Shuttleworth College Alumni Annual Newsletter December 2025
Editor’s Notes Welcome to the 2025 annual newsletter. Whilst this edition features some ‘news’ stories we have received several very interesting articles on the lives members have led following their time at College. A big ‘Thank You’ to those who have sent in contributions – I will buy you a beer at the reunion! These are always a good read as not everyone followed the agricultural path. So please keep sending them in and add some photos if you can. I make no apology for adding two advertisements. The first is for the 80th Anniversary Reunion on 3rd May 2026. This event has been in the pipeline for two years following the last reunion in 2023. All the arrangements have been made, the marquee, bar, hog roast were all booked last year. Ticket sales have already started, so if you are planning on coming, see the ticket details on the advert further into the magazine. It promises to be a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and to renew your acquaintance with familiar places. The second advert is for the SCA Lottery. A £10 ticket gives you the chance to win £250, £150 and £50 cash prizes. This is designed to be a 200 club with a maximum of 200 tickets. Thus, giving a very good chance of winning. Setting up a standing order alongside your magazine subscription is an excellent way of doing it. All profits go straight back into Alumni funds for use in reunions and helping current students As well as editing this newsletter, I also manage the alumni subscriptions and each year I notice the number of subscriptions is falling. This is often due to people changing their bank details. If you are one of those who have dropped off the list, please check and renew your subscription. The £5 subscription and lottery are the only income the SCA receives. Although we have reserves of money, that won’t last for ever and we need to look to the future. On a similar vein if you know of old students who do not subscribe then tell them to dig out a fiver every year and it will be going to a good cause. Next year, 2026, is the 80th anniversary of the first students arriving at Shuttleworth and the beginning of the whole story. In next year’s magazine we hope to include as many memories as we can from the early days and include a piece about Dorothy Shuttleworth so if you have anything that would seem to be appropriate, please send it in. Thank you and enjoy the read. Patrick Godwin HND 77/80
A Clayton and Shuttleworth Traction engine seen at a summer show earlier in the year
Contents Chairmans Report
Richard Infield
Vice Principal’s Report
Catherine Lloyd
Trustees view
Andy Davis
How Did I manage?
Ant Gould
80th Anniversary Reunion Details Memories of a life in agriculture
Chris Gillings
Living the High life
Neil (Wack) Hampson
We’re back from Rwanda
Geoff and Hope Price
Memories
Julian (JJ) Randell
Mansion Memories
Various
In Memorium Reunion Report. HND 76/77 Prize Draw After College Merchandise AGM Minutes SCA Committee 25/26
Paul Bosteen
Chairman’s Report Here we are at the end of another year. It has been a bit bleak in the agricultural sector and hope is in short supply! Last year’s wet autumn was followed by a dry spring and summer. Arable yields were consequently down and unusually for a dry year the grain prices have tumbled. The cattle sector has fared a bit better. Grazing stock always appear to do well in a dry season but forage stocks going into the winter are a worry for many. Beef, lamb and milk prices have been good, which has been a saving grace. However, with dairy production some 5% above last year’s levels the milk price has started to collapse. Over the last three months the price has dropped by a massive 14p/ltr bringing the price down to less than 35p/ltr for some producers. With a lot of changes to come it is a difficult time for everyone in the farming industry. We have held most of our regular committee meetings using Teams conference calls this year with the focus being next year’s Celebration of ‘80 years of Shuttleworth College’ This celebratory reunion is on 3rd May 2026 with a hog roast and the chance to look around the college, mansion and grounds with plenty of time to talk. For more information and ticket sales see the advertisement later in the magazine.
The AGM was held at the new Kingshill site this year with a visit around the new facilities. The purposebuilt classroom block and machinery shed, added to the existing livestock shed, are very impressive and it is good to see the investment going towards the next generation of agricultural students. Next year’s AGM is on 12th May 2026, and we will use the Teams platform. You are all invited; anyone interested please join us, as your help and input would be much appreciated. We have had many discussions about how we can interest new leavers from the new Bedford College Shuttleworth Students. Not to put too fine a point on it we are all getting older and there doesn’t seem to be any of the next generation coming along to join us. One avenue we are considering is to produce cards promoting the Alumni to old students. These can be handed out at shows and other events. If anyone would like some to hand out, please get in touch. I would like to thank the committee especially Paddy who tirelessly compiles the Newsletter and looks after the database. Charlotte and Sarah for their work as secretary and treasurer. The rest of the committee for their involvement and help.
Richard Infield Chairman Shuttleworth College Alumni ND 90/93
The Committee at the 2025 AGM in the new Machinery building Left to Right: Nick Badger, Bob Cowper, Tony Abbott, Charlotte Scott, Sarah Perrett, Paddy Godwin, Tim Durrant Richard Infield
Catherine Lloyd College Vice Principal report Another year has flown past at Shuttleworth. This year we have been busy on the farm, increasing the amount of land we manage to 166 hectares, to accommodate our increasing number of students and the requirements of the T Level qualifications. It will also allow us to put some of the less productive cropping areas down to grass to accommodate our growing red poll herd. The new land has been digitally mapped and soil sampled providing valuable information we can use during teaching sessions. We are participating in crop trials growing 24 varieties of wheat. We have had great success with the herd this year, at the South Suffolk Show Shuttleworth Nonna was named supreme champion in the red poll classes. Later in the year the Midlands Red Poll Cattle awards awarded us nine prizes including winner of the home bred heifer, the progeny group and three related females. We achieved reserve for junior home bred cow, senior home bred cow and senior stock bull. It is really good to see the herd doing so well. We have purchased a new bull, Javelin who replaces Kestrel our current bull.
