London 2012 inspires Winchester - University of Winchester

Issue 26 Summer 2012 

National Civic Trust 

Award 

Leadership and 

Management Awards 

Alastair Stewart OBE 

Former Student 

Governor Elections 

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VENTA / Issue 26 / Summer 2012 

For alumni and friends of the University of Winchester 

London 2012 inspires 

Winchester 

Students perform at Olympic Stadium 

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We offer you a postgraduate experience that targets your 

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In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, 75 per cent of 

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Research and knowledge exchange activities are at our heart and 

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VENTA / Winter 2011 


Welcome 

Dear Friends, 

The pace of change in the Higher 

Education sector is still fearsome 

and the depth of uncertainty for all 

universities continues with the further 

delay of the Higher Education Bill. But 

amidst the turmoil, the University of 

Winchester remains a successful and 

dynamic institution. One important 

indicator of success is, of course, 

the level of student applications. 

Fees in the sector have increased 

substantially this year but we are 

delighted to report only a small 

decline in applications, some 3 per 

cent, considerably better than most of 

our competitor institutions. 

This year is a time for celebration, with the 

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and 

other exciting local events including welcoming 

the new Bishop of Winchester, Bishop Tim 

Dakin. As you would expect, the University 

is participating fully in all the celebrations. 

Foundation Music, under the expert leadership 

of Hannah Curtain, is co-ordinating a series of 

Jubilee events including a weekend of music, 

dance and street arts and the world premiere of 

June Boyce-Tillman‘s Song of the Earth. We are 

enjoying many more Jubilee celebrations, but 

another one I should mention is the exhibition 

Sixty Years of the University of Winchester and 

its Community which will be on display in the 

Link Gallery during June. Richard Cheetham 

is master-minding our Olympic contribution 

which includes a wonderful ’12 for 12’ series of 

events (see centre spread). 

We are also celebrating the arrival of a glorious 

new stained glass window in the Chapel this year. 

It has been crafted by Mel Howse and depicts two 

female figures with local connections – Queen 

Ealhswith (852-905), wife of King Alfred the Great 

and Saint Edburga (920-960). Do come and see it 

if you are able to do so. 

Finally, we have just heard that the University 

has been shortlisted for the Times Higher 

‘Outstanding Leadership and Management 

Award’. We applied on the basis of distributed 

leadership throughout the institution and our 

shortlisting is a reflection of the commitment 

and loyalty of all staff at every level. 

I wish you all a very happy and joyous summer 

period with much celebration. 

Professor Joy Carter 

Vice-Chancellor 

May 2012 

The new stained glass window in the Chapel 

Contents 

New degree.................................. page 2 

Alastair Stewart OBE.................. page 3 

The Gambia.................................. page 4 

National Civic Trust Award........ page 5 

Prison Theatre.............................. page 6 

Vocal Studies on TV..................... page 7 

London 2012................................ page 8, 9, 10 

Magical Mirabel........................... page 11 

Former Student Governor.......... page 12 

Matilda the Musical.................... page 13 

Twins wedding.............................. page 14 

Theatre company......................... page 15 

Martial Rose................................. page 16 

Obituary....................................... page 17 

Front cover: Street Arts students performing at the 

Olympic Stadium, see page 9 (Image courtesy of 

Keith Van-Loen.) 

Back cover: Olympian Chris Hoy MBE, courtesy of 

London 2012 

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University News VENTA / Issue 26 / Summer 2012 

University and NATS announce potential new degree to 

get students off to flying start 

A new partnership will see National 

Air Traffic Services (NATS) and the 

University of Winchester working 

together to explore the opportunity 

to develop the first undergraduate 

degree for trainee air traffic 

controllers in the UK. 

The Air Traffic Management degree 

complements NATS’ already well-established 

direct entry pathway for trainee controllers. 

The degree would provide students with the 

opportunity to combine air traffic control 

training with academic study. The move is 

intended to further develop a career structure 

for professionals within the sector and ensure 

that NATS continues to secure the skills that 

the business requires. 

“NATS is proud to be working in partnership 

with the University of Winchester to explore 

the potential of this exciting new degree 

course,” said NATS’ Human Resources Director, 

Gerry Skelton. “This will help ensure we 

continue to attract high calibre and skilled 

candidates with the potential to become air 

traffic controllers of the future.” 

The Air Traffic Management programme would 

lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree combining 

business management and aviation-specific 

topics with professional education in air traffic 

control (ATC) allowing students to develop 

expertise in their chosen profession. 

“The University of Winchester is delighted to 

be working with NATS on the development 

of innovative programmes of study for their 

employees,” said Professor Elizabeth Stuart, 

Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University 

of Winchester. “It is a perfect example of 

what can be achieved when universities are 

responsive to the needs of business and 

when business recognises the resources and 

assistance that Universities can give them in 

helping their development.” 

It is hoped the programme would take an 

integrated approach to learning through the 

use of real-world, classical and contemporary 

study. Delivery of much of the programme 

will expose the student to problems and 

situations that will require the application of 

their knowledge, values, skills, and technical 

competence to current challenges in the 

industry. 

Professor Neil Marriott, Dean of the Winchester 

Business School commented “A new degree in 

Air Traffic Management could offer a unique 

blend of the technical skills demanded in 

a challenging role in an important global 

industry with the essential skills associated 

with leadership and managing people. The 

graduates of such a programme would possess 

an enviable combination of talents that would 

help them build a long and successful career.” 

Though this initiative is at an early stage with 

the University of Winchester, NATS anticipate 

that this partnership will identify opportunities 

for further co-operation and joint research and 

development in disciplines of mutual interest. 

University’s Centre for Gender Studies supports 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) 

History Month 

The Centre for Gender Studies 

at the University of Winchester 

celebrated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and 

Transgender (LGBT) History Month 

in February with an open event that 

discussed current research on the 

concept of ‘gender’. 

The research forum included lecturers and 

researchers from across the University, who 

shared their findings on a range of gender 

related subjects. 

Mixed gender roles in historic and contemporary 

North American Indian societies. 

The Centre for Gender Studies was launched 

last June during Universities Week and aims to 

encourage and develop diverse understanding 

concerning the social category of gender 

as well as its intersection with other social 

categories such as age, class, ethnicity, 

nationality, race, religion and sexuality. 

The LGBT History Month event at the 

University of Winchester was held in 

partnership with ‘Out in Hampshire’. 

The introduction and welcome was given by 

Professor Elizabeth Stuart, Senior Pro-Vice- 

Chancellor, who has published ten books 

on Theology and Sexuality. Papers under 

discussion include Kissing, cuddling and loving 

other boys; why straight boys are acting so gay, 

Why queer art matters now, Categorising sexual 

orientation, Guanyin and queer theology, What 

it means to be a ‘real’ man in South Africa and 

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University hosts maternal health forum chaired by 

Alastair Stewart OBE on Mothering Sunday weekend 

The University of Winchester hosted 

a forum in March, designed to raise 

the profile of global maternal health 

issues and celebrate motherhood 

around the world. 

