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Welcome
Nicholas Boalch
Editor
editor@aidans-alumni.org.uk
Features
From Home Students to Greek Goddesses
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Events Diary
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Future Reunions
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responses included:
Risy Sunset
The sun sets over St Aidans.
Five Principals
Miss Irene Hindmrash, Prof. John Ashworth and Dr Susan Frenk with paintings of
Dame Enid Russell-Smith and Miss Ethleen Scott.
(Jan Collinge)
Beer Festival
Eager tasters at the College Beer Festival.
Cheers!
Summer Ball survivors toast the sunrise.
congratulations go to Becky
Smethurst and her team for
putting on such a show.
Other committees also
organised some superb events.
Services Committee continued
Aidans tradition of gloriously
informal formals with themes
including Heroes and Villains,
Seven Deadly Sins and a
very elegant Valentines
Formal complete with string
quartet. Costume of the year
was a cardboard and foil
Transformer robot that actually
transformed. Doug/Scott
Honorable mentions
go to Ian Wenkenbach and
Richard Hall for applying their
technical genius to managing
staging equipment at nearly
every Aidans event, Karina
Dar Juan for having a hand
in anything that required a
paintbrush and designing most
event marketing material, Issy
Boltt and James Miller for their
commitment to fundraising by
any means necessary, and Mike
Crawforth for organising and
supporting 20 sports teams
throughout the year.
Writing this report as an
alumnus has given me an
JCR Executive
2010-11
2011-12
President
Tom Filipinski
Vice-President
Jack Caswell
President
David Morris
Vice-President
Ben Richardson
JCR Treasurer
Ben Conti
JCR Secretary
Gin Lowles
JCR Treasurer
Ben Conti
JCR Secretary
Becky Smethurst
Becky Smethurst
Bar Steward
Callum Rowlinson
Helen Jones
Sports Captain
Mike Crawforth
Doug/Scott Long
Senior DSU Rep
David Morris
Chris Waddell
JCR Chair
Greg Chambers
Lotty Ellicott
Bar Steward
Matthew Turkington
Zoe Round
Sports Captain
Will Rudd
Jonathan Johnson
JCR Chair
Alexander Cartwright
Aidans Maidens
Matriculates of 1945-1963
St Aidans
Alumni
Reunion
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The city was alive and buzzing with groups of young people
from every corner of the world, and the streets were filled with
colour ... it was an amazing experience
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Celebrating World Youth Day in Madrids Va Crucis
(Luis Magn)
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(ND Strupler)
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(Helen Hunt)
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Angkor Wat
(Trey Ratcliff)
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(Ben Conti)
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Features
Dressing up
The team found games to be a great way of teaching.
(Ben Conti)
Features
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News in Brief
Snippets and updates from fellow members of St Aidans Alumni:
send us your news via news@aidans-alumni.org.uk
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1956
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1965
Evelyn Shire
I was glad to meet up with
friends - especially Ann & husband
Bill, Barbara, Veronica (Ronnie),
Tess, and Sue & John - at the
enjoyable College Reunion in
September 2011, and visit old
haunts in Durham with my husband
Ken. Sorry Alison (Ali) and Lorna
couldnt make it but good to hear
from you both.
Have just completed an MA
in Peace Studies at Bradford
university, part time over two
years since retirement. Very much
enjoyed it.
1966
Jay Melrose-Woodman
third year.)
1969
Riannon Pugh
Now Trainee Solicitor at
Slaughter and May.
William Maddocks
Happily married since 2009!
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1968
1964
Cumbria.
I got drawn back to Durham
through the quite active group of
alumni in Tokyo: so many Japanese
also seem to have done courses
there, and the Head of the British
Council in Tokyo at one point was
an alumnus. Another Durham
alumnus here introduced me to
kyudo (Japanese archery) - now a
passion.