We have expanded our range of machinery to ensure students can get involved in all aspects of the farm, including preparing the ground and drilling 36 hectares of wheat this autumn.
There are also 240 sheep on site ready for the students to lamb indoors in January. The sheep in the picture are eating a forage mix of stubble turnips, grass and rape, to support the organic matter on the field.
With very strong recruitment in agriculture and equine, it is great to see these two areas performing so well. We purchased a new horse, Rosie to work with the students and she has settled in well and is proving popular. We have held a number of events where industry professionals have come in to talk to our students, linking classroom learning to industry practice. They have also participated in a number of demonstrations, for example, in equine we have had a saddler, an equine physiotherapist and a dentist showing the students what is involved in their work.
Our wildlife students have undertaken a variety of habitat surveys across the Shuttleworth estate. They have also visited Sky Garden in London to see urban habitats in action. Our horticulture students have been working in the walled garden and in the zoological education centre tropical biome. They have benefitted from being able to visit the Swiss Garden on the Shuttleworth estate which we are fortunate to have next door to us. This year we have introduced garden design courses for adult students which have proved very popular. Animal management students continue to benefit from our wide range of species on the zoological education centre and have been on visits to local zoos. Alongside our land-based subjects our outdoor adventure students have been making full use of the estate as well and travelling further afield to an outdoor education centre in South Wales and powerboating on the East Coast. Our uniformed public services students have also been on a number of expeditions and experienced simulated sessions on crime scene investigation. We continue to engage with local schools and clubs to enable them to get a taster of what the land-based sector has to offer. Recruitment events for September 2026 have been very positive so far. The wider student body had a good year, organising a fabulous summer ball at the end of the academic year and our annual student voice conference was a great success. As ever we could do not all of this without our fabulous staff team, who work hard to make Shuttleworth an amazing experience for our students.
The new machinery centre. Classrooms on the right and workshops on the left.
A Note from Andy Davies about his work for the Shuttleworth Trust I am still a Trustee of the Shuttleworth Trust and am pleased to report it is now in a good financial position with all sections of the Trust reporting excellent results after this fantastic summer. I am presently chairman of the Estates committee and very pleased that we have been able to increase the size of the College farm by 140 acres which will be very helpful now they are teaching the new T level which have a requirement for much more practical experience. The agricultural student numbers are increasing each year, perhaps due to Clarkson’s Farm!! The students still manage to get up to all sorts of mischief and drive far too fast which continues to wind up many of the Trust’s staff! I did have to remind them recently that everything they were grumbling about was just the same as they were saying to us in 1968. I enjoy supporting Bedford Blues, who play a fantastic brand of running rugby, and would encourage anyone to get down and watch Champ rugby. I also managed to visit my son in Australia this summer and watch the 3 Lions test matches. Fabulous atmosphere travelling round the country and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend a trip to New Zealand in 4 years’ time for the trip of a lifetime. My daughter, Helen, now runs Woburn Country Foods and tries to keep me out of the way!! The shortage of British beef and Lamb is causing huge problems with both price and supply. Christmas is looking very daunting with no Capons available, ducks and geese in desperately short supply. Luckily, we have a loyal customer base that are happy to support us, but I do fear how long this will continue with the dramatic price increases we have had this year. I’m looking forward to catching up with everyone at the reunion. I hope it’s a great turnout. Best wishes Andy Davies NDA 68/70
Red Pole Heifers at Kingshill in Summer 2025
How did I manage – post Shuttleworth College. I enjoyed being a student at Shuttleworth College (1962/4) even though I realise that I was not the ideal candidate. I met many good friends (some of whom I am still friendly with today/others have sadly died/some have disappeared). After eighteen months of study, I was forced to ask the question “What are we here for?” and I mean here on this Earth!
treated badly very frequently but I was always aware that the people who came to my attention were the ones in trouble and that many other relationships in farming carried on amicably. Later on, as farming became more mechanised and
The Shuttleworth experience made me realise that I felt I was here to try and help people and those I most wanted to help were the underdogs of this world. Yes, I knew that the workers, of whom I was one got the rough end of the stick. Whilst at the College it slowly dawned on me that those who were going to inherit farms and livelihoods (although in some cases rather against their will) were doing very nicely thank you. It was the workers on farms who were being treated badly. On leaving the college Liz and I married (we are still so married 61 years later). I went to work on a pig farm. Putting pigmeat on the dinner plates of people is a worthy enough objective but not enough for me. My employer solved the problem of what to do now, by sacking me. I had joined the union and become reasonably active in Cornwall. This development was not music to the ears of my employer. I ended up taking a further course of education at Corpus Christi College, Oxford where I studied PPE (Politics, Philosophy & Economics). I enjoyed the experience, but my fellow students were not people I have remained in touch. I was not in any way obliged to go back and work for the National Union of Agricultural & Allied Workers (NUAAW) in 1975. I wanted to do so. The big issue then as now was wages and rates of pay but the question of the tied cottage also loomed large. I did my best to assist people who often had received no Contract of Employment statement or any documentation that a contract existed. Workers were
Ant and his wife Liz just above Worth Matravers on the Dorset coast not far from where we live. AG.
