College Record 2014

Remarque. The Group with its varied backgrounds and interests always welcomes
new members. It thanks the Academic Committee for the continued support which
enables us to offer refreshments at our meetings.
Peggy Morgan
Squash
It has been an excellent year of participation and competition. Although we only
made it to the second round in Cuppers, we were placed first in division 1 of the
League in Michaelmas Term. During the year we managed to build up a strong core
of players, with others popping in from time to time. Training sessions have been
held twice a week, much to everyone’s benefit, enabling us to build up some of our
newer players to the point of competing at high level for the College. That said, it
has been a fun year of training and matches, as well as light-hearted gamesplay.
Mike Kohlhoff and Matt Naiman
Summer Event
Since this year’s Event coincided with the World Cup and featured competitive
games, it was rebranded as the ‘Wolfson Cup Summer Event 2014’. There was the
usual mixture of garden games, music, family activities, Pimms and assorted drinks,
and the inevitable bouncy castle. Talented Jazz musicians were whisked all the way
from London from the occasion, and the children heartily enjoyed the bouncy castle
and sumo wrestling games. Competitive games were inaugurated by a spectacular
performance from Beatroots, the famous Reading-based community Samba band,
and featured egg and spoon races, the caterpillar game, sack races, ‘catch the tail’,
and a game of ‘quack and moo’.
The moment the winning team received their prize, the much-expected rain began
to pour, and the crowd happily went indoors to catch the beginning of the World
Cup knock-out match between Brazil and Chile. Then, just as the BBQ was ready
and cooking, the rain stopped and the sun glared out from behind the clouds. The
day ended with collective watching of the next World Cup match, Colombia against
Uruguay.
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