Monday, 30 June 2014
End of Year Art Exhibition
We have some wonderfully talented artists in the house and it is a joy therefore when the Art department exhibitions are on. We have some cracking work from Talbot's men on display in the end of year one, as you can see below:
Friday, 27 June 2014
Live Below the Line - Finished
We are extremely proud of all of our lads who have lived below the line this week. It has been a really tough ask, particularly when having to have meals in the dining hall and at supper time in the house. however, they have stuck at it with discipline and really gained a lot. We would love it if you were able to sponsor the boys for even a small amount. They are part of the Bedford School Team who are raising money for Unicef as well as raising awareness about the plight of the world's poorest. The Bedford school page is here.
A couple of quotes from our participants are below:
Alex: I am quite tired, but starting to get used to it and not as tired anymore. The meals today have actually been quite nice.
Overall, I felt proud to do it, and experienced how depressing it feels without enough food to eat.
A couple of quotes from our participants are below:
Alex: I am quite tired, but starting to get used to it and not as tired anymore. The meals today have actually been quite nice.
Simon: I feel hungry all the time, but got
used to it after the fifth day.......
Overall, I felt proud to do it, and experienced how depressing it feels without enough food to eat.
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| Our amazing LBL team with post hunger celebration |
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| Food for Jack, Justus, Nico and MRG for the week |
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| Lads with the school LBL meal - tasty??? |
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| 'Enjoying' the final meal of the week |
Friday Celebration 27/6/14
This was our second last F-C of the year and, though we are smaller in number after exams, there is still much to be praised in the house. Ben was part of the under 17 cricket side that won by 1 run against Sedbergh today to book their place in the national final. Teepee found out he is selected for the national schools athletics champs in the triple jump and that he is going to be Othello in next term's play.
To continue on the sporting theme, Ben and Alex have been selected for the U15 A and B teams respectively whilst John, Michael, Jack and Karan are all selected for the 3rd XI tomorrow.
Mik rowed at the Henley regatta qualifiers today, where we hope all went well.
In the weekly merit competition, Simon, Philip, Mike, Leo, Nico and Rio were awarded 1 each, Sasha gained 2, Alex.G, Hodges and Kritt got 3, but this week's King of Merits was (not for the first time) Bob.
This week's top bloke for his helpfulness around the house and being part of the epic cricket win was Ben.K.
Man of the week was Simon, who has been part of the live below the line campaign, went to see his friends in the 2nd Orchestra concert and has tweeted a number of pictures of good things that have happened.
To continue on the sporting theme, Ben and Alex have been selected for the U15 A and B teams respectively whilst John, Michael, Jack and Karan are all selected for the 3rd XI tomorrow.
Mik rowed at the Henley regatta qualifiers today, where we hope all went well.
In the weekly merit competition, Simon, Philip, Mike, Leo, Nico and Rio were awarded 1 each, Sasha gained 2, Alex.G, Hodges and Kritt got 3, but this week's King of Merits was (not for the first time) Bob.
This week's top bloke for his helpfulness around the house and being part of the epic cricket win was Ben.K.
Man of the week was Simon, who has been part of the live below the line campaign, went to see his friends in the 2nd Orchestra concert and has tweeted a number of pictures of good things that have happened.
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| L-R: Top Bloke, Man of the Week and King of Merits |
Thursday, 26 June 2014
#Talbotslife Summer Roundup 2014
As we're drawing near to the end of the year it's time to start rounding up all the #talbotslife photo entries again. The final top 12 will be on display at the BBQ for everyone to vote for the year's winner, but here are some of this terms new entries:
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| In love with the chickens - Justus G |
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| Streets - Rio R |
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| Talbots Arms - Justus |
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| Talbots Selfie - Asan A |
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| These burgers gonna burn - Mik G |
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Live Below The Line
No less than 11 men of Talbot's are taking part in this year's live below the line campaign. We are immensely proud of them and their efforts and the inspiration they are providing for others. If you are able to sponsor them then please do so via the link to the Bedford School Team page below - we are raising money for UNICEF.