farmworkers left the land the NUAAW merged with the Transport & General Workers Union (T&G) and of course there was no question of being redundant and so I continued to work for the T&G. I took on other employment particularly with managers and supervisors within the transport, chemical and other industries and continued to work for the Trade Union Movement for thirty years. I retired at sixty-five and have spent twenty years doing my own thing which includes being a father, grandfather & greatgrandfather. I continue to do a bit of voluntary work for rural workers within the Union so I retain a strong interest in agriculture and rural life. Of course, I never got rich or lived the “high life” but I didn’t want to do so either. I still go to the pub here in Tolpuddle, Dorset and if you are in the area drop in by all means.
Ant Gould NDA 1962-64.
CELEBRATING 80 YEARS SINCE THE START OF SHUTTLEWORTH COLLEGE
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Chris Gillings — 1964/66 I did not come from farming stock meaning I had to do a year’s practical before starting at Shutts. So, during the winter of 1962/63 I started on a small dairy farm on the Isle of Wight. I lived in with the farmer and his two daughters. The farmer at the top of the hill also had two daughters. I learnt a bit about farming, but it was an interesting year in other ways! After leaving Shutts I got a job as assistant farm manager on a farm near St Albans in Hertfordshire. When I was feeding the cattle one wet and cold November afternoon a friend of mine came round and said, ‘You must be mad.’ Soon after I left the farm and joined Fisons Fertilizers. Do you remember your first proper job interview? When asked what salary I was expecting I said £1,000 per year, (£24.500 today). He said he thought the company could just about afford that and I knew then that I had got the job. I joined United Oilseeds in the very hot summer of 1976 and was with them for 27 years. In the first two years I drove over 80,000 miles meeting all types of people from Dukes to ordinary farmers. I also came to meet up again some of the chaps that had been at Shutts. (I remember meeting Chris when I was managing a farm in North Wiltshire. Ed) One of my favourite memories was visiting a large farm just outside Ludlow in Shropshire. I drove into the yard and asked a chap who was sweeping up if he could direct me to the farm office, which he did. I gave my sales spiel to the farm manager. Just as I was finishing the door of the office opened and in walked the chap who had been sweeping up as I arrived. The farm manager stood up and told me he was the Earl of Plymouth. Do not judge people by appearance. Back in the office in Devizes, my MD called me into his office and asked me if my passport was in order.
He told me I was going to Vienna to find out all about the bio diesel story. Subsequently one of my cars ran on bio diesel for two years. I have had some interesting trips organised by companies that dealt with us to recommend their products. I went to Berlin and through Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin. It was like going from daylight to darkness. I was taken to Gibraltar for three days and had to give a presentation for about sixty minutes. When I was done, I walked out of the hotel and up to the top of The Rock. On the way up I bought an ice-cream, within a very short space of time this had left my hand, one of the Barbary Apes had pinched it. I also spent time in France and Germany. We visited the Mohne, Eider and Sorpe dams that were the targets for the Dam Busters raid on May 16th17 1943. One of my old school friends’ fathers had been a tail gunner on this raid; he came back. I left United Oilseeds for a short time and had a job out of agriculture. I was quite pleased with myself when I got a full-time job again at the age of 64 working for Countrywide Farmers out of Amesbury in Wiltshire and stayed there until quitting at the age of 67 I am married to Ann and we have two children, Juliette and James. I celebrated my 80th birthday last June with a lunch at my golf club. I was delighted to see three old Shutts boys, Mike Anyan, Ray Watts and Peter Smith. It’s amazing how soon you can go back 60 years.
