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| John Melsom (Hon OF) |
Last Updated: Sunday, 14 December 2008
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 Three decades of Old Framlinghamians will be saddened to learn that John Melsom (Hon OF) died on 11th December 2008 aged 92. John came to Framlingham in 1948 and retired 32 years later in 1980. He will be remembered for his coaching of the 1st XV for many years, holding the post of Housemaster to Kerrison for ten years, and supervising the Young Farmers Club. All this in addition to teaching biology and encouraging many an OF into a science based career. We extend our deepest sympathy to John’s son Richard (G 59-68) and his family.
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| Royal Geographical Society lecture by Simon Harby OF |
Last Updated: Monday, 8 December 2008
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 Simon Harby (S 78-81) and his wife Suzi lectured at the Royal Geographical Society on December 1st 2008.
James Ruddock-Broyd reports:
The Ondaatje Theatre at the RGS was full. Simon is a Fellow and regularly attends meetings. The expedition had taken place from 2003 to 2005. Both Harbys are from Norfolk. It is thought this may be the first time an OF has given a lecture at the RGS. [For the full story click in READ MORE]
STOP PRESS : There is another opportunity to hear Simon speak about his amazing travels. He will be speaking at the College Geographical Society meeting on Tuesday 10th March 2009, in the Heaadmaster Porter Theatre at 6.45 p.m. The title given is '360° by Motorbike – Bringing Maps to Life'. The College expects a good attendance by current pupils and some parents. Any OFs will be most welcome. If you would like to attend, then please email or leave a message at reception, so that they have an idea of numbers re seating / light refreshments.
To read the Distinguished article on Simon click here.
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| OF Ladies' and Men's Hockey V College |
Last Updated: Thursday, 4 December 2008
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 On Saturday January 3rd there is to be a repeat of last year's hugely successful and hotly contested Hockey matches against the College 1st teams, beginning at 1-30pm.
Last year, the OF Men won 4-2 against what promised to be an excellent College team, while the OF Ladies drew 2-2. Large numbers of OFs (particularly the younger contingent) turned up to support, and had a brilliant time.
Once again, the matches will be followed by refreshments at the College and/or a visit to a Framlingham hostelry. Please check the website for further news about all this, in due course. Meanwhile, please put this date in your diary.
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| The Three Sopranos at Aldeburgh Church |
Last Updated: Thursday, 4 December 2008
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 The Parish Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Aldeburgh, lists the following event on its website:
"We are privileged to host what promises to be a memorable concert on Wednesday, 17th December at 7.30 p.m., when Framlingham College will present The Three Sopranos. In recent years Framlingham has produced many fine musicians, several of whom have gone on to enjoy careers in music. Perhaps the most well-known is Laura Wright who, after gaining the coveted title of BBC Young Chorister of the Year in 2005, went on to become a founding member of the vocal group All Angels. So come and hear three talented sopranos from Framlingham College, who may have every opportunity to follow in Laura’s footsteps. They will be generously performing in aid of our church funds and admission will be £5.00 at the door. Please see posters and flyers for programme details and do join us for what may well be a unique evening’s entertainment."
Two OF sopranos - Christina Johnston and Chantal Clelland - will be singing and Rob Goodrich will accompany.
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| A new Len Evans in the making? |
Last Updated: Tuesday, 11 November 2008
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 Norman Porter sent me the following news on another budding Len Evans : I have followed up an article in the EADT about Carters Vineyard, which is part of the Bunting family business. We visited Tom and had a look around the whole enterprise last Friday. To visit his website click here
Chris Essex writes : On Saturday 27 September I visited a local vineyard to meet Paul Langham (R77-82). He set up a new vineyard at Littleton Panell, just south of Devizes, in 2001. Although he’s got a long way to go to be another Len Evans (G42-48), they have planted over 5000 vines on a 30 acre site and have an apple orchard of some 600 trees. They produce a range of award-winning white, red, rosé and sparking wines, as well as their own range of apple juice and cider.
Before leaving I enjoyed some wine tasting, including an excellent 2006 vintage red that will be released in a few weeks. Unfortunately, this year’s cider crop was not yet ready to drink or take away! Click here to see some pictures I took. To visit his website click here
I’d be interested to hear from any other budding Len Evans. E-mail me by clicking here: Email Chris Essex.
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| Additional names added to the War Memorial in the College Chapel |
Last Updated: Monday, 10 November 2008
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 David Mason writes :In a moving Service of Remembrance held in the College Chapel on Sunday 9th November, the Chaplain, the Reverend Steve Waters, dedicated new additions to the War Memorials and additional plaques to those who had lost their lives in action. It was good to have the Head of Brandeston School and some of its pupils present, as Brandeston is, in itself, a living and vibrant memorial having been purchased by the Society in 1947 in memory those who had given their lives in the two World Wars.
Diligent research by fellow Trustee, Chris Essex, showed that the names of four former pupils who had lost their lives in WW1 and WW2 were not recorded on the memorials.
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| SOF South East Supper - Saturday 18th October 2008 |
Last Updated: Sunday, 26 October 2008
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 The second South East Supper of recent origin was held at the Piltdown Golf Club and was attended by 14 OFs and 8 guests. The OFs present attended the College and Branderston for a period ranging over 43 years. Andrew Wright, who hosted the event, and Norman Buck and John Barrett are members of the club; the latter had not attended an OF event since 1952 - The Grosvenor House Ball - six years after leaving school.
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| OF selected for GB team |
Last Updated: Monday, 13 October 2008
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 UTTERLY talentless OF shooter Sandy Walker has been miraculously selected for the senior Great Britain squad to travel to New Zealand in 2010.
This mundane announcement, which ranks slightly above appealing a parking ticket in terms of achievement, was received to an almost undetectable ripple of polite applause by the OF Rifle Club’s unimpressed members.
Still only 20, Sandy apparently attracted the myopic, astigmatic and bloodshot eye of the selectors by luckily winning the Prince of Wales’ Prize at Bisley’s Imperial Meeting this year beating more than 1,000 shooters from more than 20 countries.
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| Fascinating story about an OF is literally dug up! |
Last Updated: Monday, 13 October 2008
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 Fascinating story about an OF is literally dug up!
Chris Essex writes: It never ceases to surprise and delight me who looks up details of OFs in the Distinguished Section of the website. I’ve just been contacted by the editor of a small newspaper in the middle of Alberta, Canada, who was interested in an OF included on the Chapel WW1 Memorial.
To find out why, click here to read about Herbert Horace Nicholson (1890-92).
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| Overseas Bag - Autumn 2008 |
Last Updated: Tuesday, 7 October 2008
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 Chris Essex writes : As the editor of the Overseas Bag, I’m pleased to say that I have just published the latest news and views from Overseas OFs for Autumn 2008 in the People section (click here to go to the People section or use the menu at the top of the page. You will need to be signed in to the website to access the Overseas Bag).
There are a fantastic 16 pages of news and pictures from around the world and well worth a read. For example find out which OF has recently met the Pope, which has been celebrating an anniversary of the British landing in Nova Scotia and who these 3 guys pictured are! Space considerations mean that both the Newsletter and Yearbook can only contain an edited version of this news, so I strongly encourage you to sign up and read about your former contemporaries.
I was particularly delighted to hear from many overseas OFs for the first time, including one after a break of 50 years and I'd love to hear from more of you. There are now around 800 OFs who live overseas from the UK. Please get in touch with me here.
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