SUMMER 2012 ISSUE No. 150 - Shrewsbury School

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Old salopian News the Wellington Club where we were joined by John Weaver (SH 1944-48) William Eckford (S 1958-63) and three current ‘gappers’, Nick Oakes (SH) George Hanmer (Rt) and Fiennes Davey (G). It was great that they made the journey in from Rathkeale College and the point was made that it was very good to arrange for gappers to meet local Salopians as soon as possible at the beginning of their year. Naturally with Doug Pollock this was another enormously enjoyable occasion. Finally back to Australia and a marvellous evening in Sydney organised by Patrick Cadman (SH 1970-84), Nigel Swain (SH 1990-95) and Justin Lees (O 1985-90) where with Andy Head (O 1992-97), Nic Andrews (M 1970-75) and Ben Parry (I 1986-91) we had a delicious dinner and much laughter. Fairly well-travelled by now, I sadly lacked the stamina to continue the evening after dinner with some of the younger more energetic company. Another stopover on the way home, this time at Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, ended an amazing time – and what a superb place to end! The School is flourishing and very exciting and it is a ‘must visit’ place for any Salopian reaching Bangkok. Stephen Holroyd is always hospitable, there are ‘gappers’ who I am sure will always show you round, and how good it is to 48 find men like Simon Baxter (and soon Peter Fanning) so obviously enjoying teaching there. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Salopians enjoyed these get-togethers and they will be repeated occasionally. It was said again and again that it was very good to know that there are Salopians around when one first arrives in a new place – not just to help with contacts or advice, but to open up a possible social or sporting or other scene. Certainly I felt that a visit from the School, whether Salopian Club or Staff, provided the perfect excuse to arrange a gathering. I am extremely grateful to those who agreed to organise the events and who did so with so much efficiency and enthusiasm, to the Club for helping with names and addresses, and to the Salopians who met and made each gathering so obviously worthwhile. The aim now must be to get Salopians round the world to agree to put their names forward as link men – someone who might perhaps be contacted by a new arrival, who might agree to organise the occasional get-together similar to these ones held, who might be ‘Our Man in Havana’ – or anywhere! Hugh Ramsbotham
L AUNCHING THE NEW CAREERS INITIATIVE One of the most exciting changes arising from last year’s governance initiative was placing the provision of careers assistance at the heart of the Club’s affairs. There has always been some provision for careers assistance, but the sheer scale of the new initiative and the resources being dedicated to it mark this as potentially the most significant transformation within the restructured Club. There has been considerable dialogue between the School and the Club to ensure that the overall approach to careers is correctly aligned and ‘joined-up’. There is immense goodwill amongst Old Salopians and parents when it comes to helping with careers talks and advice. In addition to the many OS speakers who visit the School, the Club has recently worked with Careers Master Chris Conway to organise two events for pupils interested in entering the medical and legal professions. Both have been very successful. From 2013 the Club plans to organise an annual careers fair, offering advice to pupils in the Sixth Form, and possibly extending this to other age groups in future years. The intention is that these occasions will provide pupils with up-to-date guidance on the qualifications and characteristics needed to succeed in different fields, as well as exposing the breadth of possibilities across the jobs market. In particular, it is hoped that the fairs will assist pupils in making informed decisions on subject choices with a view to further education and career opportunities. As well as remaining involved in the School’s careers programme, the Club intends to concentrate its efforts on those who have left the School, whether they are at university or beyond. Although these plans are still being defined, they will certainly build on the existing framework of Old Salopians C ELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF A SUCCESSFUL SALOPIAN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP For the last ten years, Ed Godrich (I 1988-93) an Interior Architecture graduate of Nottingham Trent University and Rupert Hunt (M 1988-93), a Management graduate from Leeds University, have jointly run a high-end interior design business as well as an art warehouse and a soft furnishings business. After Ed graduated he went on to work for a number of top design practices, while Rupert forged a successful career in the banking sector, specialising in corporate finance and working with large multinationals on share offerings, mergers and acquisitions both in London and, for two years, in Hong Kong. Ed and Rupert always stayed in touch during these years. By the time Rupert had decided he had ‘done his time’ in the City, Ed was itching to set up his design business and so approached Rupert to manage the financial side of operations. Since then they have built up the business to a very successful level and have a constantly expanding portfolio of residential 49 Old salopian News and parents who already offer one-to-one professional advice, work experience, internships and so on. The Club is approaching the various professional groups, seeking assistance from those willing to help the careers programme. To date the responses have been very encouraging indeed. As this editorial goes to press, a careers sub-committee is being formed and a prominent OS businessman has been identified to lead this group. Areas of development are likely to include engaging with Old Salopians who might need careers assistance, developing a responsive interface for those seeking our services, advertising work experience and internship opportunities and developing our offerings such as CV advice and practice interviews. We will also be establishing professional and sector networks for Old Salopians of all ages. The Club is keen to engage parents and Old Salopians within the careers initiative, particularly as a large pool of volunteers is needed to cope with increased demand in a diminishing jobs market. Many parents are already involved. If you are able to help, we would love to hear from you. The following details would be most useful: your sector or profession, how you might be able to help (e.g. talks in school, careers fair, advice, work experience and/or internship) and your address (work or home, and email). The Club can be contacted by post: The Salopian Club, the Schools, Shrewsbury, SY3 7BA; by email oldsalopian@shrewsbury.org.uk or by telephone 01743 280891. Alex Baxter Director Salopian Club and commercial portfolios both in the UK and abroad. Ed and Rupert have often found that Old Salopians pop up in every industry and have forged great relationships with businesses having this in common. On a more personal level, Ed and Rupert have both undertaken major restoration projects on farms near Ludlow and have also just restored and opened an ancient Inn in Corvedale (The Tally Ho Inn). The fact that they remain such good friends as well as successful entrepreneurs gives the lie to the notion that ‘friends don’t usually make good business partners’. They believe that their success, however, comes from a deep-rooted respect for one another that goes back to their Shrewsbury days, and of course their defined roles in design and finance respectively. More information on their joint businesses may be found at www.godrichinteriors.com, www.signedandoriginal.com and www.violetandgeorge.com
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