Regards to you all Chris Gillings
LIVING THE HIGH LIFE – SHUTTLEWORTH COLLEGE - 62-64 NDA COURSE. On October 5th, 1962, I arrived at the college to start my studies. I found the garages and parked my car and then struggled to the back door of the mansion with all my gear (large case, wellington boots guitar and other life essentials). Why I did not take it all to the back door before parking my car I cannot think - head for thinking – feet for dancing. Upon asking where my allocated room was – I was told it was on the top floor and the stairs were next to the common room. I started to climb to the heavens with all my gear. 10 minutes later I was sat on my suitcase at the top of the stairs trying to breath!!!!! I found the right room and there waiting for me was my new roommate, Bryan Allen sitting in the corner. We shook hands and introduced ourselves and have been firm friends for the last 63 years and counting. The top floor of the Mansion composed the original large bedrooms of the house. These had been converted into student accommodation by subdividing them into smaller rooms with stud walling. There were approx. 35 students in rooms for two, although there was one room with five. Most students on the top floor were in their 2nd year. Each student had an Ex-hospital bed [very hard], a wardrobe, a chair and a small table [such luxury]. BUT best of all a radiator and central heating [even better] Situated around the top floor were 2 w.c. 4 wash hand basins and two small baths. Privacy and not been invented then!!!!! Those in the know, knew about the honeymoon bath at the head of the stairs leading down to the living quarters of Mrs. Shuttleworth and Miss Willet – Great bath after dirty game of rugby but don’t tell everyone!!!!! Living on the top floor of the mansion was a good experience – Bryan and I stayed there together for our second year. January 1963 was the year of the big freeze in the UK. We were frozen up from Jan. till March We students on the top floor were in clover, lovely warm and cozy, unlike the other guys out at Hill House and Mount Pleasant who
were freezing to death – ice in the rooms/no heating, toothbrushes frozen in the tumblers. We did feel sorry for them!!!!!!! The cold went on until March meaning there was no Rugby, Football or Hockey so indoor sport became the order of the day – Touch rugby and Ice hockey on the Lino of the corridor - O.K until Mrs. S. and Miss W. complained about the noise. We usually stopped before midnight! After that we were restricted to Ice Skating on the lake, but we did have our nice warm rooms where we could dry out and get warm. The highlight of the summer terms was always the compulsory practice of the fire escape procedures. There were two systems installed, which we had to learn. The Shute: -This is like the Shute escape from crashed aircraft and as fitted in most modern aircraft, except:- The Shute was on the front of the Mansion. To operate, the Shute was pushed out the bedroom window to the ground below. There was a rope inside the tube, which the first two escapees had use to slide down to the ground. Not much fun and a bit scary. When they reached the ground, they had to hold each side of the Shute and pull it away from the wall. THEN everyone else had to jump into the Shute and slid out at the bottom. IT WAS FUN! You could end up halfway across the drive. It was so much fun that we ran back upstairs to do it over and over again like a fair ground ride – except it was free. Or there was the Life Line: This was a rope with a harness on it, which went round and under your arms. The rope was fixed to a clutch/rachet inside the bedroom. The escapee then left the room via the window, and the device lowered you gently to the ground. Most only did this once!!! Not half as much fun as the Shute and downright dangerous!!!!! Another summer activity we all enjoyed was sunbathing. Outside one of the windows looking over the inside of the mansion was a large heavy
metal ladder reaching up to the roof. Out the window, up the ladder and you found yourself on the lead roof. You could see for miles and up there it was great for sunbathing ‘Au Natural’. Living at altitude in the Mansion House we all spent many hours socializing and having fun, once you got used to the stairs and the lack of privacy. The only hic-up Bryan and I had was on Sunday afternoons during our second year. Our room was the first one at the top of the stairs and each Sunday afternoon, we could not use our room as our beds were occupied by The Vet and Bill McCook Weir. Both were sleeping off the effect of Sunday lunch drinking at the H & H. before returning home to their wives!! Coming Home late to the Mansion:-The back door was supposed to be closed and locked by 11.00 pm by Bloody Harry [The night porter] but it never was. Old Harry put bloody between every word he spoke, hence his nickname. He was a lonely guy, an ex-Japanese POW living on his own. I think Ed Benett got him the job as he felt sorry for him, as I did, but you could pull his leg. If I came back late to college, I often grabbed a handy hockey stick and ran along the room
service bells on the wall by his door. It made a heck of a row!! I would dash and bang the back door again and wander round towards Harry’s room, to find steam coming out of his ears as I had woken him up. Question, what’s all the row Harry? I would say - I’ve just seen someone come in before me, don’t know who it was. He never knew it was me. I would then spend half an hour with him keeping him company, drinking his awful strong tea. Made his night. Finally, the only real problem of living on the top floor of the Mansion was THE BELLS!!!!!! In the second year, the room that Bryan and I had was the first room on the right at the top of the stairs – RIGHT BELOW THE CLOCK TOWER!! The clock struck every quarter and every hour from 07.00 hours until 22.00 hours – 7 days a week. This was fine in the day as long as you wanted to be up and about at 7.00 am. To be fair, the St.Helena boys did climb into the belfry tower every evening at 21.50 hours to place wooden chocks under the bell hammers and in the morning to remove them BUT – The bells still chimed all night but you only heard the loud clunk of the hammers on the wooden blocks!!!!!! The first six months were the worst!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GOT USE TO IT…………
HAPPY DAYS………………NEIL (WACK) HAMPSON. NDA 62/64
We’re back from Rwanda! Together with our son, Luke, and grandsons, Jude and Noah, we flew overnight from Heathrow and were met by Confiance, our ‘adopted Rwandan son’ and a friend Eugenie, who helped us get to the first hotel, where we stayed for 3 nights. That evening we were invited to Confiance’s home for a wonderful dinner meeting Conso, his wife and their toddler son, Ameur. They gave us a meal to remember! It was so good to see their home, which we had helped them to extend
over the past year, so they can sell Christian books, coffee & tea, and have a Christian Lending Library and run Alpha courses, all under the banner of ‘The Legacy of God in Africa’. The books that we took in our luggage amounted to 5 suitcases full, which delighted them! During the evening lightning flashes got nearer with a dramatic downpour! Rain in Rwanda is intense and a real blessing!
