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SUMMER E-NEWSLETTER
JULY 2018
Issue #8
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Welcome to the OMK
e-Newsletter
Remember to follow Mount
Kelly on facebook and to join Alumnet |
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| OMK
Day and Dinner 2018 |
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Over 100 former pupils and their families
came back to Mount Kelly for this year's OMK day
on Saturday 12 May. With alumni travelling
in from all over the country and
overseas, it was a fantastic day of happy
reunions and memories shared. The OMK Dinner in
the evening was led by guest speaker Addison
Gelpey (84-88) (pictured with former staff,
Anne Williams) who put his expertise
as an auctioneer to great use in leading an
auction of prizes kindly donated by fellow OMKs.
Eight lots raised almost £8,000 for the
newly-launched Mount Kelly Bursary
Fund. |
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Mount Kelly Bursary Fund |
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were delighted to launch the Mount Kelly Bursary
Fund at the OMK Dinner in May. As a school that
is neither wealthy nor well-endowed, we
currently provide bursarial support
for approximately 10% of our pupils. The
Bursary Fund has been established with the aim
to seek support from the wider MK community to
enable us to offer a greater number of
means-tested bursaries for deserving pupils,
offering them the education, opportunities,
confidence and ambition to succeed in life.
Abraham Kopparambil (pictured) is one
such bursary recipient. If anyone would
like to contribute or discuss this further,
please contact Fran Reid. |
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OMK Bridge Open |
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The Old Mount Kelleian Bridge, linking the
College with the Prep, was officially opened on
22 June by the Chair of Governors, Rear Admiral
Chris Snow, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony which
was attended by the Mayors of Tavistock and of
West Devon, Governors and OMK representatives.
This was one of Chris' last events at Mount
Kelly before handing over the Chair to Dr Kevin
Wilson. The Old Mount Kelleians' Association
kindly donated a generous sum towards this very
special project which now enables pupils
and staff to walk from one side of the
campus to the other, uniting the school
community even more. |
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| Alumnet
- a digital online networking platform for
OMKs |
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are delighted to have launched a social
networking platform, Alumnet, for our alumni
that will allow you to keep in touch with your
friends as well as make new connections with Old
Mount Kelleians for business/career
purposes. We believe Alumnet will offer
you, as one of our valued former pupils, huge
benefits, both personally and professionally. It
is as easy to use and access as social media
platforms (like Facebook and LinkedIn), but is
100% dedicated to the needs of alumni. https://get.alumnet.social/mount_kelly/ |
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| OMKs
in London |
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On 26 June, over 60 alumni joined
the Head Master for another highly successful
London drinks reception, this year held at
the newly-opened, multi-award winning Sekforde Arms in Clerkenwelll,
kindly hosted by proprietor David Lonsdale (OK
75-81). Former pupils of all generations
thoroughly enjoyed catching up with old friends,
former staff and school news at what was a very
happy and relaxed
occasion. We are grateful
to David for his generosity and warm welcome and
highly recommend a visit to The
Sekforde Arms in
Clerkenwell. |
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| OMK
Cricket |
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In the absence of the School 1st XI who were
away playing against Eton College, a young
Mount Kelly 'A' XI, captained by George Bott,
welcomed this year's OMK Cricketers,
captained by Clive Insole (89-90) on OMK
Day in May. Put into bat first, the OMKs set
what must be considered one of their better
totals of the past few years, of 189-5. In
the end the OMKs were worthy winners with the
school being restricted to 101 off their 25
overs, leaving the OMKs as winners by 88
runs. The School looks forward to the
next contest where they hope to reverse the
tables! |
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| News
from Mount Kelly Hong Kong |
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As readers will know, Mount Kelly
International has established a Pre-School and
Prep School in Hong Kong. Both Schools
have received their Education Bureau
Registration Certificates as of September 2017
and January 2018, and we are delighted to
report that they are continuing to grow with
further developments planned. The MK Shackleton
Programme, which introduces pupils to the
importance of helping others through community
projects is thriving in the HK schools, and
the HK Prep pupils recently visited The
Salvation Army, Hoi Tai Residence for Senior
Citizens in Mong Kok, spending time with the
residents. |
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| Lewis
Pugh to swim 350 miles in Action for Oceans
Campaign |
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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh (OMH 1980) will
embark on an epic 350-mile swim along
the length of the English Channel from
Land's End in Cornwall to Dover, Kent, in just
Speedo swimming trunks, a cap and goggles. "The
Long Swim", which begins on July 12, marks the
start of a world-wide Action for Oceans
campaign calling on governments to fully
protect at least 30% of the world's oceans by
2030. Lewis expects to reach Dover
towards the end of August, averaging five
hours of swimming, covering between 10 and 20
kilometres, each day. The swim is the equivalent
of crossing the Channel from Dover to Calais 16
times over! We wish him well and will
follow his progress via Sky News. |
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| Alex Mustard awarded MBE for
Underwater Photography |
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Congratulations to Dr Alex Mustard (OMH 1988)
who was awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday
honours list for underwater photography. Alex's
photographs have won many awards including
regularly in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of
the Year. He is a four-time category winner
in the British Wildlife Photography Awards and
his 2007 book Reefs Revealed, won the
International Grand Prize for the best book of
underwater photographs, while his 2016
instructional book Underwater Photography
Masterclass has rapidly become the most
sought-after title on the subject and was
reprinted just two weeks after its
launch. |
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| OMKs DOWN
UNDER - BIANNUAL SYDNEY GATHERING - 16
NOVEMBER |
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James Nicolle (78-83) will be organising this
year's biannual gathering in Australia for all
former pupils in Australia. All OMKs are warmly
invited to the Harbour View Hotel
(18 Lower Fort St, Dawes Point NSW 2000)
at The Rocks, overlooking Sydney
Harbour on 16 November. Meet at 6 for
6.30pm for drinks followed by a pub
supper. Please contact James if you'd like
to attend: nicolles@bigpond.com |
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| Mount
Kelly welcomes new Chair of Governors |
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Kelly is delighted to announce Dr Kevin Wilson as
the new Chair of Governors for the School as from
8 July. As Chair elect, Dr Wilson joined the Board
of Governors as Vice Chair in September 2017,
before taking over the helm from Rear Admiral
Chris Snow, who has now completed his
tenure. |
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2018/2019 OMK EVENTS:
Sunday 9
September 2018
Cox
Tor Walk (Mount Kelly)
October 2018 (tbc)
OMKs gathering in Hong
Kong
Friday 9 November
2018, 6.30pm
Mount
Kelly Fireworks
Friday 16 November 2018, 6pm
OMKs gathering in
Sydney
Saturday 17 November
2018
OMK Girls'
Hockey Match v Mount Kelly
Tuesday 5 February
2019, 6pm
OMKs Pub
Gathering in Bristol
March 2019 (tbc)
OMK Boys' Hockey &
Girls' Netball v. Mount Kelly
Saturday 11 May
2019
OMK Day &
Dinner (Mount Kelly)
Saturday 11 May
2019
OMK Golf
(Tavistock Golf Club)
June 2019 (tbc)
OMK Pub Gathering in
London
Saturday 6 July
2019
Mount Kelly
Foundation Summer
Ball | |
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