Pilgrims
AGM 2012 and Schools' Head
The Pilgrims AGM and Supper will
be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday 20th March at London Rowing
Club, Putney
Embankment,
SW15 1LB, following the Schools' Head of the River Race earlier
in the day. Jon Williamson, the new Director of Rowing, has entered
a Junior-16 VIII from King's.
Parents, staff, OKS and Pilgrims are welcome to
this event. If you are planning to attend please
let Ewan Pearson know.
(Supper £20. Cash bar)
150th Anniversary Celebrations
This year we celebrate 150 years of rowing at King's
Canterbury. Michael Dover is publishing a book to records the
club's illustrious history. Celebrations include a day of rowing
at Westbere and a Dinner in Canterbury on Saturday 23rd June.
At Henley on Saturday 30th June two eights composed of OKS and
current boat club members will row over the course in the tea
interval.
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Success
for Tom Ransley and Frances Houghton
At the 2011 World Championships in Bled, Tom Ransley's
GB eight again produced a brilliant row to win the silver medal.
Frances Houghton returned to international competition in the women's
single. Both Frances and Tom put in great performances at the
recent 2012 Olympic trials. Frances finished 4th in the A final,
just behind Kath Grainger, Anna Watkins and Beth Rodford, making
her again a strong contender for the GB quad. Tom partnered Greg
Searle finishing 6th in a race won by Pete Reed and Andy Hodge,
keeping him in contention for the GB eight. Alan Campbell put in
a stunning performance - 6:49 - to win the men's singles. The GB
team looks stronger than ever.
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Pilgrims Henley
Marquee Lunch
The Pilgrims lunch party at Henley was again
a popular event. The event was as well co-ordinated
as ever and we hope this will continue to be a popular
and convivial meeting
for Pilgrims and their friends for many years to come.
Make a note of the 2012 event on Saturday 30th June.
The marquee is pitched
at
Henley
Cricket Club, close to the Stewards enclosure.
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John Whalley
It is with great sadness that we report that John
Whalley died peacefully on 23rd January 2010, aged 88 years.
His funeral takes place at Tenterden on 28th January.
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2009 Grand win for Tom
Ransley A great performance from Tom Ransley, who stroked
the GB VIII to a memorable win in the Grand Challenge Cup at
Henley. Tom was selected
in this crew for the World Championships at Poznan in Poland. Nick Strange coached the GB women's VIII that won
the Under-23 World Championships at Racice, near Prague, in the
Czech Republic. Frances Houghton made a welcome return to competition in the
GB women's VIII at the Head of the Charles in Boston. The Pilgrims Veterans raced in the Ladies Plate
at Henley, in a composite VIII with Warwick BC. The Pilgrims
were represented by Nick Strange,
Andrew Rudkin, Chris Hall, Ben Long and Charlotte Pragnell coxing. Pilgrims scullers have been active - notably Tom Bishop, Richard
Smalman-Smith, Nigel Press, Ewan Pearson and Magnus Bashaarat.
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Nick Strange, with his crew U-23 world
champions in Prague |
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Tom Bishop racing at the World Masters
in Vienna |
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2008
Olympic Silver medal for Frances in Bejing Frances Houghton
won her second Olympic silver medal in the GB women's quadruple
scull on the Sunyi regatta course in Bejing. A tremendous achievement,
although the crew were bitterly disappointed, having held the
gold medal position for nearly all the race. Her crew also
won the World Cup and have been World Champions for the previous
three years. Well done Frances!
Tom Ransley's Cambridge four won the Stewards at Henley and Tom also
picked up a bronze medal at the world student championships. He represented
GB at the European championships. Nick Strange coached the GB women's VIII to their
silver medal at the European championships in Athens.
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Frances Houghton in the Olympic Final
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Peter Ament It is with great sadness that we report that
Peter Ament died on 22nd February 2008. His funeral service was
held
on 6th March 2008 at Guildford Crematorium, attended by many,
including OKS and Pilgrims. Peter was the driving force behind
the Canterbury Pilgrims as Chairman and President and is greatly
missed. We offer our deepest sympathy to his wife D and his family. Anthony West's address, made at Peter's funeral
appears here. Obituary by Jan Balwill and Mike Brown appears here.
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| Peter Ament (left), wearing his Pilgrims
blazer and pictured with Peter Willis, Anne and John Beaugie |
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Valedictory Dinner A
splendid dinner was held in Canterbury in September to mark
the retirement of Stephen Graham and Richard Hooper from the
boat club. A similar weekend of boat races at Westbere, followed
by dinner is planned for Septemeber 2009. Contact Stephen Hermes,
Master i/c Rowing at King's. Edward Beaugie
Memorial Award The Edward Beaugie Memorial Medal is
awarded annually to an outstanding sports man or woman at King's
Canterbury. The medal was established in 2000, and is awarded to
individuals who show outstanding achievement, contribution
and leadership to the
school
and
their team. The award is made by a sub-committee of The Canterbury
Pilgrims that includes a member of the Beaugie family and heads
of sport at King's, who together consider nominations each year,
but do not always make an award. This underlines the excellence
required to win. In the nine years 2000-2008, eight medals were
won, across six sports. The large bronze medals are awarded by
the Headmaster at Speech Day. The award is made by the Beaugie
family, in memory
of Edward,
who
was Captain of Boats at King's Canterbury and rowed in the 1st
VIII in the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley. Edward was
a member of
the Canterbury Pilgrims Boat Club. Click the link for a list of
nominees
and winners. Pilgrims Racing The
Canterbury Pilgrims regularly meet at ARA
regattas and head races and Masters events. The club has
a
fleet of its own boats - two doubles and
a quad, complete
with trailer, sculls and oars. Several individual members have
their own sculling boats and King's Canterbury and other
clubs have kindly lent us bigger boats from time to time.
If you would like to organize an outing or meet at
one of
these
events,
please contact Andrew Rudkin, 07973 263245, andrew@canterburypilgrims.com,
or Ewan Pearson 020 7831 1000, ewan@canterburypilgrims.com Support for Rowing at King's The Pilgrims have made contributions
to rowing at King's Canterbury over many years. These have
often been in the form of financial assistance towards the
cost of the
Easter training camp. In recent years the Pilgrims Award
has been initiated - a financial award to a promising
member of the school boat club. Community Rowing
If you are interested in the
Community Rowing contact Jon Williamson at King's. Many
local rowers have been helped by Andy Turner at Westbere,
including the Folkestone and Herne Bay ladies,
who raced in eights
at
the Women's
Head
of the River Race in London; Luke Moon from Dover, who represented
King's Canterbury at the 2011 Junior World Championships;
his sister Hannah Moon, who has won the National Championships
and
represented the GB junior team. Andy has also coached
the GB Adaptive Four, who have won world
championships.
Keeping in Touch We
are keen to keep in touch with all Pilgrims. Please advise
us of any changes of address, or update us on any 'Lost Pilgrims'
you know about and let us know if you are interested in rowing
for the Canterbury Pilgrims.
Contact Andrew Rudkin, 07973 263245, andrew@canterburypilgrims.com,
or Ewan Pearson 020 7831 1000, ewan@canterburypilgrims.com
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