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OLD FOLEYANS’
ASSOCIATION
THE
OLD FOLEYAN 2014
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
TO THE AGM JUNE 2014
This last year has been a very good
year for the Old Foleyans’
Association, though I am very sorry
to say that since the end of
November 2013 my health has not
allowed me to give my normal 100%
support to the Old Foleyans’ and to
Old Swinford Hospital.
The osteoporotic collapse fracture in
my spine has certainly put a severe
stop to my activities, though at last I
am able to manage it better.
I was pleased to support the OFA and
School activities until the end of
November, including the 1st XV
rugby matches until I had to succumb
to the pain.
My biggest heartache was to miss the
OFA annual carol service in Witley
Church on 7th December. The service
was organised by John Whiting and
Rob Franks and from the letters of
thanks I received the carol service
was as good as ever and the School
choir under their Director of Music
were absolutely fabulous.
As a thank you to the choir, the committee entertained them to a BBQ
evening at Hanbury House on the
10th June where Eric Hickman assisted by Rob Franks cooked beef burgers and sausages etc. for about 50
hungry members of the choir. John
and Pat Whiting organised the food.
Our committee have been able to
financially support our old
School and the
pupils by donating:
£270 towards the Borneo Tour
£320 towards the cricket tour in
St. Lucia
£1460 towards mountain bikes
£800 towards the music tour of
Spain
£2000 towards the Duke of
Edinburgh scheme
£500 towards the Margaret
Fingerhut master class &
concert
£300 towards the World War I
battlefield expedition
£750 towards the Vietnam
expedition
£2000 towards the refurbishment
of the OFA room in Barn
Block
The OFA vs School 1st XI Cricket
match was held on 28th June during
cricket week. The OFA batted first
captained by Dick Ellis and were
soon 5 wickets down for 28 runs.
Then John Stanier was joined by Ed
Taylor - better known for his rugby
playing - who scored 64 runs and
who together with John Stanier put
on 78 for 6 wickets. The OFA were
all out for 139, then lunch.
We enjoyed a rather splendid lunch
with a few glasses of Merlot before
OSH 1st XI started to bat. When the
score was 34 for 3 the heavens
opened and no further play was possible. Our grateful thanks to
Anthony Green, master in charge of
cricket, for organising the day and
all the work he does in preparing
such a first class wicket.
This years highlight has most
certainly been our Annual Dinner. It
was Peter Jones’s last dinner as
Headmaster and 220 ex pupils,
former members of staff, present
members of staff and invited guests
were there. I was just too ill to
attend. Rob Franks did all the
arranging and covered for me
during the evening. Peter Jones said
Grace and David Walker proposed
absent friends. Peter Teale and the
catering staff provided a first class
meal, the main course being roast
Rib of Beef.
Our guests were Peter Jones Headmaster, Chris Potter - former
Headmaster, John Yeates - Feoffee,
Colin Wilson - Feoffee, Peter Mason
- Feoffee, Geoff Smith - Governor,
Peter Picken - Old Carolians, Steve
Branson - President Old Edwardian
Club.
From what I’ve been told, it was our
best OFA dinner ever, with tremendous thanks due to Rob Franks for
standing in at such short notice.
My brother Owen ran his most
successful raffle ever, making over a
£1000 for the Chris Potter bursary
which helps to provide an OSH
Boarding School education for a boy
from a financially disadvantaged
home.
John Yeates proposed a toast to the
Hospital and Founder, coupled with
that of Peter Jones, who replied as
only Peter can. I am told all the
‘toasts’ and replies were very
eloquent and extremely humourous.
Joe Shaw, one of Peter’s 1st XV
rugby captains also proposed a toast
to Peter from the floor!
While talking about the dinner I am
once again pleased to thank Jeffery
O’Neill for his continued benevolence towards the Potter Bursary
Fund. Jeffery supports the OFA
dinner every year.
