Old Lawrentian News 2010/11

900 and 1000 yards. Again we
came 3rd (this seems to be a
popular placing) out of nine
teams. The morning shoot was
somewhat chaotic as the NRA
had failed to provide target
markers for us, so we had to do
it ourselves.
The OLs’ highest scorer was
Peter Thompson with 189 (out
of 200), and Mike Davison got a
‘possible’ at 300 yards (the first
for 40 years, he reckons!)
Then in July at the Imperial
Meeting, in blustery conditions
on the packed Century Range,
we shot in the Public Schools
Veterans competition and came
37th.
A special mention should be
made of Chris Weeden and
Peter Thompson who shot as
the ‘Old Lawrentian pair’ in the
Fulton Pairs and came 13th.
And suddenly it was the end of
September and time for the
Championship and dinner.
Once again this proved a very
pleasant way to finish the
season. The trophies were
kindly presented by Frances
Gale. We heard that Peter
Thompson hired a
pantechnicon to carry away the
cups he’d won (not really!), and
OL RIFLE CLUB
Keith Alltoft, having presented
the accounts, made a swift exit
when he heard that curry might
be on the dinner menu!
We are always on the lookout
for new members, so if you’re
interested please do not
hesitate to contact either Robert
Fromow or Mike Davison (see
below).
Other members are Keith
Alltoft (Treasurer), Richard Bird,
Ian Collins, Brian Gale, Noah
Gamp, Richard Horwood,
Christopher Laing, Andi Parker-
Smith (the Member for Wales!),
Jeremy Robinson, Peter R
Thompson and Chris Weeden.
Next year we shall be
changing our base at Bisley,
leaving the North London in
favour of the London and
Middlesex Rifle Association to
which we shall return after a
gap of some 15 years.
The two buildings are almost
next door so you’ll still be able
to find us!
Robert Fromow (President)
020 7233 2213
rwfromow@talktalk.net
Mike Davison (Hon Sec)
01483 772411
mikej.davison@btinternet.
com
It was another significant year
for the OL Golf society in
2010 with the 50th
anniversary of the triangular
match held between SLC,
Kings, and Dover.
We had a competitive match
with Dover emerging as the
victors.
The high point of the day was
the anniversary lunch attended
by 35 members of the the
school societies, of whom
seven played in the first fixture
50 years ago.
In recognition of their
contribution over the years to
the ongoing success of our
golfing societies they were
OL GOLF
• From left: Andy Franklin, Patrick Robinson, Stephen Molloy, Robin Daniels, Nick
Andy Franklin, wrapped up for their round of golf on Captain’s Day
presented with engraved crystal
tankards.
A new fixture was added in
2010 to fill the gap between the
Autumn Meeting and Captain’s
Day in March; it was decided to
hold an informal member and
guest day at Royal St Georges
in January.
Sixteen brave souls turned
out, including former European
Tour player Fredrik Lindgren,
who showed us how to master
Royal St Georges with a
fantastic display of putting.
Playing with Stephen Billings
we heard that by the 13th hole
Fredrik had only had 11 putts, in
his glory days as a tournament
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