As the whole country gears up for a summer of sport, and with London 2012 less than 100 days away, the College had its own Olympic week.
Morgan Griffiths (H. 2003-08) is appearing at the Hop Farm Festival this year (Friday, 29th June) which, according to The Times, is the music festival to visit this summer! The line-up has been announced and Morgan's band, Yossarian, are performing on the Friday on the same stage (The Big Tent) as The Stranglers and Lianne La Havas. You can follow this link for more information about who is playing.
Having recently had dinner with a number of Old Brightonians in January, I was lambasted for not letting you know that I was presented with an OBE by the Queen on 30 November 2011. The award was announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List on 11 June 2011. Also in attendance on 30 Nov were Brian Ferry and Mark Cavendish and it appears they received more publicity than me!
Ros Nichol taught Modern Languages at Brighton College in the 1990's , was Housemistress of Williams, Senior Mistress and mother of pupils, Andrew (H. 1993-98) and Alistair (H.1996-01). Following her untimely death in 2011, Ros's family have very generously established the Ros Nichol Award, to support Brighton College pupils in their non-academic achievements.
On 29 February 2012 it was announced by the Ministry of Justice that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, has appointed Andrew Cayley (B: 1977-1982) to be Queens Counsel.
Pupils and staff have been tremendously excited this week as structural work on the Diamond Jubilee Pavilion has now begun. With the main framework now in place, the new sports hub is beginning to take shape, set against the beautiful backdrop of the Sussex Downs countryside. Over the coming weeks, contractors will work on creating the changing rooms, referee and first aid rooms, and a large social space with a café-bar, all of which are much-needed at the site. The warm and welcoming sports hub will transform pupils’ and parents’ experience at the New Ground, and provide facilities that reflect the sporting excellence at the school.
Old Brightonian, and local property consultant, Ed Allison-Wright (D. 2001-06), Director at Centurion Group has recently launched the Brighton & Hove Regeneration initiative with leading global construction and services group Bouygues and their UK subsidiary, Warings.
RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15th April 1912. To mark the 100th anniversary Old Brightonian Lt-Commander John Blake (B. 1957-61) has this year published "The Titanic Passenger's Guide".
Naishel Kelly, 1st November 1997 - 3rd January 2012
Following the tragic death of pupil Naishel a fund has been established to erect a memorial to Naishel in the Brighton College chapel.
Daniel Crown (A. 1988-93) is the founder and CEO of the lookfantastic group. Daniel grew up in Brighton and attended Brighton College and Bristol University.
The Development and Alumni Relations Office's primary role is to support the Head Master and Governors in realising the long-term plans of the school, by raising non-fee income, and by building a network of strong relationships among parents, staff, Old Brightonians and other friends and supporters.
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