I would now like to thank all the
officers and committee members for
their untiring support, especially this
year when I have not been able to
help so much. Steve Taylor our
Secretary and magazine editor,
David Edwards our Treasurer, for
looking after our finances and
keeping them in very good order
and providing us with a valuable
monthly statement. My thanks to
Rob Franks and John Whiting, two
very valuable members of our
committee. My thanks also to
our clerk of the committee, Linda
Williams who resigned after 12 years
valueable service.
I would like to thank Paul Goode our
School Staff representative for all he
has done for the OFA and finally a
big thank you to Headmaster Peter
Jones for his support of the OFA.
To the Feoffees and Governors, my
thanks for their support, especially
Malcom Wilcox and Jack Edmonds.
Also to the ladies in the School
office, thank you for making me
so welcome whenever I appear
unannounced.
It is now 76 years this September
that I first arrived here as a very
young 10 year old.
It is my spiritual home!
I am very proud to wear the Old
Foleyan tie and I feel very honoured
and privileged to be your President.
I have enjoyed my rather curtailed
Presidential duties throughout the
year. At the School remembrance
service in the Great Hall I read one
of the lessons and laid a poppy
wreath on behalf of the OFA. It was
quite a moving ceremony.
Furthermore, if I could have one
wish it would be that Peter Jones
stayed a few more years at OSH.
I was invited to give my annual
enrichment talk to the Upper Sixth
on 21st November. The talk was
about my time at OSH before and
during the second World War. I was
extremely pleased by the welcome
I received from 140 students.
I first met Peter 26 years ago when
he first started here as Head of
Sport. He was a brilliant Rugby
coach and being Welsh we were
soon good friends - even though he
is leaving us.
I just can’t imagine Old Swinford
Hospital without him.
I regard it as a very great privilege to
be able to support my old School
and its various functions, none of
which would be possible without
the never ending support of my wife
Sue.
He has been a tremendous help to
the Old Foleyans’ Association.
I end my report by repeating a few
words I will never tire of saying...
That gentlemen ends my report.
...I am immensely proud to be an
‘Old Boy’ of Old Swinford Hospital.
I would like to wish both Christine
and Peter many years of happy semi
retirement and look forward to
seeing them both in the future.
Maurice Evans 1938-1943.
Change to the format of the Old Foleyan magazine
Since the summer the funding model of the Association has changed, as a
result of a significant fall in subscription revenue.
The Committee has curtailed the amount of donations made to the School
and has reviewed other areas of expenditure, one being the format of the
magazine which has reduced publication and distribution costs. We will
consider moving the magazine to an electronic format for future years.
During the forthcoming year we will be looking to change the focus of the
Association, and will keep everyone informed.
FAREWELL
TO AN
OSH ART MASTER
James Ivor Wilkinson 30.04.1914 – 04.12.2014
Foley House 1938-39
Old Swinford Hospital was Ivor’s first teaching post in 1938 when he was
appointed art teacher, occasional organist and House Master of Foley House.
Aside from his teaching duties, he recorded summer holidays during wartime,
when he and a science teacher took a group of boys, via the school’s barge, to
help with work on a farm. They camped near a canal tunnel, with the boys
sleeping on the barge and the masters in tents. If an air raid siren sounded
they would tow the sleeping
boys into the tunnel.
He spent nine very happy years
at OSH and was recently
delighted to renew friendships
with some of his past pupils. A
visit to the school for a cricket
match was a highlight.
Back at school in 2013,
Ivor Wilkinson - centre
Also:
Gilbert Harris 1932 - 2015
Head of School and Captain of Rugby
NEW FORMAT ANNUAL DINNER 2015
For the first time in it’s long history the Old Foleyans’ Annual Dinner is now open
for partners to attend. Please fill in the form below or e-mail your details to Rob
Franks to book your places.
ANNUAL DINNER BOOKING FORM 2015
Saturday 28th March 2015 at 7.00pm
• Bar open from 6.30pm onwards • Dinner served 7.15pm
• Dress is lounge suit or black tie and equivalent dress for the ladies
Attendance at the dinner is £28 per head payable in advance by one of the following
means (please note no tickets will be issued):
1. Cheque or Postal Order made payable to the Old Foleyans’
Association, sent to Rob Franks at: 58 Corser Street, Oldswinford,
Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 2DQ. Please provide an e-mail
or telephone number for confirmation of receipt.
