard, Chicago, Georgetown, Johns

School of Business. In Canada offers have come from McGill,

others”.

Adrian Grundy, Economics and Business Studies

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King George VI with Queen Elizabeth. AP Rowe, Superintendant TRE with Queen Elizabeth and King George VI.

This term Malvern College and QinetiQ celebrated the 70th anniversary of Radar research which began with the arrival of Telecommunications Research Establishment at Malvern

College, gave a lecture for school pupils on the principles of Radar and the history of the move to Malvern College. This was followed by a gala dinner to celebrate the achievements of all the scientists involved in the development of Radar research; attending were the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff MP, and Harriet Baldwin MP and the evening was introduced by the Adam Palser, Managing Director of Technical & Information Services at QinetiQ. Antony Clark, Headmaster of Malvern College said,

“We were delighted to host this celebration of Radar research

the war.”

70th Anniversary of Radarresearch in Malvern

Left to right: Antony Clark, Headmaster, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, and Adam Palser Managing Director of

Technical & Information Services at QinetiQ.

Members of TRE pictured at Malvern College.

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House Music Competition 2012Jonathan Kingston, Director of Music at Bromsgrove School, adjudicated at this year’s House Music Competition. He had some wonderful things to say about the musicians taking part and said that he was astounded at the level

overall winners, School House, who retained the

in each category were as follows:

Category A

2nd place – Aaron King (SH) piano

Category B

=2nd place – Céline Flowers (EH) soprano

Category C

=1st place – Zoe Vanezis (EH) mezzo soprano

Iain Sloan, Director of Music

Unplugged

place in the Rogers Theatre this term. In an evening which abounded with musical talent there were performances by


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Concert at Whitbourne, HerefordshireEach term the Chamber Choir gives a performance in one of the local three counties. In April the choir sang at the Church of St John the Baptist at Whitbourne, Herefordshire. The programme was varied and included music from Bach to the present day.

King and Caroline Meinhardt and the concert was accompanied by Mr Phillips on the organ. The Chamber Choir was joined by OM, Gregory Swinford (baritone) and all sang to raise funds for St Michael’s Hospice and the renovation of the church bells.


Joining the English String OrchestraJust before the Easter break the British composer Iain King welcomed a number of our musicians to the Malvern Priory to play with the celebrated ESO. They would play A Worcestershire Song Cycle for Tenor and Strings, which Mr King had written for the Three Choirs Festival last year.

From Malvern College, Rupert Harris

Williams (SH) were invited to play, as were pupils from The Downs Malvern and other local schools. Each pupil was partnered with a very high calibre professional musician from the orchestra, each of whom commented on how well the youngsters performed.

Stephen McDade, Music

a Master-class with the renowned pianist John Lill, whose

when he was aged 9 and at 18 performed Rachmaninov’s third Piano Concerto. Described unanimously as the leading British pianist of his generation, he has travelled to over 50 countries during his career as a recitalist and as a soloist with the world’s greatest orchestras. Lill was awarded the OBE in 1977 and the CBE for his services to music in 2005. Moritz, a 16-year-old pupil at Malvern College, was very excited about working with the acclaimed pianist and performed with Jon Lill at the Malvern Theatres on 2nd June. He said, “I am so proud to be at Malvern College and would not have had this opportunity at my last school. I did really enjoy the Master-class, and playing with John Lill in front of quite a large audience was a great experience for me. It went very well overall and we particularly worked on the opening of the piece that I played (‘Rondo Capriccioso’ by Felix Mendelssohn).”

Moritz hopes to establish himself as a pianist of note in the forthcoming years and is very pleased to have had this tremendous opportunity to learn at the feet of one of the very best musicians of our times.

Master-class with John Lill

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Fine weather for the Easter expedition The school made a cannoeing expedition to the Lake District in the Easter break. Two teams totalling ten

the course of an uncharacteristically sunny four days.

Justin Major, Modern Languages and i/c Outdoor Pursuits

Outdoor Pursuits

Lake District expedition at Easter.

Adventures in the Lake DistrictThe Foundation Year was lucky enough to have four days of adventure in the Lake District this term. We headed for the

arrival, the party split in to eight groups each with an instructor and their Malvern tutors. That afternoon, and over the course of the following three days, the groups (at different times) canoed, kayaked, climbed, trekked, caved and scrambled in rushing ghylls. Many even made it to the summit of Helvellyn, England’s second highest mountain, tackling en route the renowned Swirral and Striding Edges. Each group spent one night under canvas whilst the other nights we were accommodated in bunkhouses on the lower slopes of the mountain. Conditions were wet and a bit blustery but the pupils showed great character and resolve, throwing themselves (quite literally at times) into every activity. Their positive attitude was, without doubt, the underlying reason for the success of


Kayaker on the river Teme.

