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The Old Russellians’ tie is available to order from Julia Powell at a cost of £15 per tie to include postage and packing. Please use this link to access the form and return to Julia if you would like to purchase a tie. If you have not already become a ‘fan’ of The Old Russellians, then please join the 500 or so Old Russellians on this networking site and be kept informed about all future events. Please note that this is not used as a chat room, only for advertising events and keeping in contact with your old school. Should you wish to make contact with ex classmates, you can send a message through Facebook and this will be dealt with separately through the school.
BECOME PART OF THE HISTORY OF RRS There is an opportunity to become part of the history of the school by sponsoring a new table in our brand new building. For more information, please contact Sue Tanner who will be happy to send you the paperwork for this, or click here to open the flier. The old dining room tables gave us good service having been purchased in 1926, and we have replaced them with others in keeping with the Sir Aston Webb architecture. We have chosen tables and benches made from solid oak and we believe they will serve many generations to come. We are offering you the opportunity to sponsor a plaque on the table, celebrating the time you spent at Royal Russell, at a suggested contribution of £50. It is also possible to sponsor a whole table and have a specially designed plaque for a suggested contribution of £500.
ADDINGTON GENTRY A local enthusiast and archivist, Lindsay Ould, has put together a walk around the Ballards area, Heathfield and Coombe Wood highlighting Victorian and Edwardian residents. Please click on the link below to download this historic walk. Even if you don’t do the walk, the contents are very informative.
A NEW BOOK PUBLISHED IN MARCH 2009 ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 1980 – 1996 Shirley and I spent twenty years at Lancing College including ten years in charge of a boarding house of some seventy boys. In 1980 I applied for and was appointed to the Headship of the Royal Russell School. This proved to be a more demanding assignment than I had anticipated and the sixteen years that we spent there were not without their tricky moments. The decision to write a book was only taken ten years into retirement when I came to the conclusion that there was a story worth telling, for my own benefit certainly and perhaps for the enlightenment of others involved at the time. Ian Beer, former Head Master of Ellesmere College, Lancing College and Harrow School, kindly agreed to write a foreword and says: ‘It is a precautionary tale that should be read by any interested in education’. For anyone interested - an advertising flyer including order form may be downloaded here Ron Balaam John Piggin - long-serving and highly esteemed member of the teaching staff - who was a stalwart colleague during this period and who is still energetically in post comments: ‘This is a fascinating insight into the joys and pitfalls of being Headmaster of a school and succeeding when things don’t always go according to plan! Ron was a remarkable Headmaster of the Royal Russell School, and no matter whether you knew him or not his book will provide an intimate understanding of what it took to be its Headmaster in the 1980s’
WEBSITE FOR O.R. GERALD HOOD (1930-1938) Alan J Barrow, the 100 Squadron guest who laid a small wreath at Gerald Hood’s ceremony in May 2007, was the person who first stumbled onto Hood’s gravestone and started making enquiries on the web. The result of his enlarged website about Hood and his fellow-crew members is amazing in its detail. The website he has developed is : www.lancaster-lm658.co.uk
NON SUBSCRIBING MEMBERSHIP - Message from The Chairman It is with great pleasure that I announce that, at the January 2009 meeting of the committee for The Old Russellians, a decision was made that from September 2009 the annual subscription for membership will cease to exist. All current members will, therefore, now automatically be considered Life Members of The Old Russellians, and enjoy all the privileges of membership. As pupils leave the School they will now be invited to pay a one-off fee to become life members of the Association. All members will now receive electronic newsletters and invitations to Society events. These will be sent directly to members who keep the Society informed of their e-mail address, or can be downloaded from the Old Russellian website. Subscriptions received by standing order after September 2009 will be gratefully accepted as donations towards the activities of the Society. K A Yabsley (1978-1982)
ARCHIVE MATERIAL - Message from the Headmaster As we move into the new building, I am pleased to say that we will be offering the Old Russellian Society a dedicated archive space at the school. I am very keen that the School should hold a complete record of events that have occurred in order that these can be referred to in perpetuity. I would like to take this opportunity, therefore, to invite all Old Russellians to search their attics, garage, (bomb shelter?), for any memorabilia associated with the School and pass any (that are not of personal value!) to the School to enhance the archive. The school will reimburse postage on larger items! Julia Powell or Brian Angel will be pleased to discuss this with you and thank you in anticipation of your assistance with this important aspect of the School's heritage. Dr John Jennings (Headmaster)
Suzie Dodsworth has a beautiful family apartment in Minorca which she is letting for holidays to over 25's. Click on the link below if you are interested.
Dave Jewiss, Sports Master at RRS, is considering taking an O.R. Football tour to either Barcelona or Amsterdam early this summer - provisional leaving date being 7th July. This could consist of 2 matches over a weekend. It will only take place if enough people put their names forward. If you are interested in taking part in this, please contact
Please note that if you left the school before Year 13 (Upper VI) there is no reason why you should not become a member of The Old Russellians! You are, after all, still an Old Russellian!
We are very grateful to a number of you who have added to this section of the website. If you have any more ‘slanguage’ that is not derogatory and that we can use we would be very interested to hear from you. What we have so far can be found in Archive/School History/School Slanguage. Email Sue with any additions at stanner@royalrussell.croydon.sch.uk
FOR SALE - DVD
Please let Sue know of any changes to your details, including addresses, telephone numbers, mobile numbers and Emails etc. A number of people change their Email addresses or send us the wrong one, and Sue would be grateful if you could let her know if you are one of these people. This will avoid undeliverable emails and returned post for us to deal with.
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