Old Pangbournian and former Royal Marine/Royal Engineer, Colonel Mike Brooke OBE from Bosham, Chichester has signed up to tackle Blind Veterans UK’s inaugural 100km challenge over the Yorkshire Dales, in an attempt to help raise £10,000 for the charity. Mike (Illawarra 61-66) will be embarking on the mammoth, overnight trek, on the…
DetailsDear Colleagues, The date for the summer reception has been changed to Tuesday 28 June. I apologise for the change that is caused by events beyond our control. We meet on board the HQS Wellington at 6.30 pm where wine and beer and food will be provided. The cost will be in the region of…
DetailsThe illustrated history of the College published in connection with the centenary of the College was launched at a reception in Drake on March 22. About 150 members of the Pangbourne community including current parents, governors, members of staff, retired governors, retired members of staff and a number of OPs attended. In a…
DetailsAn illustrated history of Pangbourne College 1917 – 2016 has now been published by Third Millennium Information, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd. Authored by OP Robin Knight (56-61), with more than 60 contemporary images taken by OP Angus Thomas (77-81), an award-winning Getty photographer, the book consists of 12 chronological chapters, 192…
DetailsA truly memorable OP Centenary Launch Party was held on Friday 11th March, 2016 at the Mansion House in the company of the 688th Lord Mayor of the City of London, Jeffrey Evans (61-66), the Lord Mountevans. More than 430 OPs and guests filled the huge Egyptian Hall for the reception during which…
DetailsLeslie Howard, one of the world’s finest pianists will take to the stage at Pangbourne College on Thursday 31 March to perform a virtuoso recital of music by Beethoven, Grieg and Liszt. Director of Music, Mr Roy Raby, is delighted to invite all Old Pangbournians and their guests to join him for what promises to be a…
DetailsPatrick Derham (73-78) – in the photo above centre with Peter Points (l) and Lionel Stephens (r) on Founders’ Day, 2015 – has been featured in an article in The New York Times on March 6 titled “Britain’s Exclusive Schools Try to Be a Little Less So.” Derham, who came from a troubled home…
DetailsFourteen OPs and partners attended the annual lunch at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland on Thursday 25th February, reports Robin Paine (Hesperus 1955-58). After drinks on the balcony, in glorious summer sunshine, the party went into the Quarterdeck Restaurant (where the Centenary gala dinner will be held next year), for…
DetailsThe College recently appointed a new Director of Development, Karen Hartshorn, to oversee the functions of Marketing, Development, Admissions and Alumni Relations. Karen took up her role last month and as she begins to build her new team at the College, she talked about her plans for the immediate future: “I am delighted to…
DetailsThere are a number of events planned to celebrate the College Centenary across 2016 and 2017. It would be wonderful to see as many OPs as possible attending these celebrations, so to help you plan ahead, a schedule of planned events has been produced, and can be found here: OP CENTENARY EVENTS Please save the…
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