Whitewater experience on the TemeIn April, whilst the cricketers nursed their frustration over

the kayakers were in their element. With the rivers higher than usual at this time of year, a team of keen paddlers headed down to Knightwick Weir where they were able to experience

headed off downstream at a good pace thanks to the high volume of water. They covered the ten kilometres to Bransford bridge in record time.


The summer face of Cwm LlwchOn a warm May afternoon FY pupils from two of our Houses

company of Albert the Bassett Hound who was charged with overseeing the trip. Mr Bradley, Mr Major and Mrs Adam were in support – strong control at the helm would be required. We made a late departure but there was still time for a run around in the evening sun when we arrived. Whilst staff were toiling over a hot stove Albert was acquainting himself with local smells.

Dinner was a candlelit banquet affair and all tastes were

rendition of Mr Bradley’s favourite tunes was followed by a night walk and a game of midnight sardines. After a hot chocolate back at the cottage and a few of Harry’s best ghost stories, Albert decided it was most certainly time to retire.

and orange juice in the sun by the river followed by a bout

swim in the lake, we headed up towards the tarn at the foot

about able to keep this up to the top (although I think Mrs Adam was secretly struggling). The water in the tarn is always bordering on the nippy but given the heat it was nothing short of ideal. The girls, as ever, demonstrated more courage and endurance than the boys in the task.

The descent to the cottage was far swifter than the climb up and within no time at all we were consumed by a whirlwind of cleaning and packing to prepare our ‘hotel’ for its next visitors. The journey home, for most, was a sleepy

enthusiastic company and sense of fun, and of course to Albert for his hard work and management.


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Brigadier DJ Paterson OBE conducted the Biennial Inspection of the CCF at Malvern College in March. The formal inspection was followed by a tour of the stands set up by cadets to show their work for the CCF and their success in competitions in 2011. There were demonstrations of unarmed combat

also able to enjoy some freshly cooked rabbit on his tour. A number of activities were orgnised in

Sharpe (Head of CCF) guided the Brigadier around the exhibition areas and ensured that all ran to time.

The morning’s training and demonstrations of competency was rounded off by a speech from the

gone very well with each cadet playing his or her role superbly.

The Biennial Inspection

Brigadier DJ Paterson OBE Late RRF addressing members of the Malvern College

by Remove French set 1 (featuring Rocko the dog).

One Thursday in May

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Over the Leave-out weekend 11 members of the CCF took part in the Dartmoor Perambulation to raise money for Help For Heroes, a charity which supports armed services families in cases of loss or the need for rehabilitation. The charity has been very well supported and is now funding rehabilitation centres throughout the country.

The Malvern contingent followed in the

travelled 50 miles to mark the original boundary of

throughout. The expedition was organised by Mr

Dartmoor perambulation – CCF expedition

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Felicity Blackburn

was awarded the Young Writer of the Year Award for her prose entry (16–19 age category) in the Malvern Writers’ Circle Young Writers’ Competition 2012.

Lynne Hallett, English and Drama

The Eric Dickenson Cup

At the 38th Malvern Rotary Club Public Speaking

the Eric Dickenson Cup for ‘Most Entertaining Speaker’. She delivered an amusing and spirited defence to the question ‘Is the monarchy useful?’, to win her award.

Lynne Hallett, English and Drama

Russell’s ‘Shirley Valentine’ with irony, pathos and a great sense of comic timing.

The FY prize went to Robert Porter (SH), the Remove prize

Lea-Smith Reading Competition

Elizabeth Charman, English

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The Eric Dickenson Cup

Ledder 2012Conditions were perfect for the 125th

to the Senior Turf of Malvern College.

helped to make it as special an event as ever. The hills were just as steep as usual, but it would take very special weather to change that.

The course of the Ledbury Run has been chopped and changed over those 125 years, as landowners have asked us to avoid crops, crumbled paths and more. This means that the boys’ record

Since girls became a part of the College and took part in this race, the course has been almost unchanged.

within a few years a girl might manage to take the time down to just under the hour. But we did not reckon with Lydia Sharpe.

miles of the 2012 Ledder saw virtually

Lodge (2 miles into the race) it was Tim

have I known a girl to be so high up the

and certainly none has managed to

winners. And it was in exactly the same

mighty roar from a pupil-packed Senior,

an excellent time of 52:17, taking over a minute off his winning time of 2011.

beating his previous time of 58:35. Then

over a hundred boys and girls and every single adult competitor in her wake with her time of 56:20.

