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Association Day 2011
was a great success with record numbers turning up to play rounders and cricket in the sunshine.
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Patrick Cashell, our chairman stands down after 5 years of service.
At the AGM this year Patrick Cashell announced that he wished to stand down after five successful years as chairman of the Association.
Patrick took on the chairmanship when the Mount House Association was revived – one of the few who were prepared to take on responsibility for helping to rebuild the organisation. As part of this exercise, Patrick was committed to encouraging the older members to return and the success of this can be seen in the membership roll.
Despite suffering from a period of severe illness, Patrick never shirked his responsibilities. He continued to provide sound advice and undertook his tasks as usual without complaint. He chaired the committee with authority, keeping the more vocal members in line, whilst ensuring that everyone had their say. Patrick with his encyclopaedic knowledge of the school, staff and pupils helped the MHA make many important decisions, enabling it to move forward to a more certain future. His speeches were always amusing and to the point when representing the MHA, holding the attention of both the former and current pupils and staff.
Patrick can take much credit for the re-launch of the MHA and for its current success. Without his valuable contribution, the MHA would have folded. We are delighted (and not a little relieved) that Patrick has agreed to continue to serve as a committee member. The Mount House Association and committee members would like to thank him for all he has done on its behalf and look forward to his continual service on the committee!
Grahame Bartleet, New Chairman of the Mount House Association
Mount House welcome "Visiting Boarders"
Forms 1-4 can now become "VBs" either on an ad-hoc basis or on a regular night for the duration of the term. Click here to read more
Daily Bus Service from Plymouth
for Prep pupils now runs daily Monday to Friday from Plymouth to Mount House in the morning, returning in the evening, and is already proving very popular.
Headmaster's Summer Term Letter
School Newsletter now available to read.
Prize and cup winners for this term announced.
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Geoff Whaley
The whole Mount House Community is mourning the tragic and untimely death of Geoff Whaley on Tuesday 14th June. He was a giant figure in our lives, whose warmth and care touched so many. Our thoughts, love and prayers go out to Jayne, Tom and Joe.
The funeral service for Geoff Whaley was held on Friday 24th June at St Andrew’s Whitchurch and afterwards at the Whitchurch Inn.
School Rugby Tour to Cork
The MHA helped sponsor the team by taking out an advertisement in the team program and buying a set of polo shirts for the team while on tour. Click here for the report and photos.
New adventure playground
The Association donated £500 towards the cost of replacing the school's adventure park zip-wire which had to be completely renewed due to so much use!
Fanfare 2010
is now available to view in PDF format, click here for the 2010 edition. If you would like to update your details or appear in the 2011 edition, please go to the Fanfare page and fill in the form
Wortham Sculpture
This moves a step further towards being commissioned after it was agreed by the Governors that in principal the winning design would be sited in the lake, subject to detailed approval and of course the cost of installation. Photos of the proposed siting will be available soon.
Tony Wortham "Tradescant Garden" opened on 3rd July 2011
Tony left a legacy in his will to the King's School Canterbury. It was his wish that this should go towards the creation of a "Tradescant Garden" and that his ashes should be scattered within the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral used by the school. Largely due to the energies of the late Denis Ball and Iain Bentley the gardens have now been created and were opened on 3rd July 2011 as part of King's week. Tony's ashes were committed in the garden on the same day.
Mount House leavers were awarded 12 scholarships this year
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Sponsored 10km walk
The sun shone and over 112 pupils and their friends and families and Mount House Association members, aged 6 to 60, set off from Mount House School in early September. They walked over 10km and climbed over 1200ft from School to Great Mis Tor. Click here to read more and see the photos.
Association Day
Rounders
Held on Saturday 3rd of July, after the annual swimming gala. Click here for the photos and report.
Marquee for the school
We have bought a small marquee in time for this year's Association Day, our days of struggling with gazeboes on a windswept morning are over! It arrived at the school in time to give the grounds men a challenging day as the instructions seemed to be missing! It was used to shelter the food and refreshing ale from the uncommonly hot sunshine on Association Day, but really came into its own the next day, when true to form, the rain appeared for the end of the parents versus leavers cricket match.
Memorial to past Mount House Teachers
A memorial to past Mount House School staff, in the form of an armillary sphere, has been unveiled at The School by the Headmaster Jim Massey. It was presented to The School by the Mount House Association as a tribute to the many staff members who have contributed so much to The School and its pupils over the years.
The BBC use Tony Wortham's film footage
We were contacted by the makers of a BBC4 documentary, as they heard that we hold some film footage on the rescue from the 'Jeanne Gougy' (a French fishing trawler) of it's crew members in 1962. They were delighted with Tony Wortham's capture of events, and made a donation of £300 towards the costs of the digitalisation of the Wortham Archive. The program called "For those in Peril" and was shown on BBC4 at 9pm on Tuesday 4th May. Here is the link to the makers of the program: Available light TV
A sculpture in memory of Tony Wortham
The Association, in conjunction with Jim Massey the current Headmaster, have decided to commission an outdoor sculpture in memory of Tony Wortham. The current pupils have been given the task of producing an outline for the piece, from a brief given to them on his character,interests and hobbies. The winning idea will be reflected in local granite by the sculptor. We will be launching an appeal for donations towards this project in the forthcoming months. We have invited Peter Wortham, Tony's nephew to unveil the finished piece on Association Day, June 2011.
Philip Moore died on Wednesday 20th January 2010.
A service of thanksgiving was held on Tuesday 16th February, at the Chapel, Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse, London. The address was given by Lord Butler of Brockwell KG and The Master of Charterhouse.
Click here to read about the service and a summary of his eighteen years service to Mount House. (Taken from the 1982 edition of Fanfare.)
Ties, scarves and lapel pins
Based on our Mount House Association logo, we have designed a tie, scarf and lapel pin which are now all on sale. Why not help raise some funds for the MHA by purchasing a few! Have a look.
Life at Mount House between 1955 and 1961
Denis Welchman, a former pupil has sent us his memories of his time at school. Whether you were a pupil during the same era, or recently just left, its a wonderful account. Horrifying the Health and Safety conscious, while showing that some things at Mount House remain unchanged. Click this link to read. We are always happy to receive any articles or photos of your time at Mount House.
Wortham DVDs now on sale
Mr Wortham's film footage is now on sale. The DVD's are divided into separate years showing the goings on in and around Mount House during his time as Head Master. Mount House Association members receive their DVD,s at a discounted price. The money will then go towards the cost of digitising the footage. Please go to Wortham Films for more details.
Newsletter scrapped!
Now that we have settled into our website, we have decided that we don't need a Newsletter, this Latest News page will do the job for us! We will send out an occasional email to all members to let you know when something is happening.
The Association Day 2008
Read the report and see the photos
Film Footage of the Wortham Archive
Compare the old quality to that of the digitalise version
Old newsletters (no longer continued):
March 2008
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September 2007
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April 2007
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