The next day we explored Kigali and visited the Genocide Memorial. This records the sequence of events when 800,000 Rwandans were killed in 100 days from April 1994. This sobering visit reminded us of the trauma that the whole country went through. That evening, we went for dinner with friends whose mother, Marion Kajuga, was our daughter Naomi’s lovely God-mother. One of them, Wilberforce, was
filmed for the Genocide Memorial, as his wife and 3 children were killed, as well as his father. Marion lost 23 members of her close family in one week, and helped other widows and their children for the rest of her life. We drove towards the volcanoes to visit the Women of Kinigi – 200 vulnerable women, mostly with HIV and serious illnesses. We saw them processing Merino wool and making felted animals to sell and we bought 7 Nativity Sets! We had a great walk uphill to their 100 Merino sheep, cared for and sheared by 4 shepherds. We enjoyed visiting a gorilla centre nearby. Then we drove to Gahini for 5 days,
visiting 3 groups of friends on the way. We stayed at “Seeds of Peace” near the lakeside. The first evening Bishop Manasseh and his wife Rose invited us for dinner in their home. Luke was very keen to take us to Akagera National Park, so we left at 5am for a full safari day. We saw many animals including elephant, rhino, hippo, buffalo and lion. The noble giraffe was Luke’s favourite and we saw 6! We had great boat rides there and another day on Lake Muhazi near Gahini. We were able to visit several friends in their homes, most of whom had worked with us when we were missionaries. Jobs are hard to come by, but most families have some land to cultivate. It was good to see how their projects are progressing and to ask how we can support their families in the future. One was Speciose, who was our housegirl and has become like a sister to us. It was so good to eat at the vibrant café her daughter is running, which we helped to equip through our charity Rwanda Direct. Another friend we visited at home, who is now quite old, as we were leaving said “See you in heaven!” We saw the house where we lived, which was the first to be built in 1926 and is now the Church Guest House. Luke was really moved by meeting people he had known as a young boy. Some of them hugged him saying “Luka, my son!” He feels his heart is now in Rwanda! Jude, as a linguist, was keen to tackle Kinyarwanda and within 10 days, he was using some sentences! Noah was engaging with the young people we met in some homes, the children or grandchildren of our friends. A 3 day event celebrated the start of the Anglican Church 100 years ago, beginning at Gahini. Geoff was invited to give a testimony, which was translated into Kinyarwanda. When the next song began, there was spontaneous dancing by dozens of Rwandans, which Geoff joined in! Six thousand people gathered in time for the Centenary Service on the Sunday! Our last 3
days were in another hotel in Kigali called ‘Heaven’! Confiance took us to a coffee processing factory, a Rwandan street market and the Nyamirambo Women’s Project, supporting them by buying cloth gifts they had made. He also showed us the flat by the
Cathedral where we had lived for the first seven months, while learning Kinyarwanda. We have returned home very grateful for your prayers for our health, safety, protection and communication. We now have a fresh vision in Rwanda for the future,
With our love Geoff and Hope Price. NDA 67/69
News gleaned from the papers from our far East correspondent, Eric Yates If you have appeared in the farming press, either nationally or regionally then Eric’s encyclopaedic memory will click in and he will spot you! He can remember who you are, when you were at college and what course you took. We are very grateful to Eric and salute his amazing cerebral database. Unfortunately, both Eric and his wife Janet have suffered from various ailments over the course of the year, and we wish them a speedy recovery
Jan 2025. Farmers weekly Colin Rayner OND 76/79 has been participating in the protests at the Labour Governments changes to the current Tax exemption for Agricultural Land. This proposal will have a huge effect on family farms as it will reduce the opportunities for smaller farms to pass from one generation to the next. Jan 27th. Eastern Daily press reported that s part of the NFU’s Day of Action farmers parked tractors outside food shops in local market towns including Cromer, North Walsham, Fakenham and Wymondham. Their numbers included former England rugby international Tom Youngs, son of Nick Youngs HND 76/79. North Norfolk MP Stafan Aquarone was quoted as saying ‘...this invidious vindictive tax will destroy the fabric of rural communities as farmers will have to sell land to pay the tax and the only buyers will be large companies wishing to greenwash their operations or foreign investors. Inevitably with fewer British farmers growing food we become more reliant on imported lower standard produce. I am really proud of our farmers in Norfolk. They stood up and been proud of what they do.
Julian Randall HND Agric 1976-1979 If you are familiar with the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Madela you will know it is a hefty tomb of over 700 pages. I recall reading the book some years ago and thought the book could easily be precis by informing the reader that he was born and grew up in Kwa Zulu Natal, encountered political struggles, imprisoned for 27 years on Robyn Island, released and becomes president of South Africa, so my account of the time spent at Shuttleworth will short by comparison.