2. Bank Transfer to the following Account:
HSBC Bank plc
Name: Old Foleyans’ Association
Sort Code: 40-23-03
Account: 71100475
Reference: (Your Name)
3. By Debit Card to the School on 01384 817315. (Heather Hinton)
If you are booking a ticket on behalf of others please ensure we have the details of all
attending. Once payment has been made please email r.franks@blueyonder.co.uk with
the following details: Name, Address, Email, Tel No, Start/Finish Year and House and
any special dietary need, or complete the slip at the bottom of the page for each guest
and return to Rob Franks at above address:
Booking Details (to be completed for each person attending)
Name
Address
Postcode
Tel:
Start / Finish Year & House
e-mail
Special Dietary Needs
Join us at our new Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldfoleyansassociation/
ANNUAL DINNER 2014
A selection of images from the 2014 Annual Dinner
OLD FOLEYANS REMEMBERED
46 Old Foleyans gave their lives in the
First World War. An alphabetical list of
their names follow. Their names are also
commemorated, along with other Old
Foleyans from World War 2, Gulf War 1
and Afghanistan on a memorial in the
Great Hall. A service is held every year
in the Great Hall at 10.00am on
Remembrance Sunday.
James William Ashcroft
Royal Field Artillery
Died of Wounds May 2nd 1917
Fred Blewitt
South Staffordshire Regiment
Died of Wounds October 20th 1914
Benjamin Bartle
Royal Engineers
Killed in Action May 12th 1918
John Blewitt
South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action February 17th 1917
Wilfred Harry Beaman
Worcestershire Regiment
Died of Wounds November 30th 1916
Richard Augustus Bourne
Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in Action July 11th 1917
Ernest Bennett
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action April 17th 1918
Harold Bunn
Durham Light Infantry
Killed in Action September 13th 1918
William Bennett
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Died September 24th 1919
Ernest Colledge
Royal Engineers
Died of Wounds February 24th 1916
Ralph Beresford
South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action July 15th 1916
Frederick John Cook
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in Action March 28th 1918
Mark Billingsley
Royal Field Artillery
Killed in Action August 13th 1916
James Craddock
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action April 24th 1917
Richard Henry Daffon
Australian Infantry
Killed in Action November 15th 1916
Noel Lewis
Tank Corps
Killed in Action July 31st 1917
Samuel Thomas Eley
Australian Machine Gun Corps
Killed in Action May 18th 1917
Harry Male
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action July 15th 1916
Arthur Fosbrook
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action July 31st 1917
John William Martin
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action January 18th 1917
Walter Stephen Harris
Canadian Infantry
Killed in Action September 27th 1918
John Moseley
Royal Engineers
Killed in Action January 2nd 1917
Walter Haycock
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Killed in Action September 25th 1915
John Thomas Mound
Royal Engineers
Died of Wounds october 4th 1915
Benjamin John Hill
South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action February 29th 1916
Norman Parkes
Canadian Infantry
Died of Wounds July 26th 1917
Jack Hill
Worcestershire Regiment
Died of Wounds April 28th 1915
Albert Henry Parton
Royal Garrison Artillery
Killed in Action June 7th 1917
Richard Jones
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action May 7th 1915
John Wallis Parton
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action April 1st 1917
Ernest Charles Kempson
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in Action November 18th 1916
James Laurence Perry
Australian Field Artillery
Died June 9th 1917
Alfred James Lamb
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action September 26th 1915
Walter James Powell
Royal Flying Corps
Died July 22nd 1918
Albert George Price
Worcestershire Regiment
Died June 17th 1917
Abel Stokes
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action April 24th 1917
George Price
South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action October 13th 1915
Arthur Western
Royal Navy
Killed in Action October 23rd 1916
Arthur Roberts
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in Action June 17th 1917
William Oliver White
Manchester Regiment
Died of Wounds September 3rd 1918
William Rubery
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action August 17th 1917
Albert Wilkes
Hampshire Regiment
Killed in Action April 24th 1917
Frank Edgar Smith
South Staffordshire Regiment
Killed in Action October 4th 1917
William Henry Wilson
Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Died of Wounds September 23rd 1916
Frederick James Sneyd
Worcestershire Regiment
Killed in Action May 16th 1915
Wallace Ernest Wooldrige
Royal Field Artillery
Killed in Action January 9th 1918
A publication including all of the
above casualties, along with more
in depth information, photographs
and images is available from the
Association at a cost of £5 plus £2
postage & packing - see the
memorabilia page at the back
of the magazine.