The half day discussion forum, titled Dying 

for Life, was organised in association with 

St Swithun’s School and the Global Student 

Forum (GSF). 

The event was chaired by award winning 

journalist and presenter Alastair Stewart 

OBE and provided a detailed presentation 

of the issues surrounding maternal health 

in the developing world. There were 

contributions from the Department for 

International Development, Non Government 

Organisations, grassroots organisations as well 

as representatives from education, politics, the 

media and faith communities. 

forces with students at St Swithun’s School 

to discuss how we can act globally as well as 

locally to make a difference and improve the 

situation.” 

St Swithun’s was one of a hundred schools 

across the UK who attended a GSF2011 Dying 

for Life conference. As a result sixth formers at 

the school organised their own Dying for Life 

Community Leaders’ Forum in December 2011, 

presenting some of the current key issues to 

around 80 delegates. 

“The response was really positive, especially 

from the University of Winchester, who 

decided to work with us and organise another 

conference on a larger scale,” explained 

18-year-old Hannah Hartman. “It’s great to 

see how the campaign has spread from just 

our school to a much wider community. We 

are really proud we have been part of making 

this happen and are excited to see how far it 

will go.” 

Fundraising activities were also held during the 

weekend to raise awareness and money for the 

Christian Aid Sierra Leone project. There was a 

special Evensong at Winchester Cathedral at 

6.30pm on Mothering Sunday, 18 March led by 

St Swithun’s School. 

“Pregnancy and childbirth are among the 

leading causes of death and disability for girls 

and women in developing countries,” said Vice- 

Chancellor Professor Joy Carter who has been 

actively involved in the project. “The statistics 

are horrifying. We’re delighted to be joining 

Alastair Stewart OBE leads discussion at the Dying for Life forum 

University Leadership shortlisted for 

Times Higher Education Awards 2012 

The University of Winchester has 

been shortlisted in the Times Higher 

Education (THE) Leadership and 

Management Awards 2012. 

Winchester is one of six finalists for the 

top award, ‘Outstanding Leadership and 

Management Team’. The winner will be 

announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor 

House Hotel, London on 21 June. 

“We are delighted to be shortlisted for this 

prestigious THE award,” commented Vice- 

Chancellor Professor Joy Carter. “Our joint 

efforts to improve University processes have 

resulted in more effective and responsible 

ways of working. Winchester was shortlisted 

for Distributed Leadership and Management 

throughout the institution and reaching 

the final six is a significant testimony to the 

collective hard work and commitment of all 

our staff.” 

The category ‘Outstanding Leadership and 

Management Team’ is sponsored by the 

Leadership Foundation for Higher Education 

and highlights HE institutions who have 

demonstrated the greatest breadth and depth 

of leadership and management skills. 

Last year Winchester became the first 

university in the country to gain a fivestar 

accreditation rating from the British 

Quality Foundation for overall organisational 

excellence – scoring top marks for leadership. 

This has been reflected in many successes 

over the last year, including a Grade 1 Ofsted 

report, ‘First Class’ award in People and Planet 

Green League table, an international Faith 

and Spirituality at Work Award and a national 

Civic Trust Award for the new Performing Arts 

Studios building. 

The University has provided the Institute 

of Leadership and Management Level 3 

Introductory course in First Line Management 

for some 20 staff each year. It has also 

developed a special Vice-Chancellor’s 

Leadership Award to recognise significant 

achievement at all levels in the institution. 

Judges were also impressed by range of 

initiatives put in place by Winchester Business 

School to develop responsible business leaders 

of the future, endorsing Key Principles for 

Responsible Management Education. 

“Leadership throughout the University and at 

all levels is a key ingredient for its success,” 

added Professor Carter. “We understand that 

our own organisational practices should serve 

as an example of the values and attitudes we 

seek to convey to our students.” 

The THE Leadership and Management 

Awards are designed to celebrate the sector’s 

leadership, management, financial and business 

skills. The awards showcase the extraordinary 

innovation, teamwork and commercial acumen 

of UK higher education institutions. 

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University Vice-Chancellor opens newly renovated 

classrooms at Soma School in The Gambia 

Professor Joy Carter, Vice-Chancellor 

at the University of Winchester, 

cut the official opening ribbon in 

February for two new classrooms, 

renovated with the money raised by 

Hampshire Diamond Jubilee Gambia 

Project 2012. 

She was joined by the University’s Chancellor, 

Professor Dame Mary Fagan, DCVO JP 

Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire as well as the 

British High Commissioner for The Gambia, 

His Excellency David Morley at a colourful 

opening ceremony attended by hundreds of 

members of the Soma community. 

“The new classrooms look absolutely 

wonderful,” said Professor Carter. “It was 

a real privilege to be able to attend these 

celebrations. The classroom environment 

can make a real difference to teaching 

and learning and I’m quite sure that these 

classrooms will have a positive impact on the 

children and staff at the school.” 

Staff and students have been enthusiastically 

fundraising along with Hampshire Schools to 

reach the project’s initial £20,000 target. 

£6,713 of the target was raised by All Saints 

School in Fleet who has forged strong links 

with the school over the last 12 years through 

their Learning through Friendship Project. All 

Saints Project Coordinator, Carmella Reece 

also attended the opening along with Marion 

Christmas MBE JP, founder of the Kaira Konko 

Scout Fellowship in Soma. 

At the ceremony, Lamin Kinteh, Project 

Manager for Kaira Konko, was awarded an 

honorary MBE, presented by the British High 

Commissioner, for his dedication and services 

to scouting and education. 

“Without Kinteh, our partnership with the 

Soma School could not thrive as much as 

it does,” said Carmella who completed her 

teaching training at Winchester in 2006. 

“He has been able to advise us on how our 

fundraising can be put to best use and he 

personally ensures that the money is spent on 

relevant resources.” 

The new classrooms have been furnished with 

new desks, tiled flooring, new blackboards and 

window shutters. Additional monies raised will 

also go towards improving facilities at Tahir 

School in The Gambia. 

For further information about Hampshire 

Diamond Jubilee Gambia Project see 

www.winchester.ac.uk/gambia 

or email gambia.project@winchester.ac.uk. 

University Vice-Chancellor Professor Joy Carter 

with Chancellor, Professor Dame Mary Fagan, 

DCVO JP Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire in one of 

the new classrooms at The Soma School in The 

Gambia. 

University Law students make 

it to the finals of national 

negotiation competition with 

perfect score 

Second Year Law students from the 

University of Winchester have come 

first in the regional heats of the 

Negotiation Competition of England 

and Wales, sponsored by the College 

of Law and the Centre for Effective 

Dispute Resolution (CEDR). 