My career in agriculture has been somewhat less illustrious than Mr Mandela’s. My early years were spent on Chequers Estate where my father worked for the tenant farmer. I had considered a career with P & O shipping but opted for green horizons as opposed to blue ones. I worked for Velcourt pre and post studies at Shuttleworth and as a farm managers assistant in Schleswig Holstein for several years. Upon my return in 1983 aged 26 my farm management job applications were being turned down due to a lack of
experience. So, I opted for a commercial role in agronomy. After 43 years in agronomy, I now work part time and am planning my retirement for next December at the age of 70. 50 years in agriculture and one employer for 37 years with plenty of personal and professional challenges along the way. I have no regrets whatsoever enjoying the many disciplines of commerce, science and working relationships with farmers. Like most of us still blessed with sound minds, memories of my time at college abound. Not being a natural academic, I can recall pestering Bob Perkins for help with the biochemistry modules from Hatfield Poly. We used to be transported by bus down the A1 fortnightly with “in bus entertainment” on the A1 provided by, I think, Charlie Thickett “mooning” on the back seat to overtaking vehicles. In return for Bob’s assistance, I agreed to store a cylinder head in my wardrobe whilst his Cortina engine was out for a bottom end rebuild. No problem as such until one of the cleaners noticed a trickle of black oil on the floor from one of the wardrobes in my room, with a subsequent report to the domestic Bursar, a tall blonde lady with a Swedish name the likes of which I forget, Solvi maybe? Get out of that one Randall? Finals approached and a few of us took to the Mansion Library for intense revision sessions of 2hrs followed by a 15 minute comfort break One memory that abides is that of Tim Bunkell standing on the balcony of the student accommodation block haling Graham Amos walking across the yard, proudly citing with a loud voice his intense revision on vitamins and their role in animal physiology and something about glorious sunshine being the precursor for Vitamin D. When I think back, the nutrition we all received it was indeed very good; three cooked meals a day and pretty good quality too, all for students sitting in lecture theatres and maybe some sport or early morning livestock duties at Home Farm. As the saying goes “we never had it so good”. Frequent pranks in the dining hall ensued, bread roll throwing and other trivial events. I feel a little ashamed of how we all behaved. I recall Ian Chesterman, a somewhat bohemian character but incredibly bright, returning Sunday teatime having been away for the weekend, wearing a sort of stockman’s smock of ethnic
composition. Someone mentioned he was “al fresco”, so at some point he was dragged on to the stage where upon he his smock was lifted to reveal Ian’s assets. Ian took it all in good heart whilst the floor erupted. Time honoured tradition meant that first year students were expected to show deference to the older student years. Of course, someone mentioned that this was not going to take place and as a protest, Rupert Meadows (HND 75-78) a strapping 6’ 6 rugby player was ambushed as he was leaving the dining room and bundled into Tim Durrant’s Ford Anglia van with three or four first years restraining him whilst Tim made cautious progress northwards on the A1. Rupert was subsequently de-robed of his clothes save for underpants and shoes; not too pleasant on a November evening. He found himself having to make his way back the odd mile or two on foot, but progress was thwarted by oncoming vehicles necessitating leaping into a ditch or hiding behind a hedge. Rupert finally made his way somehow to Biggleswade railway station where he commandeered a push bike to affect the final leg back to Shuttleworth. So full marks for ingenuity although sadly mobile phones were not around otherwise Rupert probably could made a small fortune on social media! I will sign off for now and post this sound advice to any young men seeking a farm of their own. It is an excerpt from Stephen Duke Bond’s personal essay / autobiography who was my boss at Velcourt in the 70’s. A polite, courteous and urbane Gloucestershire farmer. If you have not got a farm, or estate, to inherit, then marry the right girl. Three of my fellow students at the RAC took this to heart. One purchased an Alard sports car and found a suitable blond. They are still together. One purchased a 1000cc HRG motorcycle and put a local brunette on the pillion. They split after 25 years. The third I am not sure of the method but as soon as he established a tenancy went to bed with the au pair; his wife later inherited £11m which he missed out on! Rupert Meadows went on to play Rugby for Bedford and the East Midlands. He was tragically killed in a farming accident in Dorset sometime in the 1990s.Ed
Some memories from 60 Years of Students calling The Mansion home As part of their own 60th year Celebrations the Management Team in the Mansion (now known as The House) are collecting anecdotes and memories of those students who lived in the Mansion during their time at College. Below are just a few we have had sent in. If you have any yourselves, I would be delighted to read them, and I will forward them on. They will form part of a large display in the Mansion. Lynn Churchill 1978 - 1979 HND I have very fond memories of living in the Mansion, even as one of the ‘reject’ students who were thrown out after 1 year. My room seemed huge to me, and it was very cold in winter, so I tried not to spend too much time in it, which meant either going and annoying someone else, or visiting the bar 뇤 뇰. Some of the best times were the weekends of 뇯 뇦 뇥 뇫 뇪 course, we had a third year at the end of the corridor with a great taste in music, like BB King, so it was a good excuse to jump round my room to warm up! I must confess to occasionally dropping the odd water or flour bomb on an unsuspecting student as they walked through the front door below. I seem to recall having a minor skirmish in the corridor one day, then we were running down the main stairs, and we ran right into Scotty? I think that was the Principal's name, oh dear, I think my card was marked from then밷 밻. 