Recent Old Harrovian obituaries in the press

A number of obituaries for Old Harrovians have appeared in the press recently. Click on each name to read their obituary online:

Lord Bethell (West Acre 1951³)
David Stogdon (West Acre 1932³)
Hugh Massingberd (Rendalls 1960²)
John Harris (West Acre 1933²)

OH Golfing Society reaches Semi-finals of Halford Hewitt competition

Harrow delivered its best performance in the Halford Hewitt Cup since 1997 by reaching the Semi-finals of the 2008 tournament. The Halford Hewitt is the annual April gathering of sixty-four Old Boys' golf teams for a scratch foursomes knock-out competition at the Royal St George’s and Royal Cinque Ports Golf Clubs. With six hundred and forty competitors in teams of ten, it is the largest amateur golf competition in the world. Driven by the inspiring leadership of Philip Hill (The Knoll 1986³), and a Men of Harlech team spirit, Harrow prevailed over strong opposition from Sherborne, St Paul’s, Merchiston, and recent winners Epsom. Regrettably the quality of play achieved against Epsom somehow eluded us in the Semi-final itself against Malvern, also recent winners. Malvern then lost in the Final to Tonbridge, a remarkably high-class outfit boasting several “plus” handicaps amongst an array of ex-professionals and full-time amateurs. The Harrow performance owed much >> more

The next James Blunt?

James Keen (The Park 1990³) has been compared to fellow Old Harrovian James Blunt (Elmfield 1987³) and certainly it can't be easy being an Old Harrovian singer/songwriter and following in those particular footsteps. James's new album, No Coincidence, was released in November 2007 on his own label Jackaroo, and has received some good reviews in online media and some airplay on Radio 2. James very kindly adjudicated the School's Mortimer Singer Prize Competition in April, and is combining his fledgling music career with his job as a headhunter in the property world. His album is available from the iTunes store and for more information on James, visit www.james-keen.com or www.myspace.com/jameskeenmusic. All he needs now is to be interviewed in the Harrow Record, and his singing career will take off. After all, that's what happened to James Blunt...

New books from Old Harrovian authors

Charles Ranald (The Park 1947²) has written a new book in collaboration with John Sorrell. Forgotten Diamond is a fast-moving thriller that takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride from the finance and banking houses of London to revolutionary Russia and from past to present. >>more

Thomas Leveritt (Rendalls 1989³) has launched his literary career with a first novel set in post-war Sarajevo. The Exchange-Rate Between Love and Money is a dysfunctional love story told hand-in-hand with stories of Sarajevan heroism and how the international justice business does, or doesn't, work. >>more

Seung Chong (The Knoll 1979³) has just published a text book in Hong Kong about the legal side of mergers and acquisitions in China, called Law and Practice of Mergers & Acquisitions in the People’s Republic of China.

Mark Peel (Druries 1973³) has written a new biography of Donald Soper, arguably the greatest Methodist since John Wesley, called The Last Wesleyan. His book will be available from February 2008.

Henry “Hank” Adlam (Druries 1936¹) has published an autobiographical account of his years as a naval fighter pilot in World War II called On and Off the Flight Deck.