Amelie White (A 23): Volunteering in Arusha, Tanzania
08 January 2025Through the support of the Bevir Fund, for the duration of five weeks, I taught and assisted teaching in a local primary school in Arusha, Tanzania. This experience was organised by a company called International Volunteer Headquarters (IVHQ). My volunteering project took place within Heda Primary School, which provides education for children ages 3–13. The […]
Georgiana Nason (O 22): Impact of Fast Fashion on The Atacama Desert, Chile
06 January 2025The Atacama Desert, located in the North of Chile, is one of the driest places on earth and hosts a giant landfill of illegally discarded clothes that are imported via the port of Iquique. According to the most recent UN figures, Chile is the third largest importer of second-hand clothes in the world with over […]
Warner Haldane (Hl 64) appointed Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
12 December 2024On 3rd June 2024, Warner Haldane (Hl 64) was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM, equivalent to an MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours (NZ) for services to arts administration, particularly music. Mr Haldane’s investiture was held on Tuesday 10th September and was awarded by the Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro […]
Life Beyond Wellington Week 2024
21 October 2024Life Beyond Wellington Week is an integral part of Wellington College’s commitment to preparing students for the complexities of life after school. The programme is designed to bridge the gap between academic life and the ‘real’ world, offering students essential skills and insights that will help them navigate their future with confidence. Through a mix […]
OWXC at the Annual Alumni Race 2024
09 October 2024On Saturday 14th September, OWXC took part in the 72nd Annual Alumni Race on Wimbledon Common, an 8k undulating cross-country course. This is a long-standing challenge amongst the alumni/ae of all the top schools and is as much social as it is competitive. We were again joined by four current College students and the staff […]
Long Service Celebration
03 September 2024On Friday 30th August we unveiled our new Long Service Boards, to honour and celebrate long-serving members of Wellington staff. Up until now, long-serving members of the teaching staff were commemorated with a stone plaque in Chapel, but only after their death, while most other members of College staff received no memorial, no matter how […]
OW vs OE Singapore Golf Match 2024
29 May 2024On Friday 10th May, our Singapore OWs played a friendly golf match against the Singapore Old Etonians. Read the Match Report by our OW Singapore Rep, Will Jelf (Hg 96) below. The Singapore OW vs OE golf match had been long talked about and finally organised by the two skippers Jelf (Hg 91-96) and Eton’s […]
Building the Wellington Community’s Mental Resilience Podcast
10 May 2024Patrick Melville (Hn 97) is a mental health expert and founder of Melville Mental Solutions (MMS). Prior to starting MMS, Patrick worked in the media and marketing sector, but factors beyond his control encouraged him to switch career paths and launch MMS in 2013. Patrick has firsthand experience of dealing with personal trauma and having […]
Congratulations to our OW runners Oscar Chambers (Hg 17) and Francesca Sweet (W 22) who ran the London Marathon in aid of the Prince Albert Foundation (PAF) Scholarship programme.
28 April 2024In April 2024 we celebrated 165 years of OW Giving at Wellington College in a number of ways one of which was that we had two fantastic OWs who rose to the challenge of running this year’s London Marathon in aid of the Prince Albert Foundation, Oscar Chambers (Hg 17) and Francesca Sweet (W 22). […]
In memory of George Harcourt (Pn 19)
05 April 2024On Sunday 7th April 3 OWs, Bertie Morgan (Bl 19), Jack Reid (S 19) and Finn Sykes (Bd 19) will be running the Paris marathon in loving memory of George Harcourt (Pn 19) and to raise funds for Papyrus UK. In January, George tragically took his own life. George was a friend and a brother […]
London Marathon Sunday 21st April 2024 – OW Runners in aid of the Prince Albert Foundation (PAF) Scholarship programme.