The Department of Law entered two teams 

with James Stephens and Brea Hudson 

receiving a perfect 100 per cent score from 

judges and then competed in the national 

finals in Manchester in March. 

“When the results were first announced, 

there was a moment or two where Brea and I 

didn’t quite understand what had happened,” 

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said James, whose team had to prepare and 

negotiate two separate cases. “The organiser 

of the event came over and showed us the 

score sheet and told us that all six judges that 

had seen us had voted us their unanimous 

favourite. As if it wasn’t enough to get put 

through, but to receive a perfect 100 per cent 

score? Now that was surreal.” 

Twenty teams from ten Law Schools took part 

in the day long competition at the southern 

regional heats in Guildford (11 February). Other 

CEDR events took place at the same time 

in Birmingham, Chester and York with three 

teams from each region going through to the 

finals. 

“This competition provides an opportunity 

for law students to practice and improve their 

negotiation skills,” said David Chalk, Head 

of Research and Knowledge Exchange in the 

Faculty of Business, Law and Sport at the 

University of Winchester. “It involves students 

in teams of two going head to head to measure 

their skills. For each round, participating teams 

receive, in advance, a common set of facts as 

well as confidential information known only to 

the side which they are representing.” 

Finalists will be given a one day training 

workshop in London with CEDR and the overall 

winner of the national finals will go forward to 

represent England and Wales in the international 

competition to be held in Belfast in July.


University Performing Arts Studios 

awarded National Civic Trust Award 

The University has won a National 

Civic Trust Award for its outstanding 

new Performing Arts Studios 

building. The award was presented 

by architect and presenter of Channel 

4’s The Restoration Man, George 

Clarke at a glittering ceremony 

at The Hub in Edinburgh at the 

beginning of the month. 

The Civic Trust Awards is one of the longest 

standing built environment awards schemes 

in Europe and the 2012 shortlist was drawn up 

from a total of 306 national and international 

entries. 

“The Civic Trust Awards celebrate not only 

design excellence but also the relationship 

between structures, places, the environment 

and communities,” said Malcolm Hankey, 

Civic Trust Awards Managing Director 

speaking at the event. “Winning projects have 

demonstrated architectural excellence whilst 

offering cultural, social or economic benefit to 

the local community.” 

The Performing Arts Studios building, 

designed by Design Engine Architects of 

Winchester, contains six performance spaces 

for physical theatre and human movement 

as well as flexible teaching facilities for 

seminars and academic workshops. As well 

as being thermally efficient and naturally 

aspirated, it is totally soundproof to protect 

nearby residents from noise, with no opening 

windows, dense concrete floors and a steel 

wall hidden from neighbours by a green 

‘living’ wall. 

“We’re absolutely delighted to receive this 

Civic Trust Award,” said Tommy Geddes, 

Deputy Vice-Chancellor. “The University has 

worked hard, and at considerable extra cost, to 

respond to the needs of our neighbours while 

providing a first rate facility for our students. 

It’s a great achievement for the entire team to 

see our building listed alongside some of the 

very best projects the world of architecture and 

design has to offer this year.” 

The University of Winchester was the only 

organisation in the region to win a Civic Trust 

Award although Gosport Railway Station and 

Forest Park Special School in Southampton 

both received Commendations. 

Other winners of Civic Trust Awards include 

Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik; Prince’s 

Gardens, Imperial College, London; Lyric 

Theatre, Belfast; Las Arenas, Barcelona; 

The Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres, 

Stratford-on-Avon; Sainsbury Laboratory, 

Cambridge and H10, London Waterloo. 

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Prison Minister attends 

rehearsals for The Accidental 

Impostor at HMP Winchester 

The Minister for Prisons and Youth 

Justice, Crispin Blunt, attended 

rehearsals at West Hill HMP 

Winchester for The Accidental 

Impostor – a major new production 

that happened in May performed by 

prisoners working alongside students 

at the University of Winchester. 

The Minister was visiting the prison with 

Winchester MP Steve Brine and was able 

to observe first-hand the University’s award 

winning Prison Theatre project, now in its ninth 

year at HMP Winchester. 

“The Minister was very interested to hear 

about the model of practice that we use in 

putting shows together, including the role 

students play in mentoring the prisoners,” said 

project manager and producer, Annie McKean 

MBE from the Faculty of Arts at the University 

of Winchester. “I was able to explain how 

the project supports the prisons’ work with 

prisoners in areas of personal development, 

employability and literacy skills.” 

During his visit, the Minister watched students 

and prisoners performing some physical 

theatre scenes about politicians and criminals. 

The Accidental Impostor is a fast moving farce 

loosely based on Dario Fo’s Accidental Death 

of an Anarchist. Presented by award-winning 

Playing for Time Theatre Company, the 

adaptation takes place in a police station amidst 

media frenzy, after a suspect ends up in a coma 

after mysteriously falling from a window. 

The play is written and directed by Bethan 

Clark who has directed the last four 

productions at HMP Winchester. She was 

assisted by Co-Director Tom Timms, who 

graduated from the BA Drama programme at 

Winchester last year. 

“The staff at the prison put in a great deal 

of time alongside University lecturers and 

students in order to make these projects 

successful,” said Annie who founded Playing for 

Time in 2003. “The difference that this work 

can make to everyone involved should not 

An image of the 2011 Prison Theatre production Soul Traders 

be underestimated. The experience is always 

uplifting and life enhancing.” 

The Accidental Impostor once again saw 

collaboration between Playing for Time 

Theatre Company and LaunchPad Productions, 

a community film company made up of 

University of Winchester graduates. 

The work of the participating prisoners was 

supported by 17 undergraduate students who 

worked as actors and mentors, supported 

by the University’s technical theatre team. 

Original music and lyrics were written for the 

show by the former Education Manager of 

HMP Winchester, Richard Daniels. 

Playing for Time has won a number of awards 

over the years, including Koestler Awards 

for Stand or Fall (2008) and The Government 

Inspector (2010) and a MacJannet Prize 

through the Talloires Network which recognises 

exceptional student civic engagement 

initiatives. Annie herself was awarded an MBE 

in 2010 for services to Higher Education. 

More information about the Prison Theatre 

Project and Playing for Time Theatre Company 

can be found on www.playingfortime.org.uk or 

info@launchpadproductions.co.uk. 

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University’s vocal studies hits the right note with BBC’s 

The One Show 

The University of Winchester 

featured on the BBC’s The One Show 

on Thursday 15 March, the first of 

two brief films that explored the 

workings of the human voice, in the 

run up to the BBC’s new series, The 

Voice UK. 

