edian Alur Old Club News - King's College, Taunton

London Reception 2011- House of Commons
In February the annual London reception took place at the House of Commons. About 150 people attended this
fantastic occasion which was a great success and attracted OAs of all ages. A special highlight was the tour of the
Houses of Parliament. We are grateful to Geoffrey Cox QC MP [OA Tuckwell 1977] for hosting this event.
Geoffrey Cox, MP
OA Day-June 2011
Charlie Palmarini, Chris Griffiths, Chloe Simpson, Hannah
Cartwright and Aidan Cleaver
70 OAs came back to King’s for the June reunion. Many had not been
back since they left in the 50s and 60s and were impressed by all the
changes that had taken place. The day began with a memorial service
for Howard Padfield: many of the OAs who attended had been taught
by ‘Padders’. Tours of the school included the new library facility, and
OAs enjoyed reminiscing about their time at King’s: the archive display
compiled by the school archivist Alison Mason was particularly enjoyed.
The day ended with Pimm’s and cake, a fitting end to an enjoyable
occasion.
Charlotte Duffus (née Padfield), Clare Crowson (née
Wilson) and Howard Padfield’s granddaughters
Ben Sykes, Stephen Yeo, Geoffrey Cox and Roger
Mott
Hugh Guest and Jill Sykes
Chris Eagle, Dawari Kent, Tom Bowring, John Chapman
and Mike Vickars
Kevin Albery, Louise Davis and Patrick Scanlan
Georgina Turner
Pat and Daphne Darley with John Cole
From the Chairman, Edward Hawkins KA1990
This year marked the end of an era for different generations
of OAs with the deaths of Howard Padfield and Peter Wood
and it was fitting that their memorial services brought many
back to King’s. It was also good to see so many OAs at the
farewell dinner to Roger Poland and Brian Lewis as well as at
the reception at the House of Commons and the reunion in
June. Richard Biggs and the staff at King’s make us all feel very
welcome and we hope you will pass on the message to other
OAs to come to events next year. These are exciting times at
King’s with the opening of the Philip Richards Building and it is
good to see OAs supporting other school projects as well.
40/50s Luncheon at the RAF Club, Piccadilly
Archives
Mrs Alison Mason M.Ar.Ad, RMARA
King’s College Archivist
Work on the archives has
progressed significantly since
the appointment of the school
archivist, Alison Mason. The
construction of the Philip
Richards building has released
space to enable the school to
open a new facility to house
the archives. Alison is always
interested to hear from OAs
about any items relating to their
time at King’s. If you would like
to discuss making a donation
to the Archives please contact
apmason@kings-taunton.co.uk.
The 40s/50s annual lunch was held at the RAF Club
in Piccadilly on 8th April 2011 with over 50 guests
attending. Colin Bulloch was again integral in the
organisation and ongoing success of this event. Guests
enjoyed the display of archives and watched a film of
the Scientific Expedition to the Cairngorms in 1953
(copies available from OA office). Next year’s event will
be held at the RAF Club on Friday 13th April 2012.