밺 밶 밵 밴 밹 밸 밳 The best thing of all about the Mansion was all the girls, they were all great. Friendly, fun and hard working! All my year were really lovely, and I wish them all the best. We had some great parties at times, and even though I only had one year at Shuttleworth, I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. I managed to move on to another Agricultural college to finish my education, and I remained in Agriculture for many years. Happy days never forgotten. Mike Porter FC 68/69 We were in rooms above the Bar / Kitchen One or two memories are that all students were invited to afternoon tea with Mrs Shuttleworth and that she unfortunately died later that year. It was also the first year of Mr Scott as Principal. Charlotte Croÿ-Twickel Aurach Austria Dear Patrick, just to say I am the eldest granddaughter of Dorothy Shuttleworth and remember the opening well. I was only 7 that spring but remember the six or seven students who started that term being invited to the study to meet my grandmother and were then given a glass of sherry. I think the first Principal was a Mr Adkin; it was some years before Mr Russel took over and helped establish the College. As you must realise, I am now nearly 87 and as I live in Austria, I am not so often at Old Warden anymore; It so happens that on 30th Oct I will be there for a short visit to see Tim Routsis the Trust Chairman. Best wishes and I hope your 80th celebration will be well attended, and that the college continues to thrive….
In Memorium
Peter Shephard NDA 68/70 Died October 2024 Geoff Laughton Martin (Marty) Cooper (NDA 63-65) died 18th December 2024. A E L Walker NDA 57/59. Died in 2023 John Place NDA 51/53. 2021. Bill Bellamy NDA 58/60 Died in 2007. Bill had a wonderful time at Shuttleworth and was farming all his life. A. D. G. M. (Tony) Cook NDA 58/60. Tony was tragically killed in a light aeroplane accident on the 18th of October 2018 John (Joe) Honey. NDA 1962-64.
We’re sad to report John's death, in Hereford Hospital on 1st December, last year, after a characteristically spirited fight against pneumonia. He was 82. His life was celebrated at a wonderful service at a packed St Woenard's church. He leaves behind his wife Lorraine, daughter Kate and three grandsons. Before, and for 6 years after Shuttleworth, John worked on the family farm at Midford, Bath, where he frequently featured in his mother’s popular Farmer’s Weekly’s Babs Honey’s Diary. In 1970 he moved to Harewood End, Herefordshire to farm on a landlord tenant partnership and after many successful years he bought the farm. He was very involved in farming groups and organisations in the county and was still running the farm up to his death. John was the first of a succession of the Honey brothers to attend Shuttleworth: Jim, 64-66 Charlie 66-68 Bob 68-70. And finally, John’s daughter Kate 93-95. A wonderful man that is greatly missed by his widespread family, by friends and by the local farming community.
Bernard Rounthwait, NDA 58/60
Bernard Rounthwaite was born 23rd September 1935 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He passed away on the 3rd of March 2023 at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, with his family by his side.
On his return from National Service, he sought further farm work to meet the requirement to enter Shuttleworth College. It was around this time he met his future wife, Helen.
He grew up in Carcroft with his younger brother Raymond and sister Joan and had always fostered an interest in farming and woodsmanship from his father, who was a Woodsman on the Owston Estate North of Doncaster.
My grandfather must have enjoyed his time at the college because through multiple moves, he had kept his class notes and blazer badge and had a picture of the college on his wall. On attaining his National Diploma, Bernard worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food from 1960 to 1976, as a District Advisory Officer, initially in Cumberland but later Harrogate and Hertfordshire.
He had attended Percy Jackson Grammer School (1947-1954) at Adwick-le-Street, Doncaster, before undertaking his National Service in the Royal Artillery (1954-1956) being stationed in Egypt and later Germany. It was here he was in charge of the Regimental pig farm; knowing him it was most likely to get ahead with practical experience for when he returned to civilian life.
He moved back to Doncaster in 1977 to Tickhill, where he lived for the rest of his life. The move was to accommodate a change of career as the Agricultural Manager of Barclays Bank that saw
him cover a vast area of ‘East of the Pennines’ to Berwick and down to Wellingborough, and later taking on North Wales, the North East and, ultimately, Scotland. He entered full-time retirement in 1996 where, not satisfied with free time, committed himself to be Treasurer, Chair (Vice-chair), or secretary of around 20 organisations or groups, including the Doncaster Carers Forum, Neighbourhood Watch and Young Farmers (as National Treasurer). He was a keen fly fisherman and game shooter, teaching my brother and me to cast on the front
lawn is a core memory for me. I also went shooting with him and my father, Paul, as soon as I could which continued up to my grandfather’s passing. In my late teens I began to realise my grandfather’s character; stoic, friendly, very intelligent, and sarcastically funny. We were on the shoot one day with a steady rainy downpour soaking us all, he turned to a member who was a Reverend and asked, ‘Can’t you have a word with him about this?’. That’s the measure of the man. Someone who is remembered and missed by those who knew him.