The winning Houses in this year’s

the result of last year and continuing a string of Ledder victories by Mrs Grundy’s House.

My thanks go to all those boys and girls and members of staff who helped with this event, the last time that I shall be in charge of the Ledbury Run. My thanks go also to the various folk who live between the College and Ledbury who allow us to run through their

up gates to speed us on our way. This wonderful tradition will, I very much hope, go on healthily for another 125 years and well, well beyond.

Richard Hookham, Modern Languages and i/c Ledder

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HOUSE LIFE HOUSE LIFE HOUSE LIFE HOUSE LIFE HOUSE LIFE


Just like that!At this Summer term’s Friends of Five gathering

Mr Dan Edwards, a member of the world famous ‘Magic Circle’, gave what can only be described as a sensational performance of clever tricks in front

enjoyed the evening of BBQ food and Summer Pudding and especially the conviviality that

Wings of Hope award ceremony at WembleyAt an Oscars-style awards ceremony at Wembley stadium Malvern College’s successful fundraising team ‘Aquila’ was named the team ‘Which had Most Raised Awareness’ to the charity’s aims, a most pleasing and very prestigious award to receive. Sally Godsland, named ‘Most Supportive Teacher’ by the charity, was delighted that the girls had been successful. She said, “I was looking for a particular charity that would offer the pupils the opportunity to develop their skills and experience of fundraising and organisation and that’s certainly what’s happened; they’ve learnt so much. We

excitement came with the news that Kathryn

a hundred entrants, to perform at the awards ceremony. Kathryn sang Beyonce’s ‘Love on Top’, to the spellbound, 600-strong audience. What a

Malvern College’s Aquila is Maitie Wright

Left to right: Holly Makin; Rebecca Connell; Amy Cooke; Alice Quinn; Jess Coulman; Rebecca

Sally Godsland receiving her award from Dr Sri

Ram (CEO & Co-founder of Wings of Hope).

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Rock and pop star party

The food was a success especially the lemonade jelly and ice cream served with milkshakes. The girls looked fantastic in their fancy dress and we had appearances from Lady Gaga, Kiss, Amy Winehouse, and Bono, to name but a few.

Blind Ashes Cricket at MalvernTwo one-day international cricket matches were played at Malvern College at the end of May in the Blind Ashes Test series between England and Australia. The England and Wales Cricket Board have regularly held disability cricket events at the College so we were delighted to have the opportunity to host these matches too.

The cricket made fascinating watching – each team must have at least four players who have no sight at all and the other members of the team may be partially sighted. The

which the ball is delivered by the bowlers and dispatched by the batsmen is very impressive indeed.

Malvern. Pupils and staff were out in force on both match days to cheer on the home team but, alas, the result was a 2–0 victory to Australia. And so it begins...

Allan Walker, Commercial Director

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EIGHT8 Cricket brightens up the season

Ten preparatory schools took part in the annual

competing for the AJ Murtagh trophy. The EIGHT8 has been a very successful formula for junior cricket at Malvern College and, adding to the excitement, each side is kitted out with coloured clothing. There was some fantastic cricket on

match between Packwood Haugh (Shropshire) and The Elms School (Colwall), with Packwood the eventual winners. St John’s-on-the-Hill (Chepstow) beat Beaudesert Park (Gloucestershire) in the Plate competition. The top individual performances came from Jacques Banton from Winterfold House (Worcestershire), who won the batting prize, and Dan Davies from The Elms who won the bowling award. “After a rainy start to the schools’ cricket season this was a very welcome opportunity for these young players to enjoy several games all in one day”, said Master i/c Cricket, Mark Hardinges (Gloucester CCC). “A great deal of fun was had by all.”

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Sports DayThis was a fantastic day of sport in which all participated with great spirit. A total of 16 Sports Day records were broken

records.

relay record. In the Junior Boys’ competition three records were broken;

record the Hurdles

Chey West, Sports Coach

Junior Boys’ Competition

Senior Boys’ Competition

Junior Girls’ Competition

Senior Girls’ Competition

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RAF section recognition of service

of Outstanding Service in recognition and appreciation of their service to the RAF Section over the past four

personally by the Commandant Air Cadets and are prestigious awards achieved only by the very best cadets in the country.

There have been two Community Concerts since Christmas.

Rondo from Beethoven’s Sonata in C Minor played by Victoria

Overture to Carmen arranged for trumpet. The Macdonald

worked well together in two movements of Mozart’s Sonata for Four Hands while Jennifer Liu (EH) entertained the audience with her performance of by Taffanel.

Aaron King (SH) sang his own composition, Après un Rêve

account of Turn Me Onperformance of a Chopin which was an interesting

Community Concerts

Jennifer Liu (EH)

with an expressive performance of Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words arranged here for cello and piano.