The first spot on The One Show focussed 

on the ‘high’ vocal register and included 

a showcase of vocal work by some of 

Winchester’s Vocal and Choral Studies 

students filmed around the campus, 

specifically in the University’s Performing 

Arts Studios. The programme also featured 

consultant otolaryngologist Nimesh Patel 

who works with the course on a regular basis. 

An interview with Programme Leader, 

Amanda Smallbone discussed the physiology 

and anatomy of the voice in relation to 

a range of different singing styles and 

techniques. 

capacity. It is a testament to the strong links 

that the programme has established within 

the industry since its inception.” 

The second spot on The One Show which 

was shown on Tuesday 20 March, focussed 

on the production of ‘low’ notes and for this, 

Winchester’s Vocal and Choral Studies team 

were able to develop links with Professor Paul 

White at The Institute of Sound and Vibration 

Research at Southampton University. This 

feature also included an interview with Dr Yvon 

Bonenfant, Programme Leader in MA Devised 

Performance at Winchester and an expert in 

voice and extended voice. 

BBC’s singing contest The Voice UK started on 

24 March and includes Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J, 

Will.i.am and The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue 

working as coaches to the contestants. The 

premise of the series, which has already been 

successful in the US, is to find a pop star based 

solely on their singing voice. 

“This is an amazing endorsement of our 

programme,” explained Amanda, who was 

trained as a singer at the Guildhall School of 

Music and Drama. “Everyone who appeared 

on the film works with the course in some 

Amanda Smallbone, Programme Leader of Vocal and Choral Studies. 

University excavations inspire Winchester Pilgrimage to 

raise funds for Leprosy 

A team of archaeologists from the 

University of Winchester organised a 

traditional pilgrimage in May from the 

centre of Historic Winchester to the 

site of Britain’s oldest known leper 

hospital to raise funds for the Leprosy 

Mission. 

The event fell on a day dedicated to St Damien, 

Patron Saint of the Leper and Leprosy, and 

began at Winchester Cathedral with stopping 

stations at St John’s House, St John’s in the 

Soke, St Giles Hill and Morn Hill. 

“As a result of our archaeological excavations 

at the site of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen 

we’ve developed a growing interest in many 

of the issues surrounding leprosy,” explained 

Dr Phil Marter, from the Department of 

Archaeology at the University of Winchester 

who is helping to run the pilgrimage. “We 

wanted to help highlight the continuing plight 

of sufferers of Hansens disease. It is a disease 

that still affects thousands of people across the 

world but it can be treated very successfully 

with modern drugs.” 

The idea of a pilgrimage came from one of 

the burials found during the archaeological 

excavations. A young man with leprosy was 

buried with just one artefact – a scallop shell, 

traditionally a symbol of the pilgrimage to 

Santiago de Compostela. 

“Far from being treated as sinners and outcasts, 

our excavations have shown lepers were in fact 

afforded tremendous dignity as human beings,” 

said Dr Marter. “We have found evidence that 

suggests pilgrims might have been buried 

alongside them. Far from being shunned, they 

were revered and respected.” 

The Winchester Pilgrimage 2012 began 

at the west end of Winchester Cathedral. 

Pilgrims were asked to make a small donation 

(minimum of £1) to Leprosy Mission UK. All 

participants who completed the walk received 

a special commemorative pilgrim’s badge. 

Remains at the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen 

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LONDON 2012 

INSPIRES WINCHESTER 

The ‘12 for 12’ project was devised by Sports 

Coaching lecturer Richard Cheetham and is 

delivering 12 sports events in the run up to the 

2012 Olympics. All the events are designed to 

incorporate the Olympic and Paralympic values 

of respect, friendship, determination, inspiration, 

equality, courage and excellence. 

‘12 for 12’ was launched in September 2011 by former Olympic 

swimmer Kathy Read who held a special presentation assembly 

for the Personal Best programme at one of the University’s partner 

schools, Castle Hill Junior School in Basingstoke. Personal Best is a 

year-long initiative that highlights the importance of sporting and 

cultural events to the pupils and recognises sporting improvement, 

as opposed to being the best athlete. The project has involved 

University staff and student volunteers from Winchester’s BA 

Sports Coaching and Development programme. The volunteers 

will coach the children in preparation for an Olympic Sports 

Day in the summer when the children will aim to beat 

their personal bests and those who make the greatest 

improvement will become medal winners. 

The Olympic Lecture Series was launched in 

November 2011 by Dr Martin Polley, author of The 

British Olympics: Britain’s Olympic Heritage 

1612-2012 (English Heritage 2011) and was 

attended by all second and third year 

sports undergraduates as well as 

members of the general public. 

A Fencing taster session was organised in November by 

Winchester Sports Studies graduate Jonathan Rhodes 

(2002 to 2006), currently lead strength and conditioning 

coach for the British Sabre Team. He was joined in the 

University Sports Hall by GB Fencing Junior Commonwealth 

gold medallist Katie Dolan and Tom Bennett, ranked 3rd in UK 

for épée fencing. 

The Leisure Review Coaching Insight Conference in November 

was hosted by the University of Winchester at The Stripe. The 

conference brought together a range of coaches from across the 

region working at Level 2 or above from a variety of sports to 

examine specific coaching skills for different age groups. 

Inspirations Day for Universities Week in May featured a wide 

range of guest speakers for the general public to attend. These 

included Lucy Rivers Bulkeley, the first European woman ever to 

complete Racing the Planet’s ‘4 Desert Grand Slam Challenge’ 

and Colin Javens, who despite being paralysed from the 

neck down, completed a vehicle-driven overland African 

Expedition form UK to Cape Town, South Africa. 

The ‘12 for 12’ project supports three 

charities selected by Winchester 

students; The Rainbow Centre, 

Anna’s Room and Age UK. 

Lucy Muldoon – Production Manager 

Olympic Torch 

Lucy Muldoon, 30, (Performing Arts, 

2000 to 2003) will be covering the 

Olympic Games through her role as 

Production Manager at the American 

network NBC. “Being part of the 

biggest sporting broadcaster’s team 

in the world, I have the opportunity 

to see how the best producers make 

the greatest sporting TV. I am looking 

forward to it all,” says Lucy. 

“The opportunity to work on the London 2012 

Olympics is like a dream come true,” explains 

Lucy. “The opportunity to be part of this in my 

home country is quite unbelievable.” 

The Olympic Torch will pass through 

Winchester on Wednesday the 11 July. The 

exact route will be confirmed nearer the time, 

but to find out when the torch will be visiting a 

location near you go to: 

www.london2012.com/torch-relay 

Lucy’s role will involve carefully monitoring the 

coverage of sports and certain athletes, making 

quick changes to production schedules if top 

athletes go out or surprise athletes go through. 

She will also be covering news related to the 

Olympics including concerts, royal guests, 

public attendance figures and any other stories 

that occur. 

