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Category: Colvin

Stories about OHs from Colvin House, Haileybury

1950s…

Peter Close (C 57, Former staff 65-69)

3 Apr 2025
We are very sad to advise the passing of Peter Close who passed away on 16th February 2025 aged 81. As a pupil at Haileybury Peter was a Prefect and…
Alban's…

ANNUAL LONDON LUNCH 2025

25 Mar 202525 Mar 2025
We were delighted to welcome over 80 OHs and guests to our annual London lunch at the RAF Club on London’s Piccadilly on Wednesday 19th March 2025. After drinks in…
Batten…

New Zealand OHs get-together

24 Mar 2025
Two’s Company – Three’s a crowd! Charles Deane (E 67) writes from NZ that he, John Middleton (C 88) and Matthew Goodson (B 88) met up on 18th March 2025…
2000s…

Huge congratulations to Lizzie Bird (C 06)

7 Aug 20243 Feb 2025
Making her Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, then passing the bar exam in February this year, it was no wonder Lizzie was set for more success! Not only did she…
1940s…

Annual London Lunch – Our Best Turnout Yet!

14 May 202414 May 2024
On 23rd April 2024 112 OHs, Honorary members and guests gathered for the Society’s Annual London Lunch at the RAF Club in London’s Piccadilly. After a welcome glass of fizz…
1950s…

Patrick St Leger (C 54) – Wins final squash match

14 May 202414 May 2024
At 82 years young, OH Patrick St Leger is on his way into the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person still playing competitive Squash. Patrick had played at…
1980s…

International Women’s Day

8 Mar 20246 Mar 2024
The Haileybury Society is proud of everyone within the Haileybury alumni community and, this International Women's Day, we are especially proud to celebrate the acheivements of our women members. Fifty…
Alban's…

Haileybury Youth Trust seeks Assistant Country Manager

28 Feb 2024
The Haileybury Youth Trust (HYT), is seeking an Assistant Country Manager to help lead its operations in Uganda. An OH graduate, the successful candidate will succeed Ed Brett (E 11)…
2000s…

From acting ambitions to behind-the-scenes success; Suzi Battersby (Aby & C 00) tells her story

19 Feb 202419 Feb 2024
The Haileybury Society is always interested in hearing from OHs about their careers. Here Suzi Battersby (Aby & C 00) tells us about her early dreams of acting and how…
1960s…

1964 Mikado Tour of Sweden – reunion get-together being organised!

5 Feb 20245 Feb 2024
Richard Lawrence (L 60) is arranging an informal 60th anniversary get-together for those who came on the Mikado tour of Sweden six decades ago and/or those who were involved with the…
1990s…

Helen Goddard (C & Alb 98) is raising £2000 for the National Brain Appeal – please help her

19 Dec 2023
Helen Goddard (C & Alb 98) is seeking to raise £2000 by running the 2024 London Marathon in aid of the National Brain Appeal. Her fundraising is highly personal; her…
Alban's…

Fabulous at 50! Girls’ anniversary event a huge success

6 Dec 202318 Dec 2023
The Haileybury Society was so delighted to host a very special event on Friday 1st December at the prestigious Oriental Club in London's West End to mark 50 years since…
1960s…

Tim Woodward (C 67) – actor in Wings and A Piece of Cake

20 Nov 202320 Nov 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Timothy (Tim) Oliver Woodward (C 67) who has died on 9th November 2023, aged 70. Tim, son of actor…
1940s…

Sir Michael Bonallack, OBE (C 48) – Britain’s greatest post-war amateur golfer and hugely influential administrator

2 Oct 20235 Oct 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Sir Michael Francis Bonallack (C 48), who has died on 27th September 2023, aged 88. Early promise Michael revealed…
2000s…

2003 leavers’ reunion a great success

20 Sep 202326 Sep 2023
On Saturday 16th September a large group of OH leavers from the class of 2003 gathered at Singer’s Tavern in London to celebrate twenty years since they left Haileybury. The event…
1970s…