However, I never seem to read
any news from my generation! Is
anyone out there? (I lived in Aidans
1976
2006
Maxim Zaraisky
Working in central London, like
99% of all other Durham graduates
I know!
Deaths
Returned to UK from an
international teaching career in
Africa and the Middle East at the
end of 2006. Married to Peter,
a South African. Living near
Lancaster to support my widowed
Mum. Teaching a bit part time and
retraining for the healing ministry.
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Honours
Prof. Sally Macintyre (1967)
Appointed Dame Commander of
the Order of the British Empire, for
services to Science.
Let us know any items of news
you wish to share with other St
Aidans alumni!
You can send any News in Brief
for the magazine to us by post at
the address on the back cover, via
email or through our website.
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September 2011 saw a group of over 100 St Aidans alumnae from the 1960s and their partners
welcomed to College for our annual Reunion Weekend. Here we are pleased to include some of their
photographs and reactions to the weekends events: more are on our website.
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Matriculates of 1963-70
very reluctant to sign but now so glad that I did. Not only did I
meet my close friends by arrangement but several others I knew
less well, and I relished renewing acquaintances with others and
Clockwise from top left: The
Reunion Dinner; Dancers at the
Ceilidh; Tour of the Institute for
Computational Cosmology; Ceilidh;
Architectural Tour of Durham;
Principals Irene Hindmarsh, John
Ashworth and Susan Frenk. Thanks
to Jan Collinge and Julia Clixby.
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(Julia Clixby)
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River Cruise
Alumni enjoy the sights from the Prince Bishop River Cruiser.
(Jan Collinge)
A Night to Remember
Julia and her compatriots at the Reunion Dinner.
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Happy Memories
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An action-packed weekend
Alumna Kathy Chetwynd gives her verdict on the 2011 Reunion
Attending reunions is not
something I do regularly, and
Ive never previously been to any
Durham reunion. So why this time?
my year group, sounded promising.
What clinched it was receiving a
phonecall, followed by an email,
from the hardworking organiser
Jan Collinge, which showed me
the efforts being made to trace
as many of us as possible who
had matriculated between 1963
and 1970, and to encourage us to
attend. It all sounded so promising,
I even persuaded my husband to
accompany me.
We all have our hang-ups and
trepidations before this sort of
event. Will I know anyone? Will
everyone have had a more (or less)
glamorous career than me? Is
everyone much better (or worse)
preserved than me? All of that was
instantly forgotten on arrival. How
lovely to be back in the familiar
College buildings again, surrounded
by so many interesting people to
talk to! What a powerful pull the
of Durham have. Long dormant
memories stirred!
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Events Diary
Whats on at Aidans and in Durham. Alumni are always welcome!
Exhibition: Historic Views
of Durham City
Until 24th Dec.
Wolfson Gallery, Palace Green
Celebrate a quarter of a
century of Durhams World
Heritage Site in this exhibition
of historic paintings, prints and
photographs of the city.
identity in Aotearoa/New
Zealand. The exhibition tells a
from 3000 years ago to the
present day.
Workshop: Inkapturing
Creative Writing
Wednesdays until 7th Mar.
2.30pm-4.30pm
St Aidans College
A creative writing course
taught by Durham-based
author Fadia Faqir.
Have you ever wanted to
write? Come and have a go
in a friendly and supportive
envionment. The workshops
are intended for people who
have an active interest in
contemporary writing and
are keen on developing their
writing skills.
Exhibition: Exchange
Until 4th Dec.
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill
An exhibition of
contemporary art from South
Korea organised by the East
Durham Artists Network.
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Exhibition: Kingsgate
Bridge & Dunelm House
Until 20th Dec.
Dunelm House
This exhibition centres on
the famous works of Ove Arup
and Architects Co-Partnership;
Kingsgate Bridge and Dunelm
House, both landmarks
that are often overlooked as
pieces of local 20th Century
architecture.
Pathways of Leadership
Until 15th Jan.