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Vytas Jakimavicius – Director of Sport 

Vytas Jakimavicius (PGCE, 2005 to 

2006) is Director of Sport at Prince’s 

Mead School in King’s Worthy, 

Winchester. The school was the 

first Prep School in Hampshire to 

be awarded the London 2012 Get 

Set Mark, the official London 2012 

educational programme’s marker 

for schools who are providing 

opportunities and activities for their 

pupils to get involved in London 2012. 

Vytas explains; “ We have been doing lots of 

activities, children have designed team GB kit 

for various sports, children have choreographed 

dance routines for Wenlock and Mandeville 

(Olympic mascots) and designed balanced 

meals for the athletes to eat to help their 

performance. 

“The children I teach are too young to remember 

much beyond the 2008 Bejing Olympics but 

they will remember the London Olympics for 

the rest of their lives. This generation of children 

will see and hear about the fastest, strongest, 

most athletic, most skilful people in the world 

and aspire to be like them. It is our responsibility 

after the games to do all we can to help children 

realise their dreams.” 

In honour of the Paralympics also happening 

this year in London, the school has also 

introduced the sports Boccia and Goal Ball 

both of which are current Paralympic sports. 

“We are trying to make as many sports as 

we can accessible for the children,” explained 

Vytas. “We have started putting on festivals 

of sport for local schools, and have linked with 

lots of local clubs to provide a base for their 

fixtures and training sessions.” 

The school is also taking part in the 

celebrations to mark the Olympic torch 

arriving in Winchester with every child making 

their own Olympic torch to take down to the 

city centre, and their choir and brass band 

attending to entertain the crowds. 

Winchester Street Arts students perform at 

Olympic Stadium 

A group of talented Street Arts 

students from the University of 

Winchester were selected to perform 

at the Olympic Stadium in May 

with an audience of around 35,000 

spectators. 

The 20 performers, all students from 

Winchester’s BA Street Arts programme, 

entertained the crowds at the Sainsbury’s 2012 

School Games on 9 May with seven different 

walkabout and interactive acts. This inaugural 

UK schools event ran from 6-9 May at the 

Olympic Park and was organised by the Youth 

Sport Trust. Almost 1,600 young sports stars 

competed across 12 different sports. 

The students were recommended by 

a representative of the 2012 Cultural 

Olympiad who had seen their work The Art 

of Demonstration at Winchester’s Performing 

Arts Studios earlier this year. The University 

was awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark 

in January for the project which involved 

workshops with the internationally-acclaimed 

performance company Periplum. 

In addition to performances in Winchester, 

students have recently returned from the 15th 

Artois International University Performing Arts 

Festival in France where, amongst other pieces, 

they performed Ka-dunk-a-junk. This act has 

now been adapted to ensure it is suitable for an 

even larger audience at the Olympic Park. 

“We’re all hoping that performing at 

the Olympic Stadium will lead to future 

opportunities,” said second year BA Street 

Arts student, Emma Nias from Bournemouth. 

“However, on a personal level, whatever 

happens, this is something we can take with us 

forever.” 

“This is an incredible opportunity for our 

students,” said John Lee, Programme Leader 

for BA Street Arts at Winchester, one of 

the first courses of its kind in Europe. “We 

encourage them to get as much experience in 

public performance as possible but this is the 

biggest venue we’ve had yet. Performing at 

the Olympic Stadium is a chance of a lifetime. 

We’re hoping this event might lead to an 

engagement at other events that surround and 

include the Olympic Games.” 

Street Arts students performing at the Olympic Stadium. Image courtesy of Keith Van-Loen. 

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Sports Festival 

The University of Winchester hosted 

the Winchester Sports Festival in 

May as part of the City’s countdown 

to the London 2012 Olympics and 

Paralympic Games. 

The free event, organised by Winchester City 

Council with the support from the University, 

was held at Winchester Sports Stadium. People 

of all ages were invited to take part in a wide 

range of over 50 sports and fun activities. 

There was also the chance to meet the 

Olympic Mascots Wenlock and Mandeville, as 

well as take part in a 300ft inflatable obstacle 

course. 

David Haller MBE – Swimming Coach 

Dave Haller (Teaching, 1963 to 1966) is currently the coach of David Davies, 

2012 Olympic competitor in the 1500m freestyle. Dave has coached David back 

from a period where his performance was struggling and the swimmer had 

considered retiring. 

Dave himself swam for Great Britain in the 

1964 Olympics in Tokyo and has coached 

swimmers in every Olympic games since 

1968. His dedication to coaching has seen 

Dave awarded British Swimming Coaches 

Association Lifetime Achievement Award for 

40 years of swimming coaching, among many 

other awards that he has to his name. Dave 

has worked with many different swimmers 

throughout his career and has dealt with 

many different obstacles and successes along 

the way. “Coping with success may be hard 

– but it’s harder to cope with the lack of it,” 

says Dave. “Not everyone is going to be a 

champion and it’s important to understand it’s 

a challenge. The failure is in not trying at all.” 

Jonathan Gribbin – Paralympic Footballer 

Former GB Paralympic Footballer 

Jonathan Gribbin (Primary Education, 

1996 to 2000) gave a talk at the 

Centre for Sport at the University of 

Winchester in May as part of the 12 

for 12 project. 

Jonathan became West Bromwich Albion’s top 

scorer. In 2008 he competed in the Paralympic 

Games, helping the GB Blind Football team to 

finish 5th. 

“The first time you walk out on the pitch 

representing your nation is a phenomenal 

experience and you never forget it,” said 

Jonathan who holds an international record 

of 26 caps and 21 goals. “Representing my 

country is the best thing I’ve ever done in my 

life bar getting married and having children.” 

In 2010 he was the first England player to 

score against Brazil in three years, as England 

finished 4th at the Blind Football World Cup. 

His performance led him to be voted the most 

talented player in the world. 

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Magical Mirabel 

Debra Tomlinson (MA Writing for 

Children, 2007 to 2010) has recently 

had her first book, Magical Mirabel, 

published after being commissioned 

by the Wiltshire Traveller Education 

Service of Wiltshire Council. 

Debra wrote the story following an assignment 

as part of her course at Winchester and was 

approached by her friend Nicole Powell who 

works for the traveller education service. 

Nicole was looking for a story to be written for 

Showmen children, the children of fairground 

travellers, Debra showed her Magical Mirabel 

and it was agreed that the book would be ideal 

with a few slight changes. 

“I visited the Day’s, a showman family in 

Devizes, to find out about fairs from the 

showman family’s perspective,” said Debra. “I 

made sure that the descriptions of the rides 

and stalls were factually correct and that the 

names of the rides used proper showman 

terms.” 

“Actually holding your first ever book in your 

hands is a very special moment,” explained 

Debra. “Seeing your name on the cover is 

great, but most of all when children are 

engaged by the story and enjoy it, that is really 

special.” 

