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Thursday 29 March 2012

OH in London Spring Lunch

DAUGHTER OF WWII VETERAN & FORMER HCS HEADMASTER ATTENDS LUNCH AS GUEST

We were very pleased to welcome this time as special guest Mrs Patricia Brittain ( nee Hopewell ) being the daughter of former Headmaster Jack Hopewell ( OH 1908 – 1911 then HM 1945 – 1956 )

Last summer, to mark the 100th anniversary of schoolboy Jack Hopewell having broken an athletics record for the 100yards in 1911, Patricia presented to the School a special silver trophy commemorating her father Jacks’ sporting achievement. The Cup, to be known as the Hopewell 100 Metres, has been specially engraved with his name thereon and will be presented annually on Speech Day to the male student achieving the fastest time in the 100m event for that year. A F J Hopewell, MA., had already served King & Country at Gallipoli during the Great War then saw active service during WWII as an infantry officer. On becoming wounded he was repatriated before hostilities ended in Europe in 1945. Having come down from Oxford before the war where he gained a degree from Queens’ College, Jack trained as a teacher. Thus, after being de-mobbed and having recovered from his injuries, Mr Hopewell ( or Hoppy as we boys from the 1940’s/ 1950’s era affectionately knew him) had finally returned to his old school by being appointed Headmaster in 1945

Anyway, Trish was glad to have had the opportunity to join we OHs for lunch and to recall all the happy memories she treasured as a young girl occupying No.1 Castle Street with her father. Those of us who in turn remember her with her dog Trigger, were equally delighted to relate to Trish our own recollections of HCS and that of her dad.

Because of the exceptionally warm weather for the time of year, we were able amid the sunshine to enjoy panoramic views across the river to St. Pauls Cathedral and the City skyline beyond.

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Ray Follis., DFC ( OH 1935 – 1940 ) It’s also worth mentioning here that we OHs were pleased to welcome Mr Michael Follis, 2nd son of the late Rev. Ray Follis to this event. Although MF is not an Old Herefordian himself, he was happy to represent his father. That’s because Ray, before he died only in January 2012 aged 93, had planned to attend our casual buffet luncheon himself last November. Owing to his deteriorating condition though, he sadly had to decline the invitation at the last hour.

The 31 guests who attended this function were as follows :-

David Bland East 1946 – 1951 Sussex
Peter Broome West 1955 – 1962 Suffolk
Peter Carter School 1945 – 1949 Kent
Martin Clarke West 1951 – 1955 Essex
Timothy Conning Cornwall 1977 – 1984 Lincolnshire
Peter Davies School 1943 – 1946 London
Jan Daybell School 1950 – 1958 Gloucestershire
Keith Evans West 1951 – 1954 Sussex
Peter Fairman-Bourn Deanery 1952 – 1959 Surrey
Peter Garland School 1955 – 1959 Sussex
Alan Gooch School 1944 – 1949 London
Howard Griffiths School 1957 – 1962 Oxfordshire
Ian Harwood School 1953 – 1960 Surrey
Ian Jones School 1955 – 1962 Staffordshire
Michael Kedge Deanery 1956 – 1961 Middlesex
Kenneth Masters School 1945 – 1951 Norfolk
Michael Moreton West 1942 – 1949 Surrey
Carl Murray West 1948 – 1955 Essex
Michael Norman Deanery 1956 – 1963 Kent
Pugh Phillips School 1956 – 1962 Staffordshire
John Pound School 1956 – 1959 Devon
David Rattue West 1942 – 1947 Berkshire
Roger Ridler East 1951 – 1956 Oxfordshire
Keith Rippin Deanery 1951 – 1959 Bath, Avon
John Scally School 1956 – 1962 Lincolnshire
Barton Taylor School 1956 – 1963 London & France
Derek Wintle West 1948 – 1954 Somerset

OTHER GUESTS:-
Patricia Brittain Daughter of former Headmaster Jack Hopewell ( OH 1908 – 1911 )
Yvonne Carter Wife of Peter C
Claire Morgan-Jones School Development Director
Michael Follis 2nd son of the late Rev. Ray Follis DFC ( OH 1935 – 1940 )

Anyone wishing to find out more about OHiL and our regular gatherings in The Capital can now visit our own website www.ohil.org.uk. Alternatively, please contact Peter Fairman-Bourn for more details about the next riverside reunion.
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