21 March 2024In April we are celebrating 165 years of OW Giving at Wellington College and as part of this we are thrilled to announce that we have two OWs Oscar Chambers (Hg 17) and Francesca Sweet (W 22) running this year’s London Marathon, which were kindly donated by a current Wellington parent which takes place on […]
A trip down memory lane with Robin Dyer
20 March 2024Last Monday evening College Archivist, Caroline Jones, chatted to Robin Dyer about his remarkable life at Wellington – from a pupil in the 1970s, through a 33-year career as teacher and Housemaster, and encompassing 16 years as Second Master. He was joined by special guests Nick Moss – Robin’s contemporary in the Talbot and lifelong […]
An Evening with Robin Dyer (T 77): OW, Teacher and Second Master
19 February 2024On Monday 18th March, College Archivist Caroline Jones, will be chatting to Robin Dyer about his remarkable life at Wellington – from a pupil in the 1970s, through a 33-year career as teacher and Housemaster, and encompassing 16 years as Second Master. He will be joined by special guests: Nick Moss – Robin’s contemporary in […]
Peter Waghorn (O 50, CR)
13 December 2023OWs will be sad to learn of the passing of Peter Waghorn (O 50, CR) in November 2023, aged 91. PDW was at the heart of Wellington life throughout a distinguished teaching career. This tribute comes from the Yearbook of 1992: “Wellington has been the framework as well as the scene of almost the whole […]
Potts’ Grand Tour 2023
13 December 2023In November 2023, Chris Potter (C 65, OW Liaison) embarked on a Grand Tour to Australia via Singapore: 13 hrs to Singapore, then a night’s long sleep was preparation for the walking tour that followed as my nephew, with whom we stayed, set a cracking pace in high humidity. Will Jelf (Hg 96) had organised […]
The Change Baths and the V&A
06 November 2023As the newly enlarged V&A Café opens, we take a look back through the archives to discover the varied history of this area of Wellington. In the College’s earliest years, the ground where the V&A now stands was a garden for the Anglesey and Blücher HMs, while the Princes’ Quad area was a yard surrounded […]
‘Bright the Vision’: Wellington College and Public School Missions
03 November 2023In 1885, the Wellington College Mission was founded in Walworth, South London. It was one of a number of public school ‘missions’ established in the later 19th century, as a response to the poverty and poor social conditions in England’s inner cities. Wellington’s mission, supported by both pupils and Old Wellingtonians, aimed to provide both […]
OWs Chris and Will Donnelly announce funding for their complany, Lottie
16 October 2023Congratulations to OWs Chris (Bd 09) and Will Donnelly (Bd 12), who’s business ‘Lottie’ have raised $21M (£16.35M) in Series A funding, led by Accel, with participation from previous investor General Catalyst. This brings the total amount raised by the company to $31M (£25M). Lottie is a free service that helps families and retirees find […]
OWSA
13 October 2023We are delighted to share that last weekend the OWSA won the Arrow Yacht Racing Trophy! The event takes place on the challenging waters of the Solent, in 2 fleets of chartered one-class yachts. The Organising Authority is the Royal London Yacht Club, and the race format is short fleet racing on Saturday, finishing […]
‘Tears of a Shadow’, Oliver Silver’s (Bd 08) Debut Novel
05 October 2023Largely inspired by his own life, Oliver Silver’s debut psychological thriller Tears of a Shadow asks how far you would go to get your life back on track. Born in the Middle East, Oliver attended Wellington from 2003-08, and then pursued a career as an actor. Oliver explains: “this book is directly inspired by my […]
Explore the College Archives!
30 August 2023Last week on OW social media, we ventured into the College’s archives to explore some fascinating pieces from our collection, chosen by our College Archivist, Caroline. From our first College photo album to Queen Victoria’s signature, we wanted to give an insight to College life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Student Diaries The […]
Waterloo Society Newsletter
30 August 2023We are delighted to enclose links to our latest edition of the Waterloo Society Newsletter. We have been busy delving into the archives with the hope of conjuring up more nostalgic memories of your time at College. These newsletters all have a particular decades focus (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) and we hope that you enjoy the […]
Ophelia Vesely (C 22)
29 August 2023Ophelia is a recent Old Wellingtonian (C 22) and 2022 Muir Scholarship recipient, which aims to support an OW to carry out independent research addressing a contemporary global issue. Having learnt about the horrific events that are occurring in Ukraine from the relative comfort of the UK, Ophelia wanted to try and help victims of […]
Freddie Coughlin (T 22)
29 August 2023“It has just been the most incredible opportunity and I couldn’t recommend it to future OWs enough.” Freddie is a very recent Old Wellingtonian (Head of College, 2022) and 2022 Bevir recipient. After leaving College, he decided to take a gap year to gain experience and hands-on insight into different aspects of politics and international […]
Cure DHDDS Charity Walk – Charles Dixon (A 96)
25 July 2023At the start of July, over 60 people joined OW Charles Dixon (A 96) and his family for a 50km river walk from Windsor to Mortlake to raise money for their charity, Cure DHDDS. The Dixon family set up the charity in March of this year after discovering that two of their children had the […]