Magical Mirabel is available for purchase 

through their Wiltshire Council’s Traveller 

Education Service. 

Winton Club 

Reunion 2012 

This year’s annual Winton Club 

Reunion will take place from 29 June 

to 1 July. 

1970/74 leavers are invited to attend the 

Friday night buffet to celebrate 40 years since 

leaving the University. On Saturday there will 

be the traditional church service, followed by 

the luncheon which is an opportunity to be 

reunited with old friends and reminisce about 

student times in Winchester. The speaker at 

this year’s luncheon is Mr Chris Higgins, who 

was Director of Estates at the University from 

1994 to 2007. 

Invitations to Reunion 2012 were sent out in 

April, if you did not receive one and would like 

to then please contact the Alumni Office. 

alumni@winchester.ac.uk Tel: 01962 827532 

The story centres on Emily, a little girl who 

goes to the fair with her dad. Desperate to 

ride Mirabel, her favourite horse on the Merry 

Go Round, Mirabel comes alive and they 

gallop off on a magical ride across the sky. 

The tale tells of her love of the fair, family 

traditions and the magical atmosphere that 

surrounds fairs, allowing an escape from day 

to day worries. 

Desperately 

seeking 

Lesley Kaye is trying to find John 

Marks (History with Archaeology, 

1994 to 1996). John came to King 

Alfred’s College from Bradford and 

Lesley is trying to get back in touch 

with John. If anyone knows of John’s 

whereabouts or has any information 

on how to get in touch with him then 

please contact the Alumni Office. 

Richard Crozier (Teaching with English, 1960 

to 1963) is trying to find Terry Cox of the same 

years. Terry studied Teaching with PE and 

History. If you are able to offer any information 

on where Terry is then please contact the 

Alumni Office. 

01962 827532 or email 

alumni@winchester.ac.uk 

Debra Tomlinson 

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Alumni News VENTA / Issue 26 / Summer 2012 

Who will represent you on the 

University’s Board of Governors? 

Every three years the position for Former Student Governor on the University’s Board of Governors is open for election. 

Since the last election in 2009, Stephen Baldwin (1963 to 1966) has been serving as your Former Student Governor and 

we placed a call for nominations in the last edition of Venta for the 2012 to 2015 term. We have received the following 

nominations and ask that you read their individual statements for election before making your choice and returning your 

voting ballot to the Alumni Office. 

All members of the Alumni Association are 

entitled to vote for someone to represent 

them on the University’s Board of Governors 

and the person elected will serve in post for 

three years and be eligible for re-election on 

not more than three occasions. 

The appointment of the Former Student 

Governor will take place at the Annual General 

Meeting of the Alumni Association which 

is taking place on Saturday 30 June at the 

University of Winchester during Winton Club 

Reunion Weekend. 

Please return your voting ballots to the Alumni 

Office no later than Thursday 28 June or bring 

your card with you to the AGM. 

Timothy Toghill, English and History, 

1982 to 1985 

I had three fabulous years at the University of 

Winchester, or King Alf’s as it was then. I made 

friendships, had experiences and learnt a great 

deal along the way. I hope that students in 

2012 and beyond have the same opportunity 

as I did and that they enjoy it as much. I’ve 

been back a few times and helped to arrange 

10 and 20 years “after graduation” weekends 

for past students. 

I have experience of being a governor and 

trustee with a number of organisations. I am 

aware of the collective powers of a governing 

body. Ten years as Law Society, Regional 

Director and eight as Head of Governance 

at Citizens Advice add to that high level of 

experience. 

The future of all higher education institutions 

is in the balance. Student loans, the vast 

increase in numbers and the changing attitudes 

to traditional ways of teaching and subjects 

suggests uncertain times ahead. I do not claim 

to have in-depth knowledge, but I relish new 

challenges and finding innovative solutions. 

Finally, I would bring a high level of 

commitment and realism to the board. It 

would be an honour to have your vote. 

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Timothy Toghill 

Stephen Baldwin 

Stephen Baldwin, Certificate of 

Education, 1963 to 1966 

I was a student at King Alfred’s College from 

1963 to 1966, when my main lines of activity 

were mathematics, physics, association 

football and cricket. During my final year I was 

General Secretary to the Students’ Union and 

as a consequence of that role became Winton 

Club Year Secretary for my year group. 

I had a 30 year career teaching in secondary 

schools in Middlesbrough and Warwick before 

taking early retirement from my deputyhead 

post and starting a second “portfolio” 

career. For over fifteen years I have worked at 

the University of Warwick mainly in teacher 

education but also in providing supportive 

mathematics courses for other disciplines. I 

have also worked for the Institution of Civil 

Engineers and the Association of School 

Leaders. I currently work for the Mathematics 

in Education and Industry’s CPD course 

Teaching Advanced Mathematics which sees 

me work with schools over all of England. 

In 1972 I was invited to join the committee of 

The Winton Club and have been a member 

since, including a thirteen year spell as 

honorary treasurer. 

In 2009 I was elected as the alumni nominee 

to the Board of Governors of the University 

of Winchester. I have been a member of the 

Audit and Student Experience Committees 

and am the link governor to the Estates 

Department. 

Alumnus of the 

Year award 2012 

In the last edition of Venta we bought 

you news of our new Alumnus of 

the Year award. We received many 

nominations and are pleased to 

announce the two recipients of this 

year’s award. 

Jonathan Gribbin – Primary Education 

1996 to 2000 

You can read more about Jonathan in our 

Olympic centre spread, but Jonathan is 

receiving his award for his exceptional courage 

in the face of adversity after losing his sight to 

triumph in the world of sport. 

Carmella Reece – Education Studies 

2002 to 2005, PGCE 2005 to 2006 

Carmella is receiving her award after her 

considerable community and voluntary 

dedication to The Gambia Project. Carmella has 

been instrumental in her involvement in the 

project, raising money and leading fundraising 

initiatives at All Saints School in Fleet to 

improve others’ lives. 

For details of how to nominate for next year’s 

award, please contact the Alumni Office. 


01962 827532

Alumni News 


A scene from Matilda the Musical 

Steve joins the cast of Matilda 

Alumnus Steve Furst (Drama, Theatre 

and Television, 1986 to 1989) joined 

the cast of Matilda the Musical in 

April to star as Matilda’s father, Mr 

Wormwood. Steve, who has had roles 

in Little Britain, St. Trinian’s, and 

starred in the Orange mobile phone 

adverts, described the role as a very 

special opportunity. “This is just the 

most amazing show with the most 

incredible cast and crew,” he said. “A 

dream come true.” 

Matilda the Musical is written by Dennis Kelly 

and award-winning musician and comedian 

Tim Minchin. With its catchy music and 

unforgettable characters, it has become the 

latest smash hit of the West End and its run 

has been confirmed until February 2013 due to 

its success. 

