Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Amazing OB Visit - Allinghams
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| MRG, Jim, Robyn, Ted and Will |
On Tuesday last week we had an incredible visit from two OB's of the house. This was not your ordinary visit however as we were lucky enough to receive the Allingham brothers, Jim and Robin who were in the house from 1947-1950 and the early 1950s respectively. The connection came as Robin is the great uncle of Will. It was fantastic for the boys to hear about how different the experiences in the house of our guests were in some ways but equally how they had much in common. Of particular interest was the timelessness of the barn which was the hub of the social life of the house in the 1940's just as it is now. It was also interesting to hear how the hatch to the kitchen had been opened up in the early 1950s which would seem to be a great idea. Jim was also able to help us make a note for the archive about Tony Jordan who was his head of house in 1947 and Morton who is the head of house that started the Talbot's head of house handover book which we still have in the archive and has been revived. The boys showing our guests around also managed to find an old house photo in the house books which had Robin in it.
Jim told us how the senior boys would have a sidetable to sit at in the barn and there was a table tennis table squeezed in that one couldn't move about behind. They also recalled that what is now the 25 side of the house was, in fact, a girl's boarding house before it was purchased and made part of our house. The current crop of Talbot's men obviously lamented that! It seemed that the element of community and depth of friendship gained were similar in the 1940s to what they are now and that the routines of the house underpinned everything, also as with now. Something that was definitely much different was the food. Our two guests were in the house when rationing was very much still part of life and their recounting of green fish and slices of beef hearts were not something we hoped may return to the house and school life.
Such visits remind us all how lucky we are to be in a community with fine traditions and strong values and it was our absolute privilege to share part of our day with two such amazing men. The boys who showed them around were, as ever, fantastic and their stories were hugely valuable to us.
MRG November 2017
Bedford Chapel Choir CD
Christmas is just around the corner and we'd like to let you all know about the Bedford School Chapel Choir's CD. A few of our Talbots boys are featured on it! For a preview, please click on the link below...
Video of 'Star Carol'
To purchase your own copy of the CD, please click here.
Video of 'Star Carol'
To purchase your own copy of the CD, please click here.
Saturday, 18 November 2017
Friday Celebration 17/11
With one more week until EXEAT, the boys continue to work hard and look forward to their upcoming break. They also enjoyed a trip to London to see Aladdin the muscial, which they really enjoyed. Also, we go to host two OBs who were in Talbots in the 1940s; a big well done & thank you to Will, Niklas, and Alex K for showing them around the house.
In Teams on Saturday we have:
U14 -- house matches - good luck guys!
U15A -- Will; U15B -- Divine and Henry T
U16A -- Brady, Simon, and Alikhan; U16B -- Dan; U16D -- Moritz and Ruslan (Vice Captain)
5ths -- Leo, Frank, and Evgenni
Rowing - Niklas
The Merit count this week is as follows:
1: Sebastian, Michael, David, Arron, Kevin, Dan, Ben, Lennart, Oscar, John, and Sasha P.
2: Simon and Alikhan
3: Alex E., Jason, Ruslan, and Moritz
4: Orlando Our King of Merits!
Man-of-the-Week
Sasha P. for his amazing efforts with the balloon take-off!
In Teams on Saturday we have:
U14 -- house matches - good luck guys!
U15A -- Will; U15B -- Divine and Henry T
U16A -- Brady, Simon, and Alikhan; U16B -- Dan; U16D -- Moritz and Ruslan (Vice Captain)
5ths -- Leo, Frank, and Evgenni
Rowing - Niklas
The Merit count this week is as follows:
1: Sebastian, Michael, David, Arron, Kevin, Dan, Ben, Lennart, Oscar, John, and Sasha P.
2: Simon and Alikhan
3: Alex E., Jason, Ruslan, and Moritz
4: Orlando Our King of Merits!
Man-of-the-Week
Sasha P. for his amazing efforts with the balloon take-off!
Saturday, 4 November 2017
Friday Celebration 3/11
We hope you all had an enjoyable half-term break. This first week back has been an eventful one for the young men of Talbots.
On Tuesday, we had a fun night with some Halloween activities. The props cupboard for house plays came in useful as 7 boys dressed up to trick-or-treat at Mr Hinkins house to surprise his children. We also had a brain & skull cake and had a great fire in the evening.
Immediately prior to Friday celebration, more than half the house was out at the Bedford Blues fireworks & funfair where they met friends and enjoyed an evening of festivities. Another group went out for dinner with returning house legend Simon Cheung OB!
On Thursday Marcus and Ben played wonderfully in the bass concert. This was especially significant as it was Marcus' first concert at school.
In Teams on Saturday we have:
U14A -- Alex E.
U15A -- Will; U15B -- Henry T. and Divine
U16C -- Simon and Alikhan; U16B -- Dan; U16A -- Andrew
1st -- George; 5th Team -- Evgenii, Leo, and FrankB!
And most importantly, in the U14E -- Theo, Roy, and Orlando.
In Badminton Justin and Adrian play for the 1st Team while Nathan is on the 2nd.
Merits this week are a mega-rollover as they include those awarded in the week prior to half-term as well. Thus, there are some large totals:
1 - Kevin, Lennart, George
2 - Sebastian, Marcus, Oscar
3 - Dell, Edwin
4 - Will, Jason, Dan
5 - Divine, Tizian, Brady
6 - Arron, Ben, John
8- Alex E. and Moritz Our Kings of Merits!
Top Bloke
Marcus for being in his first concert.
Man-of-the-Week
Andrew--who was seen by a school monitor helping a disabled man into a taxi in town: great Talbot's spirit!!
On Tuesday, we had a fun night with some Halloween activities. The props cupboard for house plays came in useful as 7 boys dressed up to trick-or-treat at Mr Hinkins house to surprise his children. We also had a brain & skull cake and had a great fire in the evening.
Immediately prior to Friday celebration, more than half the house was out at the Bedford Blues fireworks & funfair where they met friends and enjoyed an evening of festivities. Another group went out for dinner with returning house legend Simon Cheung OB!
On Thursday Marcus and Ben played wonderfully in the bass concert. This was especially significant as it was Marcus' first concert at school.
In Teams on Saturday we have:
U14A -- Alex E.
U15A -- Will; U15B -- Henry T. and Divine
U16C -- Simon and Alikhan; U16B -- Dan; U16A -- Andrew
1st -- George; 5th Team -- Evgenii, Leo, and FrankB!
And most importantly, in the U14E -- Theo, Roy, and Orlando.
In Badminton Justin and Adrian play for the 1st Team while Nathan is on the 2nd.
Merits this week are a mega-rollover as they include those awarded in the week prior to half-term as well. Thus, there are some large totals:
1 - Kevin, Lennart, George
2 - Sebastian, Marcus, Oscar
3 - Dell, Edwin
4 - Will, Jason, Dan
5 - Divine, Tizian, Brady
6 - Arron, Ben, John
8- Alex E. and Moritz Our Kings of Merits!
Top Bloke
Marcus for being in his first concert.
Man-of-the-Week
Andrew--who was seen by a school monitor helping a disabled man into a taxi in town: great Talbot's spirit!!
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