| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 07/08/07 |
Gordon Ruffell |
Recent sad demises |
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In the light of recent sad losses I was trawling around for links and found the following, which ties together some of the dear departed.
BBC - WW2 Peoples War |
| 06/08/07 |
John Driver |
Willy Maeckelberghe |
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| One of my earlist memories of college life is being shipped down to Coombe Lane , whilst in Figures and Ruds, to watch and cheer on the First Fifteen. I remember Willy and "Butch" so well. Great players. I think Willy went on to Guys Hospital and captained the united hospitals 15 back in the days when they were a force to be reckoned with! Never mind the studies, get on with the rugby!!! It comes to us all, but their passing is sad. Good lives both. |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 03/08/07 |
Pat Rooney |
Willy Maeckelberghe |
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| Earlier this week I wrote a letter to Willy Maeckelberghe (1940-46) whom all OWs of that period will never forget, to tell him of the death of Tony Kelleher his immediate predecessor as captain of the College 1st XV. Sadly his widow has just rung me to tell me that Willy himself had died suddenly only 2 months ago. In the view of Fr, Wetz and who better to judge, Willy was the finest rugby player ever turned out by the College. It is arguable that Tony himself was the finest sprinter .Please remember them both and their widows and families in your prayers. |
| 27/07/07 |
John Simmonds |
Tony Kelleher RIP |
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| We are sad to report the death of Tony"Butch" Kelleher. Read obituary |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 26/06/07 |
Fr. Tim Curtis SJ |
Tony Montfort RIP |
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We received the following email from Fr. Tim Curtis SJ
Dear Friends of Tony,
Some sad news. Tony Montfort died at about 6.15 this evening. For the last 18 hours he had been sleeping very peacefully. When I saw him this morning, there was no sign of any anxiety in him at all. It appears he suffered no pain. His family were with him.
Obviously our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
I will let you have further information about his funeral as soon as I have it.
With great sadness of heart,
Fr Tim Curtis SJ
Director, Jesuit Missions
Visit Jesuit Missions website for full obituaries and tributes pages
Funeral Details
Tony's family have now confirmed that his funeral will take place at the
at the Sacred Heart Church in Wimbledon
His body will be received into the Church at 5pm on Thursday 5th July 2007
and the funeral service will take place at 11am on the 6th July 2007
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| Date |
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| 15/06/07 |
Nick Fox |
Norwegian TV |
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Richard Imber has been contacted, and we have agreed to, a Norwegian Film Crew, filming at the Old Wimbledonians, who are making a programme about specialist English Sports (Cricket, Polo, Rowing) that they don’t see over there in Scandanavia.
They will have one of their presenters ‘giving it a go’ before the match, then they maybe filming some of the game for Norway TV.
By sheer coincidence the Sunday 1 XI are playing a team called Scandanavian Wanderers on the day. Any support would be welcome. More info shortly |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 29/05/07 |
Editor |
Picture Archive |
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| We have acquired some very ancient pictures of College Teams - on is captioned "Rugger XV 1926" There is also a Campion House Rugby Team (undated) and an undated cricket team of the same era. You will find them in the Archive in the pre-1940s sections of Cricket and Rugby. If anyone can provide names we would be grateful. Please contact the Web Site Editor, Gordon Ruffell. |
| Date |
Author |
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| 17/05/07 |
Editor |
Obitaries |
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| We are sad to report the news of the recent deaths of two OWs, John Maurice Gibson on Friday 13th April, and more recently Brian McCarthy former Chairman and Manager of OWFC. See obituaries for more details. |
| Date |
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| 17/05/07 |
Editor |
Merchandise |
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| New OW Merchandise available 100% machine washable wool jumpers,
only £35,
various colours including navy blue, black, bottle green, wine, red, light grey, royal blue, jade, lilac and light blue. |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 10/05/07 |
Stef Milewczyk |
Bar Steward |
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Nathalie, our fantastic clubhouse manager, will be leaving us on the 20th May.
The OWA committee and also I'm sure all our members who have been down to the clubhouse this year, would like to thank Nathalie for all her hard work. We wish her all the very best for the future.
This sad news is tempered by the very exciting news that we have hired Gill Markwell to run the clubhouse.
Gill recently was manager and head chef of "The Castle" a pub in Battersea. We feel that this is an exciting and very positive step forward for the OWA. Please make Gill welcome. |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 10/05/07 |
Stef Milewczyk |
Bar Tabs |
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| We are planning to introduce credit/debit card facilities into the bar in the very near future. We feel that this facility is long overdue. In advance of the new credit card machine being installed we are beginning to phase out the bar tab system. |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 26/04/07 |
John Simmonds |
Sinnott Society |
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| Date |
Author |
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| 27/03/07 |
Peter Fokes |
Guernsey Super Heroes |
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| Sneak preview of scary pictures of the OWRFC Away Fixture 27th Jan 2007 |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 27/03/07 |
Steve Rouse |
Hospitalite Blogspot |
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Steve is our first significant contributor with a link to the College Hospitalite Blog. Go here to read about pilgrimages over the last 7 years. Thank you Steve (Ed)
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| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 08/03/07 |
Mike Parsons |
Bertie Banyard |
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Mike reports receiving the following from Fr. Bertie Banyard SJ, a well loved friend of the College and at times a stalwart of OWRFC.
"A change of address provides me with the stimulus to write
to you. Thank you for sending me the OWRFC weekly sheet.....more
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| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 08/03/07 |
Julian Wallace |
Hong Kong FC |
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| Hope everything is good down at the OWs. As a little piece of trivia: my current rugby club – the Hong Kong Football Club – now boasts 4 OWs – myself, Matt Semple, Calum Nieto and Tim Edgar. What are the chances of that??!! |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 08/03/07 |
Eddie Bell/ Paul Michelmore |
Ireland v England
Croke Park |
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A great weekend was enjoyed by Paul Michelmore and Eddie Bell in the Irish capital on the occasion of the recent 6 Nations game. The English were made most welcome all round and cheered......more |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 02/03/07 |
Webmaster |
Wine Tasting |
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Has anybody got any pictures of the Cricket Club Wine Tasting Evening fit for publication? If so let me know. |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 02/03/07 |
Damian Woodward |
Sponsored Cycle Ride |
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OW and former Ground Committee member Damian "Woody" Woodward seeks support for a Charity "London to Paris" Cycle ride.....more |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 18/02/07 |
Steve Norman |
Strollers |
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OWFC Strollers (that's the old men) battled through to their second semi-final of the season, conquering Hardly Athletic 8-1 in the Millenium Cup. |
| Date |
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| 15/02/07 |
Shane Fernando |
Quiz
Night |
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The
Cricket Club will be holding one of it's ever popular Quiz Nights
at Coombe Lane on 30th March |
| Date |
Author |
Topic |
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| 15/02/07 |
Nick Fox |
Cricket Nets |
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| Nets every Tuesday from 20th Feb. in the College Gym. £4 per head. |
| Date |
Author |
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| 07/02/07 |
Editor |
AGM |
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The first OWA AGM for three years was held in February.
To watch highlights. Click here |