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OLD FOLEYANS’
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the
Old Foleyans’ Association to be held in the Feoffees Parlour,
Barn Block, Old Swinford Hospital on Monday 22nd June 2015,
commencing at 8.00pm
Agenda:
1
Apologies
2
Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting
3
Matters Arising
4
President’s Report
5
Treasurer’s Report
6
Headmaster’s Report
7
Election of Officers
8
Any Other Business
9
Date of the next Annual General Meeting
Nominations from paid up members of the Association for committee
members are to be received in writing no later than Monday 8th June
2015, with the prior written consent of the nominee, then sent to:
Steve Taylor, OFA Secretary, 55 Lightwoods Road,
Pedmore, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 0TR or
e-mail stevetaylorgraphics@btconnect.com
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION
& CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Please use the following form for change of address or to become a member.
Only life membership is available at £100.00. Please make cheque/postal
orders payable to The Old Foleyans’ Association.
Please post to: Rob Franks, Membership Secretary, Old Foleyans’ Association,
58 Corser Street, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 2DQ
Surname
Title
Forenames
Address
Postcode
Home/Mobile Telephone (optional)
E-mail address
House
Upper Sixth Year
Year Started
Full Boarder
Weekly Boarder
Year Left
Day Student
DATES FOR YOU DIARY
Great Witley Carol Service - 3.00pm Saturday 5th December 2015
Annual Dinner - Saturday 28th March 2015
Leavers’ Party - Friday 23rd May 2015
Annual General Meeting - 8.00pm Monday 22nd June 2015
OLD F OLEYANS’ ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE M EMBERS 2015/16
President - Maurice Evans Common Barn Bungalow, Common Barn Lane, Cookley, Kidderminster,
Worcestershire DY10 3RS Telephone: 01562 850661
Vice-President - Professor David Walker Willow Lodge, 3 Farlands Drive, Oldswinford, Stourbridge,
West Midlands DY8 2DY Telephone: 01384 373109 e-mail: d.s.walker@bham.ac.uk
Secretary - Steve Taylor 55 Lightwoods Road, Pedmore, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 0TR
e-mail: stevetaylorgraphics@btconnect.com
Treasurer - David Edwards 7 Cypress Court, Oldnall Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 3HN
e-mail: a14dne@hotmail.com
Membership Secretary - Rob Franks 58 Corser Street, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 2DQ
e-mail: r.franks@blueyonder.co.uk
School Staff Representative - Paul Goode Old Swinford Hospital, Heath Lane, Stourbridge,
West Midlands DY8 1QX
Ex-Officio Member - Paul Kilbride Headmaster, Old Swinford Hospital. Telephone: 01384 817300
e-mail: headmaster@oshsch.com
Committee Members
Tim Bailey, Eric Hickman, Tom Leighton, James Mason, John Partridge, George Partridge, John Whiting
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MEMORABILIA
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OLD FOLEYANS’
ASSOCIATION
ORDER FORM
Item
Quantity
Price
Life Membership
£100
OFA Tie (polyester)
£14
OFA Tie (silk)
£20
OFA Bow Tie
£12
OFA Scarf
£5
OFA Polo Shirt (Please state size)
£18
OFA WW1 Remembered Book
£7
OFA Print (unframed 680mm x 400mm)
£18
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