The University of Winchester Theatre Club 

offers discounted tickets to West End theatre 

shows, including Matilda the Musical. To find 

out more please visit 

www.winchester.ac.uk/alumni/services or visit 

www.westendtheatre.com/winchester 

John inaugurates Belgian Navy 

John Shannon (Teaching, 1935 to 

1937) was the Belgian Navy’s guest 

of honour last July when he was 

invited to inaugurate the creation of 

the Belgian Navy, 70 years after he 

became First Lieutenant of the Royal 

Navy Section Belge. 

The R.N. Section Belge was created during the 

Second World War and was an anti-submarine 

escort which saw the first Belgian-manned 

ship sail during the conflict. Men from across 

Belgium volunteered to become part of the 

Section and were incorporated into the British 

Navy serving on ships from 1941 until the end 

of the war. 

John, who turns 96 in October, is the sole 

survivor of the Section Belge’s first ship and 

played a pivotal role in the creation of the 

Section Belge and ultimately its transformation 

into the Belgian Navy today. Without the 

assistance of the British Navy and men like 

John, its future would have been uncertain. 

John returned to teaching following the war, 

but has left a legacy that Belgian servicemen 

and women will continue to value and develop 

as a tribute to those who gave their lives 

fighting under the Section Belge. 

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Twins celebrate Ruby wedding anniversary 

Frances Barthorpe (nee Brasher, 

Teaching, 1969 to 1972) and Madeline 

Drake (nee Brasher, Teaching 1969 

to 1972) will be celebrating a very 

special anniversary this year with 

their husbands. The twins from 

Chesterfield will be celebrating 40 

years of marriage to David Barthorpe 

and John Drake, 42 years after 

meeting their future husbands on 

campus at King Alfred’s College. 

Frances and Madeline came to King Alfred’s 

in autumn 1969 and soon after Frances met 

David, Madeline also met John. The couples 

spent much of their time together and when 

it came to announcing their engagements, it 

came as no surprise that both couples did so at 

the same time. David and John left the College 

in December 1971, both being ‘extra entry’ 

students, but the relationships continued to 

bloom and in August 1972 a joint wedding was 

held with Mrs Simmonds, the twins’ landlady 

who introduced David and Frances, making the 

dresses. 

The couples have been close throughout their 

lives and since getting married have lived in the 

same road on two occasions. They have each 

had two children and on both occasions the 

children were born within two months of each 

other, and have spent much of their time in 

each others’ company. 

Madeline and John now have seven 

grandchildren, and son Andrew lives in 

Australia. Last year John had an operation for a 

thoracic aneurysm and was on life support for 

three days. Going into hospital on the twins’ 

birthday it was not a time to celebrate but 

thankfully he made an excellent recovery and 

the couples headed to Torquay this year for 

their birthdays to celebrate and make up for 

the testing time last year. 

Frances and David have two grandchildren, 

and daughter Louise is getting married in 

November so this year marks a big year of 

celebrations for the whole family. 

Congratulations to Frances, David, Madeline 

and John for celebrating such a special 

anniversary. 

Wedding day 1972 

Madeline, Frances, John and David 

Venue 

Hire 

Winchester Student Union is now offering 

all alumni half price venue hire. 

With three venues to choose from there 

is plenty of choice when it comes to 

organising a party, awards evening, reunion 

and much more. Rates start from just £25 

per hour and the bar prices are sure to be 

the best available in Winchester. 

To enquire or book please contact: 

su_ents@winchester.ac.uk 

or call 01962 827418 – you will need to 

quote your alumni number when booking at 

a discounted rate. If you are unsure of this 

then please contact the Alumni Office on: 


or call 01962 827532. 

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Alumni News 


Wedding bells 

for Foundation 

Music Director 

Fluid Motion Theatre Company rehearsing 

Graduate theatre company takes 

Shakespeare to the streets 

Hannah and David Curtain 

Hannah Williams (Music Theatre, 

2003 to 2006) married David Curtain 

in September and enjoyed a blessing 

at the Chapel on King Alfred Campus 

following a ceremony at Winchester 

Register Office. The happy couple 

continued to reminisce as the 

reception headed down to the Vault, 

in the University Centre. 

Hannah will be on tour during May with her 

Soul band Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers 

to promote the upcoming release of their 

debut album on Italian label Record Kicks 

entitled A Hill of Feathers which is available to 

pre-order on HMV.com. For more info about 

the band, please visit www.facebook.com/ 

hwtastemakers 

Hannah is now the Director of Foundation 

Music at the University of Winchester which 

has a thriving community of over 500 

musicians. To find out more please visit 

www.winchester.ac.uk/music 

Fluid Motion Theatre Company, 

formed in 2010 by graduates Leigh 

Johnstone (Drama Studies, 2008 to 

2011) and Ali Gill (Drama Studies, 

2008 to 2011), has developed an 

innovative approach to Shakespeare 

in an attempt to encourage the 

public to engage with the famous 

playwright’s works. Participants 

can dress up in costume, play an 

instrument or speak text to help them 

develop a deeper understanding of 

the texts and get into the spirit of 

Shakespeare. 

The project, called Have a go at Shakespeare, 

has taken to the streets across Hampshire 

and Sussex encouraging people from all walks 

of life to have fun and promote community 

cohesion through drama. Now in its second 

year, the project has been awarded Arts Council 

funding and has been renamed Streetspeare; 

The Tour and aims to extend its opportunities 

for interaction with the public by focussing on 

breathing techniques and iambic pentameter 

to help deliver the texts and acting. 

Following the success of its first year, the 

project has also been extended to schools 

with the Streetspeare Schools Project which 

works with students and allows them to create 

abridged versions of Shakespeare that they 

then perform in the streets of their local towns 

or cities. The company has also just piloted a 

series of workshops at Robert May’s School in 

Odiham, working with Year 11 students to focus 

on how exam stress can be relieved through 

drama. 

“Fluid Motion offers a unique opportunity 

for engaging with street performance,” said 

Bill Richards (Drama Studies 2008 to 2011), 

employee of Fluid Motion. “We can see 

people’s reactions instantly and can tell it’s 

been well received straight away. People don’t 

realise that Shakespeare can be fun and we see 

a real mix of children and adults wanting to 

take part.” 

Streetspeare; The Tour began in April and 

continues until August. To find out more and 

see where you can join in with a performance 

visit the website www.fluidmotiontheatre.co.uk 

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Martial Rose turns 90 

To today’s Winchester staff and 

students Martial Rose is chiefly 

commemorated on campus in the 

University library building which 

bears his name and in which his 

portrait hangs. 

