Uppingham School

The principal aims of the Friends of Uppingham are to enable ex-parents to keep in touch with the School, with one another, to promote the interests of the School, as well as supporting current Uppinghamians.

Parents are invited to join at the time their children leave Uppingham, and membership take-up is well over 90%. Friends receive the School Newsletter and a letter from the Chairman, twice yearly. They are also invited to occasional functions such as The Advent Carol Service and Friends Reception which takes place beforehand.

We are not a fund-raising group and any funds left over from mailing costs benefit projects not covered by the usual School budget. This support is offered in the form of equipment or projects which benefit the entire community, as suggested by the School Council, such as a large side screen television purchased for the School Buttery.

The Chairman of Friends of Uppingham is Richard Boston (B56), Master and ex-Housemaster of Brooklands.  He and the Hon Secretary, Jo Franklin, are always interested to hear from Friends, and from those who might be interested in joining.

For further information about the Friends of Uppingham, please contact Jo on 01572 820616 or via email jsf@uppingham.co.uk.

GAP Year Award

We are pleased to report that Gus Bell (WD) and Millie Purton (NH) successfully completed their work with the Karen Hilltribes Trust in Thailand. Their reports and photos are fantastic and are available to read in the 2016-17 GAP Reports link below. Lucy Simcox also received a grant from the Friends of Uppingham as an OU, working with Raleigh International on a challenging project in Tanzania. Her reports can also be viewed via the link.

The 2017 winner of the Friends of Uppingham GAP award went to Sebastian Fielden (WD). Arguably his work will be amongst the most challenging undertaken by recipients of the award in recent years, working with the poor in Jamnagar, Gujarat, North West India. We look forward to receiving his reports once he is in post.
 
The Friends of Uppingham Speech Day prizes for “outstanding contributions to the life of Uppingham School” were awarded to Emily Bull (C) and Harry Riddle (SH).

Date to remember

The Advent Carol Service will take place in the Chapel on Sunday 3rd December at 7pm and will be preceded by the usual Friends reception at 6pm. We look forward to welcoming you to the occasion.