New Foundation Manager Appointed

Samantha Salisbury has been appointed as Culford's new Foundation Manager with effect from 16 June 2009. This will enable a smooth handover from Sue Warren who is leaving on 3 July. Samantha has been working in the Foundation Office in a part-time capacity as Trusts Officer since September 2008.

Samantha may be contacted on the usual Foundation telephone number (01284 385310) or by email: samantha.salisbury@culford.co.uk

Sue Warren said: "A huge thank you to all our OCs for making my time at Culford an enjoyable one and for keeping in touch with the Foundation. Samantha is a fantastic addition to the Culford Foundation team and will continue to keep in touch and updated on news, events and reunions."


Culford Celebrity Cricket Match



West Indian cricketer Alvin Kallicharran will be leading a team of world test cricket legends when they play a charity match at Culford School on Sunday 14 June (2009).

The Lashings World XI Cricket team will play a charity match against the Headmaster’s team at school to raise funds to further improve cricket facilities at Culford, and for the England Cricket Board’s charity ‘Chance to Shine’, which seeks to reinvigorate cricket in state schools.

Alvin, who is Manager of the Lashings World XI Cricket team, has a career tally of 43,986 runs across the course of 24 years with Warwickshire, Transvaal, Queensland, Guyana and, of course, the West Indies, for whom he played 66 tests and 31 one day internationals. He is also one of the first men to have won two World Cup winner's medals.

The school last hosted the Lashings team in 2007 when Alvin and some of the top names in world test cricket played at Culford. These included: Tino Best, Greg Blewett, Chris Cairns, Adam Holioake, and Rashid Latif, to name but a few. They will be on the squad list again this year, plus many more, including Sachin Tendulka, Henry Olonga and Arravinda de Silva. Proceeds from the event will be shared between Culford, to improve cricket facilities for pupils and the local community, and the England Cricket Board’s charity ‘Chance to Shine’, which seeks to reinvigorate cricket in state schools.

Tickets for the Headmaster’s XI v Lashings World XI 2009 are now on sale from the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds priced at £10 Adults, £5 Children with family concessions. Telephone the Theatre Royal on 01284 769505 or book online at www.theatreroyal.org



OC/EAS London Reception Success

More than 140 former Culford and EAS pupils attended the Annual London Drinks Reception on Thursday 12 March.

Teachers and former teachers including Brenda Hunt, Bron Recknell, James Recknell, John Humphries, Andrew Morgan, Simon Severino, Mike Schofield, Rick Shepperson, and Dave Bosworth joined former pupils from years 1941 to 2006 for three hours of reminiscing.

OC Sarah Westbrooke (nee Pilkington) said: "Myhusband and I had a fabulous time catching up with my fellow old culfordians some of whom I hadn't seen since leaving. As is always the case I didn't get to speak to everyone but enjoyed the opportunity to meet up with many from different year groups."

OC Lesley Shaw said: "Thank you very much indeed for the Reception that you organised for us all in the East India Club. it was hugely successful and so nice to see so many people there supporting the event. We have all vowed to work even harder next year to encourage more Old Culfordians/EAS to come."

Tributes Paid to Old Culfordian and Leading Historian Dr Colin White

Old Culfordian Dr Colin White, one of the UK’s leading experts on the life and achievements of Britain’s greatest admiral, Horatio Nelson, has died aged 57. Dr White, who lived in Southsea, had been suffering from cancer and died on Christmas Day.

Dr White, who attended Culford between 1963 and 1970, was an expert on Admiral Lord Nelson and became director of the Royal Naval Museum, in Portsmouth, two years ago.

President of the Old Culfordians Association Arthur Diaper, who met Dr White at school and remained a close friend, said: "Colin was very friendly and outward going. He would always give you a big hug - most men hold back, but not Colin.

"He was involved in amateur dramatics at school and he was a showman when he was acting - I admired that about him, but he was modest with it."

Dr White (OC 1963-1970) returned to Culford School in 2006 to deliver a lecture on the story of Admiral Lord Nelson and his part in the Battle of Trafalgar.

Headmaster Julian Johnson-Munday said: “Colin was a good friend to the school and much enjoyed returning to it recently. His lecture on Nelson showed Colin at his best: warm, spontaneous, deeply erudite and passionate about his subject. He will be much missed by all who knew him."

Dr White's funeral took place on Monday 12 January at the Anglican Cathedral in Portsmouth.