Happy times at Haileybury recalled as former girl pupils meet at College Arms

18 Sep 202318 Dec 2023
In September 1973 twelve girls joined Haileybury as pupils in the sixth form thus starting the process which fifty years on has turned Haileybury into the fully co-educational school of…
1940s…

London Lunch celebrates a special year for Haileybury and its alumni

3 May 202317 Oct 2023
Senior Members of The Haileybury Society enjoyed a wonderful reunion at this year's Annual London Lunch on 26th April, held once again at the RAF Club on Piccadilly. A spirit of community…
1970s…

Fine art portraiture: Aris Raissis, artist

23 Mar 202330 Mar 2023
Aris Raissis (C 76) is an artist specialising in portraiture, figurative work and portraits of animals, reinstating the techniques of the Old Masters to our present day. He also teaches clients…
1970s…

Charity Work – Help an OH son’s fundraising campaign for the Brain Tumour Charity

10 Mar 202310 Mar 2023
First published 18 Jan, 2021 Adam Banwell, son of Charlie Banwell (C 76) ran in the 2021 Northumberland Marathon to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity, an effort which…
2000s…

Charity Work – Corinna’s Channel swim raises over £14,000 for MQ

9 Mar 202310 Mar 2023
Originally Published 28 Sept, 2020 We were delighted to hear from OH parent  Dr Ian Bridges (L 62) who contacted us about his daughter Corinna Bridges (C 00) who in…
1920s…

Haileybury Roll of Honour: Captain Edwin Smith (C 27)

13 Dec 20223 Jan 2024
Edwin Thomas Martyn Smith (C 27) was born on 29th May 1913 at Walsall, Staffordshire. After Haileybury he went on to study for his MB (Bachelor of Medicine) and ChM (Master of…
1950s…

James Freeland (C 50) – Shipbroker

22 Nov 20227 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of James Gourlay Freeland (C 50) on 17th October 2022, aged 86. A prefect at Haileybury who played Rackets and Squash…
1990s…

Nicholas Pratt (C 96) – finance director

16 Nov 20227 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the untimely death of Nicholas Leslie Pratt (C 91) on 8th May 2022, aged 44. Nicholas's brother, Simon (B 93), informs us that…
1950s…

Adrian Allan (C 56) – university archivist

2 Aug 202212 Jun 2023
The Haileybury society is saddened to learn of the death of Adrian Reginald Allan (C 56) who has died at the age of 79 on 21st June 2022. After Haileybury, Adrian…
1900s…

Haileybury Roll of Honour: Sgt. Basil Fenwick (C 1900)

19 Jul 20223 Jan 2024
Basil Middleton Fenwick (C 1900) was born on 2nd September 1885 at Leeds, Yorkshire. He was the son of C.R. Fenwick of Penrydding in Yorkshire and when war broke out…
1950s…

Newspaper prompts more memories of Queen’s visit to Haileybury

31 May 202218 Dec 2023
Prompted by HM Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year, OH Mike Halsey (BF 60) went through his own Haileybury archives where he found an article about the Queen's visit to…
1960s…

Photo Essay – 1960s Haileybury remembered

27 Apr 202212 Dec 2023
OH Mike Halsey (BF 60) has been going through his collection of old photographs and digitising them to make the collection easier to manage.  As he says: “I have been digitising rather a…
1940s…

The end of WW2 remembered – Roger Nix (K 44) shares his story

13 Dec 202113 Dec 2023
Following our publication of Imogen Thomas's memories of Haileybury on VE Day, OH Roger Nix (K 44) has been in contact with his own memories from that period. In this…
1950s…

David Jackson (C 52) – Family jeweller who toured USA with Alan Ayckbourn

16 Mar 202123 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of David Christopher - "Jacko" - Jackson (C 52), who died suddenly on 31st December 2020, aged 82. We publish below…
1940s…

Arthur Pont (C 44) – civil engineer who later became a CofE Minister

20 Jul 202023 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Arthur Michael Stalkartt Pont (C 44), who has died on 30th March 2020, aged 89. Arthur boxed for Haileybury…

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