For those who don't know, Live Below the Line is a charity campaign that aims to raise awareness of what life is like for the world's poorest people and raise money for charities that aim to alleviate poverty. The premise is that you can only have 1 pound per day to buy food during the campaign, which lasts 5 days. The school dining halls have been great in supplying meals for boarders but Jack, Nico and Justus have decided to buy their own food with Mr Gracie. Photos of their food and experiences will go up on twitter. You can also follow the school campaign using the hashtag #lblbs
The men taking part are: Alex.G, Alex.S, Bob, Ben.K, Hodges, Simon, Rufus, Jack, Nico, Justus, Philip, Assan
Bedford School Team Page for donations
Photos of our meals thus far:
For those who don't know, Live Below the Line is a charity campaign that aims to raise awareness of what life is like for the world's poorest people and raise money for charities that aim to alleviate poverty. The premise is that you can only have 1 pound per day to buy food during the campaign, which lasts 5 days. The school dining halls have been great in supplying meals for boarders but Jack, Nico and Justus have decided to buy their own food with Mr Gracie. Photos of their food and experiences will go up on twitter. You can also follow the school campaign using the hashtag #lblbs
The men taking part are: Alex.G, Alex.S, Bob, Ben.K, Hodges, Simon, Rufus, Jack, Nico, Justus, Philip, Assan
Bedford School Team Page for donations
Photos of our meals thus far:
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| Food for 4 people for 10 meals (2 per day for 5 days) |
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| School lunch - 1 ladle of soup |
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| Dinner |
Friday, 20 June 2014
Friday Celebration 20/6/14
As is customary in the summer this week's celebration was had over a BBQ. Frank was again to the fore with the cooking but as ever in Talbot's it was a team effort. As it is world cup season the BBQ was followed by a quality football match (some footage from the illegal seats in the stadium can be seen here). Despite the presence of MRG and numerous sixth formers with the opposition, the Remove form triumphed against all comers.
This week's celebration saw the introduction of a new measure of room tidiness - 'Don't break the chain'. A number of people had managed to go a full week with excellent room standards which bodes well for the future, hopefully...
We reflected on a week where the touch team had lost to the staff but where there had also been success for Teepee and Sasha in Athletics at Radley, including unofficial PB's for Teepee in the 100m (11.5) and Long Jump (About 5.60). It was a good week for Teepee as he also had the most merits with 4.
The award for this week's top bloke went to Simmo for his awesome form in the touch rugby.
The man of the week went to Bob who had earned three conduct merits for being helpful.
We reflected on a week where the touch team had lost to the staff but where there had also been success for Teepee and Sasha in Athletics at Radley, including unofficial PB's for Teepee in the 100m (11.5) and Long Jump (About 5.60). It was a good week for Teepee as he also had the most merits with 4.
The award for this week's top bloke went to Simmo for his awesome form in the touch rugby.
The man of the week went to Bob who had earned three conduct merits for being helpful.
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| Bob with the man of the Week's golden stag |
Touch Match vs Staff
This week saw the biggest fixture of this year's touch rugby calendar. forget internationals or finals, this was Team Talbot's vs Bedford School staff. Of course, the match was much hyped in the local media and intense training had taken place in the weeks leading up to the event. Talbot's were nearly at full strength but without the inspirational coach Hart or 'gaffer' as he is also known. There was hope pre-match as the staff team had looked thin on the ground. However, they made late call ups of a couple of senior Rugby players from the school XV that enabled them to take a squad of 7 into the game.
Unfortunately the staff scored first but were quickly pegged back by team Talbot's to 1-1. The staff's predictable style in the first three phases was still difficult to defend and made space for their ringers to do damage to the Talbot's defence and take them into a 3-1 lead. They had reckoned without the well know Talbot's mental strength though and a first half hat trick from Josh including a length of the field interception made the scores 5-5 at half time.
Team Talbot's felt hopeful at half time that the staff's age would come into play and that we would have superior fitness. However the young guns for the staff took them into an unassailable lead that meant the game finished 9-7 to the staff. Team Talbot's can hold their heads high though as they played with spirit and determination. Man of the match Josh was complemented well by the range of passing that Ben has and the tricky footwork of Tom.
There was some brief footage that we managed to obtain before the major television networks got hold of it which can be found here.
At least there is a chance to move on with our next league fixture. However, it is against the league's best team, Paragon piranhas so watch out on twitter to see how we get on...
Unfortunately the staff scored first but were quickly pegged back by team Talbot's to 1-1. The staff's predictable style in the first three phases was still difficult to defend and made space for their ringers to do damage to the Talbot's defence and take them into a 3-1 lead. They had reckoned without the well know Talbot's mental strength though and a first half hat trick from Josh including a length of the field interception made the scores 5-5 at half time.
Team Talbot's felt hopeful at half time that the staff's age would come into play and that we would have superior fitness. However the young guns for the staff took them into an unassailable lead that meant the game finished 9-7 to the staff. Team Talbot's can hold their heads high though as they played with spirit and determination. Man of the match Josh was complemented well by the range of passing that Ben has and the tricky footwork of Tom.
There was some brief footage that we managed to obtain before the major television networks got hold of it which can be found here.
At least there is a chance to move on with our next league fixture. However, it is against the league's best team, Paragon piranhas so watch out on twitter to see how we get on...
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| Still proud of our team |
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| Returning after scoring |
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| Inspirational captain - Rufus |
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