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill
An exhibition by renowned
photographer Krzysztof
Pfeiffer, with narratives
The famous car, suspended from Kingsgate Bridge in a 1960s Rag Week stunt
An exhibition on the Bridges architecture is being held in Dunelm House.
of Georgraphy, Pathways to
Poverty and Progress in South
East Asia (24th Nov.);
(Mike Hall)
Programme of Events
Friday 21st September:
Pricing
All events are optional, and you are welcome to
stay in College for as many nights as you wish
(subject to the availability of accommodation).
Accommodation
Per person, per night
29.50
41.00
26.00
Events
Per person
Computational Cosmology
3.00
10.50
10.50
12.00
27.50
6.00
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Future Reunions
Did you come up to Durham between 1980 and 1985? Read on for
news of our 2013 Alumni Reunion, 20th-22nd September 2013
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Nicholas Boalch
Archivist
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Degree Results
Graduating Class of 2010
Due to the requirements of data protection, we now have to seek the express permission of each graduate to publish their degree result.
Consequently we have had to withdraw this issues results but hope to address this in future issues.
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Jonathan Dickinson
Physics & Astronomy
Adam Gray
David Hodgkinson
Psychology
Amelia Chapman
Zoology
Liam Blacklock
Class III
Chemistry
Matthew Turkington
Mathematics
Jonathan Gough
Sarah McBride
Physics
Samuel Jepson
Ordinary Degree
Anthropology
Harriet Sadler
Archaeology
Ann Daly
Economics
Zengru Zhong
Geography
Joseph Steffan Hansen
Diploma
Chemistry
Philip Dickens
St Aidans Alumni extend warmest
congratulations to all these new
graduates. We wish you success
and happiness in your lives away
from College.
Dont forget to keep in touch and
let us know your news!
President
Professor John Ashworth
Principal, St Aidans College
Secretary
Joanne Rowley (Hulse, 1989-92)
secretary@aidans-alumni.org.uk
Acting President
Dr Susan Frenk
Acting Principal, St Aidans College
Reunions Coordinator
Jan Collinge (1977-81)
reunions@aidans-alumni.org.uk
Duerden Award
Not awarded in 2010-11.
Leslie Clark Award
Not awarded in 2010-11.
Small Bursaries
Not awarded in 2010-11.
Irene Hindmarsh Award
Not awarded in 2010-11.
Fergus Dalzell Prize in Law
Not awarded in 2010-11.
Derek Wilson Prize in Mathematics
Fiona Reid
Beatrice Hollingworth Award
Not awarded in 2010-11.
Ethleen Scott Award
Not awarded in 2010-11.
St Aidans College Graduate Studentship
Not awarded in 2010-11.
President
Professor John S. Ashworth, BA (Econ), MA (Econ) (on secondment as Deputy Warden)
Acting Principal and Senior Tutor
Dr Susan F. Frenk, BA, MPhil, PhD
Bursar and Operations Manager
Paula Dawson
Chaplain
Bernhard Nausner
College Librarian
Ann Caddel, BA
College Council
Academic Year 2010-11
The Principal
The Deputy Warden
The Vice-Principal and Senior Tutor
The Bursar
The Chaplain
The President of the Senior Common Room
The President of the Junior Common Room
The College Librarian
Representatives of the Council of the University
John A. Cuthbert, BSc, MBA, ACA, DL (2012) (Chair)
Paul J. Leake, BA (2011)
Martin J. Ward, BSc, MA, MSc, DPhil (2012)
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Treasurer
Ros Marshall-Smith (Durden)
treasurer@aidans-alumni.org.uk
Tutor members
Douglas P. Halliday, BSc, PhD (2011)
Kathryn Larkin-Bramley, BA, FCA (2011)
Carole Scott, BA (2011)
Representing the St Aidans Association
Nicholas Boalch, BA, MA, MA
Co-opted member
John R. Ritchie, MPhil