In May, the concert was opened by a captivating performance of Taffanel’s Allegro(EH). This was followed by Aaron King (SH), who sang Hugo Wolf’s

Nocturne Opus 32, No 1played a movement of Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole on the

Sleep and

played Mendelssohn’s Rondo a Capriccioso on piano. Congratulations to all the pupils and their various teachers

for preparing so well for these two enjoyable concerts.


National champion – Girls’ Fives

pool, defeating a very good girl from Christ’s Hospital 11–8.

which Shinan played Emily Royen from Sutton Valence (who

ran her opponent from one side of the court to the other. She played her best Fives ever and thoroughly deserved the 15–7 victory giving a very accomplished performance. Having been runner-up for the past two years Shinan was

The Doubles Competition was run on a round-robin basis with every pair playing the other. Shinan and Anna Llewellyn won all their games and were crowned winners. Suzy Marini was partnered by Emily from Sutton Valence and, in only losing to Shinan and Anna, were declared runners-up.

At the end of a wet day, three Malvern girls were very happy with themselves and brought home two pieces of

Chris Thomas, Head of Maths and i/c Fives

Public Schools’ Fencing Championships

Malvern College achieved a remarkable result at the 2012 Public Schools’ Fencing Championships

fencing épée, fenced over 120 times showing great stamina and determination, and by his endeavour

country; a truly outstanding achievement. In the girls’ épée team, Polly Woodhouse (EH)

performances in their competition, adding to the Fencing quality of Malvern College’s performance at the Championships.

Midlands Rugby Academy training for James

Left to right: Suzy Marini, Anna Llewellyn and Shinan Zhang.

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National Junior RFU champions

Junior side at the Warriors’ Sixways Stadium. Seven hundred and eighty teams had entered the competition, and we had progressed through the group stages and knockout competition, 17

the Midlands Champions after beating such teams

had won every other game of the season.On the only day that seemed to be sunny

Matson RFC team from south Gloucestershire in

hard fought and bruising match, we triumphed

country. It was our last game as a team, which had been together for the best part of ten years, so we

unforgettable achievement of my life.

Liam Charlton, (SH) Lower Sixth

National selectionfor OliviaOlivia Barnes has been selected for next year’s Independent Schools Football

is an enormous achievement and we congratulate her.

Joe Gauci, Deputy Head: Academic and i/c Girls’ Football

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County TennisSebastian Schönholz retains the Scott Trophy

There were some good performances by

tournament which was, this year, played at the

retained the Scott Cup after defeating Christian

all those pupils who came to give them support.

Mark Cox, Director of Sports Liaison Seb Schönholz and Johanna Roth.

Excellence in Cricket“Malvern’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore started his season where he left off in 2011 when he scored over 1000 runs. Against Warwick School he launched

only 128 for eight in reply,” wrote the Schools’ Cricket correspondent at the Daily Telegraph earlier in the season as Tom led by example captaining the Malvern 1st XI against Warwick to remain

his third year at Malvern College is also a Chapel Prefect. His season has continues promisingly with

a well made 60 against Shrewsbury and 79 not out against KES Birmingham.But Tom is not the only one to impress this season, the junior boys have been making their mark with impressive wins against Shrewsbury and Rugby for the under 15A team. Three of our juniors have also had trials with the Midlands and we wish

Mark Hardinges, Economics and Master i/c Cricket

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Football for AfricaCafé Cortini on Via Cavour and a breakfast of Italian pastries

pre-football match preparations at the end of May when a party of six girls and two staff spent three days in Rome. The girls were competing in an international 5-aside tournament,

teams from different parts of Italy.

faced a tough two days of competition. They certainly rose to the occasion and put in some very good performances, including two 5–0 wins and one 3–0 win. They played their

to whom they narrowly lost (3–2), St Stephen’s going on to

delighted to be awarded the top goal-scorer trophy; the trip

historical sites – the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps to set alongside our memories of some inspiring football on the

Joe Gauci, Deputy Head: Academic and i/c Girls’ Football

Back row: Gabi Bellairs-Lombard, Elena Fabritius, Amelie Plange, Kavita PurohitFront row: Ella Cripwell, Anna Kempe.

Future Activities 2012

OPEN DAYS

6th October Malvern College 12th – 13th October The Downs Malvern

YOUNG MALVERN

23rd July – 3rd August

SPORT ACADEMIES

17th – 18th July Cricket28th – 29th August Hockey

WORCESTER WARRIORS RESIDENTIAL RUGBY CAMP

13th – 17th August Age 13–17 20th – 23rd August Ages 9–12

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