Rhubarb Issue 12: November 2023

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Welcome to Rhubarb 2023!

This year the School celebrated its 160th ANNIVERSARY and 150 years since we moved to Summertown, described as ‘the miserable village of Summertown’.The vision of the Headmaster of that time, Reverend Algernon Simeon, and the challenging move that it entailed, is outlined on page 15. I t has been an extraordinarily busy year and I hope you find this magazine reflects the many diverse and interesting achievements.

We have been delighted to launch our DIGITAL ARCHIVES – an opportunity for all OSE to look through a huge

WELCOME

collection of photos (including sports teams and house photos), sports shields and old copies of Rhubarb and The Chronicle magazines. I do urge you to find time to dip into the Digital Archives and have a look – you can search by name or date and you will be amazed what you can find. See page 14 for details or scan the QR code here:

We have also launched the CUP & DAGGER CLUB , our new regular giving club based on

This year we saw DAVID SMART (Field House, 1968-1972) step down as President of the Society and JAMES MACDONALD SMITH (Sing’s, 1981-1985) became our 86th President. Page 6.

As part of BEYOND TEDDIES, we are very proud of the work the PARTNERSHIP TEAM do, as they launched TEDDIES COLLABORATES this year.The impact they have on our School and the surrounding community shouldn’t be underestimated. Page 12

the principle that lots of people giving small amounts can have a profound impact on the Teddies community. Find out more about how to join, plus our new free Will-writing service we are offering on page 10.

We are, as always, delighted to talk to interesting OSE and find out more about their careers and lives – read about EDHOBART

As always, THE SOCIETY’S SUCCESS IS BASED ONYOU, the OSE and we are always grateful for your contributions and for getting in touch.We have WELCOMED OVER 1000 OSE

Rhubarb Reunites 1972-1982

(Corfe, 1985-1989) on page 21 , GRACE GILBERT (Corfe, 2005-2010) on page 24 and PETER SWAINSON (Tilly’s, 1995-2000 and former SCR 2017-2023) on page46 .

BACKTO EVENTS at TEDDIES , around the COUNTRY and GLOBE (see page 74 ) and our MARTYRS SPORT continues to thrive (See page48 ).

We have also launched our first ever BUSINESS DIRECTORY in Rhubarb and hope to build on this over the year as we grow our business connections and professional networks.

You can’t have missed the news of our wonderful win at HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA this summer. It gave us an opportunity to connect with many OSE who came to support

the School on the banks of the river, OSE who returned to Teddies for the CELEBRATION OF ROWING EVENT in September (see page 90 ) and also with previous winning crews, recounting their Prince Elizabeth Challenge Cup wins in 1958, 1959, 1984, 1999 and 2023, Page 27.

See page 70 and join us on LinkedIn.

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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this edition of Rhubarb .We look forward to seeing many of you this year – do keep in touch and look out for invitations (events list can be found on page 95, inside back cover) and updates via social media and the website (see back of magazine for details).

Front Cover:The ‘Fizzy Tea’ at Henley Royal Regatta 2023

EMILY ROWBOTHAM, EDITOR

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