Falcon Old Boys-May 2013 Newsletter
FALCON COLLEGE P O ESIGODINI ZIMBABWE TELEPHONE: + 263-0288-331/332/674 E-MAIL: falconoffice@lilfordia.com May 2013 Dear Old Boys With the second term having just begun there are a few matters to update you on: Old Boys weekend will be held at the school on (more…)
100 Club Results
In case you thought otherwise, the 100 Club draws are still happening. Sadly the author has had a dry period for some years now! If you’d like to see who’s been winning – or to join up, click here (more…)
New FOB book
This book is an anecdotal memoir of my life as a young lad in Rhodesia, remembering the people and places that influenced me from an early age. The book reflects on my life of privilege in a society that was facing increasing pressures from the outside world. Then there is (more…)
FOB’s lucky escape at Reno
Many of you will have seen the news about the P-51 pilot who sadly crashed at an air show in Reno on September 16th 2011. One of our old boys, Rick Fenner (Hervey1960 – 1964 – pictured left), was at this air show and, as you can see from his (more…)
A C Grayling on his Falcon past!
A titbit picked up on the Internet by James Whidborne (H’78) , with A C Grayling, one of Falcon’s better known luminaries, telling tales of canings and running away etc http://www.intelligencesquared.com/talks/a-c-grayling-on-running-away-from-boarding-school,-at-5×15 …there will, of course, always be debate about who holds the caning record. Some say it’s Tim Hawkins but did we (more…)
Bucks Club Dinner 2011
The annual London FOBS dinner will be held on 23rd June 2011. The venue is the same as last year, Buck’s Club in London. Last year was a huge success (photos from last year can be found here), and we look forward to repeating that this year. I’ve managed to (more…)
Betty McAulay passes away
This just in from Duncan McAulay Our mother, Betty McAulay who was SAN sister from 1967 to 1986 passed away suddenly in England yesterday afternoon. My brother, Richard and I grew up at the school, and as a result, have very strong ties to the College, as both residents and (more…)
Peter Steyn wins RSA’s highest ornithology award
Peter Steyn (Staff 1961-70) has been awarded the Gill Memorial Award for 2011 at BirdLife South Africa’s recent AGM in March 2011 at the Bundu Country Lodge, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Here’s a link to the page announcing this Birdlife South Africa – 2011 Gill Memorial Award Peter has, over the last (more…)
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