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Brussels to Cape Town, by bush plane |
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 I had a wish, a dream, over ten years old, to fly an aeroplane from London to Cape Town, the original trans-Africa. I realised at a certain stage that I was going to have to more than dream if I wanted to make it happen – so I started to research what was involved. Very quickly, the problem areas became clear:
- No aeroplane.
- No or very little avgas in Egypt, Sudan or Ethiopia.
- Nowhere in range for crossing Sudan (who were refusing landing permission).
Everything else looked manageable. A year later, and we had found our solutions:
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Old Shirburnian Day - 22 May 2010 |
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Sherborne School ‘At Home’ to all Old Shirburnians, their families and friends
All of us at Sherborne are delighted to invite you, your family
and friends to the 2010 Old Shirburnian Day
Please click here for Application Form |
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Sherborne Memorabilia Cushions |
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 A great memento of your time at Sherborne, these handmade patchwork cushions are made from school uniform and can include items that are special to you such as school and house sports kit, ties, and scarves. Each cushion is made to your requirements and is unique to you. The cover can be further personalised with your name and the dates you were at Sherborne. For more information, please email:
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New Headmaster Appointment |
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The Chairman of Governors has released the following statement:
The Governors have appointed Christopher Davis to be Headmaster from 1 September 2010. Simon Eliot will have completed ten most distinguished years as Headmaster by then and they are extremely grateful to him for his successful stewardship of this great school.
Christopher Davis, the son of a schoolmaster, was educated at Eton College during which time he was a clarinettist in the National Youth Orchestra and played cricket for the XI. He read English Literature at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he won a Manners Scholarship. After graduation, he spent a year teaching at St. Edmund’s School, Canterbury before joining the Bank of England’s International Division. He was then seconded to the Cabinet Office for two years during the First Gulf War before returning to edit and manage the Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin and the introduction of its new Inflation Report.
In 1994, he returned to teaching, joining the English Department at Eton College, where he has since taken up a wide range of responsibilities, from overseeing the Sports and Literary Societies, and coaching several games, to chairing the Staff Remuneration and Conditions of Service Committee. Since 2001, he has been housemaster of Warre House.
He is married, to Innes, and has two daughters aged 10 and 7.
Richard Hodder-Williams
Chair of Governors, Sherborne School |
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Alexander Jones (m 88-93) |
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We were proud to report in the 2004 OS Record that Alex had run the London Marathon raising money to help the Brain and Spine Foundation after having undergone extensive treatment himself for a brain tumour in the Charing Cross Hospital.
Sadly the Charing Cross can do no more for Alex and the only effective treatment is in the United States which the NHS is unable to fund. Having helped so many others, Alex, himself, is now in need of help. May I refer members to his website:
www.protonbeamalex.com/about.php |
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Jack Sutcliffe (a, 06) Second youngest Briton (first OS) to climb Everest |
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May 22 2009
News has just reached us that Jack Sutcliffe (a, 06) is the second youngest Briton (and first Old Shirburnian) to climb Everest – confirmed 22 May 10:26 BST Congratulations Jack from us all!
Check out his blog at http://jackeverest09.synthasite.com |
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