Many alumni and others with long memories, 

however, will bring to mind the dynamic, 

creative, forceful, determined leader of the 

then King Alfred’s College at a critical juncture 

in its history. Appointed as Vice Principal 

in 1965, Martial Rose became head of the 

college within two years. In post thereafter for 

almost two decades he retired in 1984. During 

that period he presided at King Alfred’s over 

a major period of growth in student numbers 

– only around 700 when he first took office 

– and the opening of many new facilities, 

among them the Tom Atkinson and Stripe 

buildings and the first two-storeyed phase of 

the present library. 

Most fundamentally, Martial Rose fought 

successfully to preserve the institution at a 

time of major changes in government policy 

and institutional upheaval in higher education 

and to give it a significantly different future 

under the umbrella of the CNAA, the new 

validating body in the 1970s for degree 

courses in the non-university sector. From 

being a college wholly bound up with teacher 

training, King Alfred’s reinvented itself to 

become a highly successful diversified liberal 

arts college of higher education with BA as 

What’s on 

Sixty Years of the University of Winchester 

and its Community Exhibition 

31 May – 27 June 2012 

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Martial Rose 

well as BEd degree courses – the beginnings 

of a broad and firm enough foundation which 

allowed movement in due course towards 

university status in its own right. By contrast, 

nearby teacher-training establishments in 

Southampton and Salisbury which failed 

to meet the new stern challenges simply 

foundered and were taken over or closed down. 

Today’s still relatively small but vibrant, 

innovative, outward-looking and well respected 

Winchester Writers’ Conference, Festival 

and Bookfair 

22 – 24 June 2012 

Everybody Wins Series: Balfour Beatty – A 

Collective Responsibility 

27 June 2012 

Winton Club Reunion 

29 June to 1 July 2012 

Undergraduate Open Days 

6, 13, 20 October 

Graduation at Winchester Cathedral 

7, 8, 9 November 2012 

Diamond Jubilee Concert at Winchester 

Cathedral 

17 November 

University of Winchester owes Martial Rose 

an enormous debt of gratitude. It is no 

exaggeration to say that he, above all, helped 

the college not merely to survive but to 

change, expand and flourish. 

A specialist in Drama, Martial Rose published 

as long ago as 1961 the standard edition of 

the medieval cycle of Wakefield Mystery Plays. 

Much more recently (in 2003) he brought out a 

biography of the actress Dame Gwen Frangcon 

Davies, contemporary of Sir John Gielgud. 

In retirement in Norfolk he has busied himself 

with a steady stream of beautifully illustrated 

publications on the distinctive architectural 

features of Norwich cathedral, the latest of 

them appearing as recently as 2006. 

Old Wintonians, however, will best remember 

him as the author of A History of King Alfred’s 

College, Winchester 1840-1980 (1981) and of 

a separately published later postscript which 

brought the story up to 1990. Arguably the 

pivotal figure himself in the making of the 

modern institution, he was also concerned to 

set the record straight about its past. 

Martial Rose will be 90 in early August and 

remains very active on all fronts and still keenly 

interested in the progress of this University. We 

salute him. 

Roger Richardson, 

Emeritus Professor of History 

In memory of… 

We have recently been notified of the death of 

the following alumni and former staff. We send 

our condolences to their families. 

1932 to 1934 Mr Charles E Smith 

1932 to 1934 Mr F Williman 

1933 to 1935 Mr George Stiles 

1935 to 1937 Mr Frederick A Steed 

1939 to 1941 Mr Gordon M Chivers 

1945 to 1947 Mr P Staniforth 

1947 to 1949 Mr Ronald W Quibell 

1950 to 1952 Mr R Winter 

1951 to 1953 Mr M Denwood 

1952 to 1954 Mr V Crouch 

1953 to 1955 Mr Frank Salter 

1954 to 1955 Mr Bernard Smith 

1962 to 1965 Mr Peter Vear 

1967 to 1970 Mr R Cassow 

1968 to 1983 Mr Ian Crowe 

1991 to 1995 Miss Victoria Sutton BEd 

History 

2005 to 2011 Mr N Maude Christian 

Theology and Ministry 

Mrs Sheila Silkstone 

(Former Staff)

Alumni News 


Winton Weekend 

2012 Results 

The current students walked away with this year’s victory at 

Winton Weekend by 11 games to Alfies 8. 

Badminton 11-16 Alfies Badminton 

Men’s Basketball 1st 50-33 Alfies Men’s Basketball 

Men’s Basketball 2nd 48-54 Alfies Men’s Basketball 

Women’s Basketball 44-14 Alfies Women’s Basketball 

Cricket 0-2 Alfies Cricket 

Dodgeball 3-0 Alfies Dodgeball 

Men’s Football 1st 1-0 Alfies Football 1st 

Men’s Football 3rd 2-1 Alfies Football 3rd 

Men’s Football 4th 2-2 (4-2 penalties) Alfies Football 4th 

Women’s Football 1-4 Alfies Women’s Football 

Men’s Hockey 1-4 Alfies Men’s Hockey 

Women’s Hockey 4-3 Alfies Women’s Hockey 

Netball 28-14 Alfies Netball 

Horse Polo 6-5 Alfies Horse Polo 

Rounders 221/2-5 Alfies Rounders 

Men’s Rugby 12-14 Alfies Men’s Rugby 

Women’s Rugby 7-8 Alfies Women’s Rugby 

Men’s Tennis 3-1 Alfies Men’s Tennis 

Volleyball 2-3 Alfies Volleyball 

Obituary 

Former Maths lecturer, Ian Crowe, 

passed away peacefully at home on 

January 27. He was 74. Ian joined 

King Alfred’s College in 1968 as a 

lecturer in Maths, following posts as 

a Maths teacher at Havant Grammar 

School and then at Libertyville Senior 

High in the USA. Upon arriving in 

Winchester Ian threw himself into the 

local theatre scene both at the College 

and with the Chesil Theatre starring 

in countless productions and also 

directing for the Winchester Operatic 

Society. 

In addition to Ian’s many commitments 

within the world of acting, he was a dedicated 

member of the Samaritans. Providing support 

and assistance on many night shifts and days 

he valued his role greatly. 

During his time at King Alfred’s College 

Ian also undertook extra responsibilities 

becoming a hostel warden, a member of 

the College Council and tutor with special 

responsibility for overseas students. He 

also took part in a tutor exchange with the 

University of Maine, USA, in 1976. Ian left King 

Alfred’s College in 1983. 

Ian’s passion for drama did not stop at theatre; 

he was heavily involved with The Festival 

Players, who performed historical accounts 

in Winchester Cathedral and this led him 

to become a dedicated member of Chapter 

& Verse – an organisation that presents 

dramatized themed readings to local groups 

around Winchester to raise money for charity. 

A passionate and long standing contributor to 

Winchester Talking Newspapers, Ian ‘s quirky 

and mischievous sense of humour was present 

in everything that he did. He continued to 

write and devise scripts up until his death and 

was a cherished member of every organisation 

that he belonged to. 

Ian Crowe 

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