Old Clayesmorian Society

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clayesmore Cormorants, there will be a dinner held in a marquee at Clayesmore School on Saturday 10th July 2010, at 7.00pm for 8.00pm.

A full report will be posted of the event in due course.

Those booked to attend the event are as follows -

Mr. Julian Bates
Mrs. Julie Bates
Mr. David Cook
Mrs. Linda Cook
Mr. Charles Price
Mrs. Sue Price
Mr. Piers Sabine
Mrs. Sara Sabine
Mr. Clive Wilkinson
Mr. Andrew Beaton
Mr. Martin Cooke
Mrs. Eleanor Cooke
Mr. Raymond Norris
Mrs. Sally Norris
Mr. Martyn Roberts
Mrs. Catherine Roberts
Mrs. Gill Severn
Mr. Roger Bayliss
Mr. Richard Geffen
Mrs. Ann Geffen
Mr. Nick Goumas
Mrs. Elizabeth Goumas
Mr. Robert Mash
Mr. Nicholas Smith
Mrs. Louise Smith
Mrs. Alison Watkins
Mr. Julian Bailey
Mr. David Fangen
Mrs. Nina Fangen
Mrs. Jane Hamlyn
Mr. Andrew Levinson
Mr. Michael Miller
Mrs. Vicky Miller
Mr. Frank Stones
Mr. Hugh Thompson
Mr. Martin Blant
Mr. James Crosfield
Mrs. Emma Crosfield
Mr. Quentin Ellis
Mr. Michael Gumm
Ms. Sarah Harries
Mr. Robert Jorden
Mr. Terence Morgan
Mr. Adam Frith
Mrs. Nikki Frith
Miss Madeleine Goumas
Mr. Zaine Venter
Mrs. Annabel Venter
Mr. Julian Vernon
Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins
Mr. Jack Watkins
Mr. Simon Barker
Mr. Tim Bryson
Mr. Alastair Deighton
Mr. Tristan Deighton
Mr. Jamie Dike
Mr. Sam Denning
Mr. Tom Denning
Mr. David Spence
Mr. William Buck
Mr. Andrew Dike
Mrs. Vicky Dike
Mr. Peter Fleming
Ms. Maureen Masters
Mr. Brian Merson
Mr. Graeme Owton
Mrs. Nita Owton
Mr. Colin Redston
Mr. Kelvin Barker
Mrs. Francesca Barker
Mr. Matthew Corica
Mrs. Collette Corica
Mr. Robert Lack
Mrs. Natasha Lack
Mr. Matthew Senior
Mrs. Danielle Senior
Mr. Gavin Tew
Mrs. Laura Tew

A Magnificent Seven sat down for another splendid City lunch at the Beaujolais, Lichfield Street.

Once again good food,excellent wine,great service and above all intelligent and well educated company meant that the meal finished long after four. It was agreed that it would be very much same time,same place next year.

Rodney Spokes spoke of the pleasures of supporting Leicester Tigers and a very large family funeral he had just been to in Kansas City. Hugh Thompson hoped that the Maoists would not, later in the year,disrupt his ten week teaching adventure in Nepal. Bob Mash lamented that his follow up on dinosaurs, a book on fairies hadn't taken wing. David Fangen was in serious grief, having sold his large London house to move full time to Bedchester, he had said good bye to a large part of his much loved library. Louise Smith and Christopher Johnston spent some of lunch discussing entrepreneurship. Over all this OC Chairman Andrew Beaton as always presided with quiet confidence and assurance. As he arrived late he bought an extra bottle of wine.

Hugh Thompson

OCs, parents, pupils, staff and friends of the school took part in a Sponsored Walk on May 23 2010. Some 200 people walked one of three routes in the magnificent countryside around Iwerne.

For photos, please see the Photo Gallery

Match report to follow shortly.

For photos of the day, please click here.

On Saturday 15 May OCs gathered at the school to remember David Spinney. In an event organised by The Spinney Memorial Trust, chaired by Stephen Levinson and led by Robert Mash and Jim Tilden, former students gathered to discuss the legacy of David Spinney, 20 years since the creation of the trust in his memory. This was followed by the OC Summer BBQ on the terrace of the main house.

The session was recorded and will appear here as a download shortly.

Some 30 OCs met at the Pitcher & Piano in Nottingham on Saturday 13 February for the first Nottingham reunion.

Leavers from across the years were present, including those living in Nottingham and who had travelled over three hours to be at the event.

The party met for drinks and buffet supper in the beautiful deconsecrated church and spent the evening reminiscing, exchanging news and catching up with each other, as well as making new friends.

It is anticipated that a similar event will be held next year.

To see a selection of photos from this event click here

The Old Clayesmorian Society Annual Dinner and AGM was held at Clayesmore on Saturday 23 January 2010. Some 75 Old Clayesmorians attended the event which began with the AGM held in the de Selincourt Room.

This was followed by a champagne reception held in the main house reception rooms, before a three course dinner and coffee was served in the Dining Hall.

The Chairman, Andrew Beaton, said grace and introduced proceedings while the President, Piers Sabine, made the loyal toast and the founder's toast. The Headmaster proposed the health of the Society and then Mark Fraser, Head of Drama at the school reflected on the uniqueness an education at Clayesmore has to offer, and how fortunate he feels to have been part of it for the past 19 years.

It then fell to David Fangen to organise a quick game of Heads and Tails, which raised £350 for The Spinney Memorial Trust (the winner of which was Anna Laura Pio - wife of Robert), before "The Rat Pack" struck up and guests took to the dance floor.

To see a gallery of photos from the dinner click here