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About

 

 

 

The Club

 

 

The Old Williamsonian Club exists to promote mutual support between the School, its Trustees, its current and former pupils and staff. This is achieved by the regular passing of information to all its members by means of postings on this website and the individual sporting section websites and, the School Magazine, “The Williamsonian”, that is available both online via the School and through OWC Newsletters.

 

The Trustees and the School make available to the Club facilities that include the Pavilion which is used as our Clubhouse, the Sports Hall, the Playing Fields and the All Weather Playing Surfaces. These facilities, provided at a competitive cost to the Club mean that the Club can offer both sporting and social activities. The Sections of the Club organise the various activities that use the facilities.

 

On registering to be a member of the OW Club, members can join in any or all of the sporting and other activities. The current sporting Sections of the Club are Rugby, Hockey and Cricket,some of which have thriving junior teams, together with the OW Lodge. The Club hold a main Dinner normally in November and the Rugby, Hockey and Cricket sections each hold their own Dinners towards the end of the respective playing seasons.

 

The Club and the School share a strong relationship with many events planned throughout the year. One such event is Foundation Day which takes place on the first Saturday in July..

JOHN HAYDON

 

Sadly, we have learnt of the passing on John Haydon on 5th January 2024. John left the School left in 1960 having joined in 1953

His younger brother David, a school year younger, also went to the Math. Both became doctors, David as a GP in Buckinghamshire and John in the Royal Navy. John's eldest son, Richard, followed suit and is a doctor in Australia.

Sadly, John had a massive stroke and ended up in Haslar Military Hospital and although he was poorly there was still a spark of enthusiasm for life. Subsequently he left the Navy and joined the Ministry of Defence where he was an expert in deep sea diving. But more recently he was a shadow of his former self physically but mentally as bright as ever.

We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends.

 

Our thanks go to David Swan for providing the information about John’s life.

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