Huw Davies OND 77/80. Died Christmas 2024. After going into hospital for a hip operation Huw contacted pneumonia and died of a heart attack. After leaving College, Huw went back to farm in West Wales. He then had various career changes training as a chef and restaurateur to finally owning and running a very successful art gallery in Porthgain, Pembrokeshire. Huw at College obviously trying out some weights!
Shuttleworth Gun Club 77/80
Reunion Reports We are pleased to report Course reunions when we get the information. Send us pictures and a few details at any time and we will slot in onto the next Newsletter. Here is one from May 2025 for HND 1976/79 It was good to meet up with the course members and catch up on news at the course reunion in May. Thanks to Margery Brown for her hard work in organising us all. I am still farming at home in Flore Northants with the help of my wife Linda, son Peter and his wife Rachael Who are both Countryside Stewardship officers We have 40 sucklers and their followers which we rear up to strong stores or fat selling to a local butcher/abattoir (there are still some left) and 120 ewes which we lamb in January and sell the fat lambs at Rugby Farmers Market at Stoneleigh. We have also diversified by setting up Flore Farm Park which is primarily a petting park with a cafe giving the public the opportunity to come and feed orphan lambs and calves and see goats, ducks and hens and play in an enormous sand pit . We also host educational school visits courtesy of RPA organised by my wife (retired teacher trained at Polhill ave BCHE). I no longer teach massage therapies at Northampton College (that finished with Covid ) but I do continue with massage therapies from home. Fortunately, my son and his wife and 3 children live on the farm in a converted barn that we managed to build with a Q class permission 5 years ago. I hope to see you at the 80th anniversary celebrations in May David The May HND 76/79 Reunion
From left to right Charlie Thickett, Andy Baxter, Rick Buck; Chris Coe; Liz Jackson; Matthew Hodgetts; Nigel Hooper; Alan Bonsell, John cross, Joe Binns; Dave Parker; Dave Brown.
Many Thanks to Margery Brown for these pictures
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The SCA holds funds collected over the years which we are pleased to use by helping the current student body in ways that, for whatever reasons, the College is unable to. In the past we have donated gym equipment, sports kit, teaching aids and paid for some external exam fees for such things as forklift driving. We liaise with the College and when an opportunity to help arises we are pleased to consider each application and fund accordingly The May 2026 80th anniversary Reunion will also see the Alumni subsidise the event. We try to ensure that any surplus funds are channelled back for use by either the Members or the current students where possible.
Paul Bosteen OND 76/79 After leaving the UK in 1979 at the end of my studies, I worked on our dairy farm in Denmark where I was responsible for 300 Jersey cows. However, the Danish farmworkers’ unions made it impossible to manage the farm economically, so we moved down to the Lot region in the south of France later that year and started breeding and selecting Blond Aquitaine. These were exported for breeding to South America and across much of Europe. Whilst taking an intensive French language course in Strasbourg, paid for by the Danish government, (I am Danish) I met an Italian woman. She worked on our farm but after 4 years decided to go back to Milan. Later, I met and married a Portuguese woman who, after three years, decided that farm life was not for her. It was proving very difficult to convince women to lead this type of life! A couple of years later I met a Dutch woman on holiday in France. We married and I adopted her daughter. Around that time, my father wanted me to take over his business in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. I was already familiar with West Africa as I had been born in Nigeria but, after three years, I decided that being a businessman was not what I wanted. Next, I moved to Holland, where my wife gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl). I started working in a laboratory doing stress and chemical analysis on ground samples, for construction work. The hours were flexible so I could plan my time as I wished, which made it easier to spend more time with my children. Unfortunately, my marriage didn’t last but I married another Dutch woman two and a half years later who also had 2 small children. We are still happily married 25 years later. I changed jobs and often went abroad to supervise foundation and drilling projects. Then my father asked me if I was interested in returning to France to run the farm. So, my wife and I, with our four young children moved to the Lot in 2000. I turned the farm into an organic one and, together with five other local farmers, started a small meat processing and distribution enterprise. To do this, I had to learn how to turn the meat into such products as bacon, ham and various types of sausages so it was back to school!
After several years working on my father’s farm, I decided that I wanted to be more independent, so I bought an old 300m2 tobacco wood barn and turned it into a house. I started another farm with rented land, rearing cattle and pigs, and was doing quite well except I was working 19 hours a day! Then, in 2012, some land I had rented was sold for construction, so my organic farm was no longer viable. Since 2012, I have been connected in one way or another with the French organic products cooperative BIOCOOP, which had been one of my customers when I had the organic farm. BIOCOOP sells only organic products and prioritizes local suppliers. I started out as the store manager for the branch in Cahors (the main town in the Lot region). After about a year, I was encouraged to start up my own BIOCOOP shop in the nearby town of Gourdon. After much hard work, training and other preparation, we opened for business in 2016. This proved to be profitable almost from the start but, unlike an ordinary business, all profits go towards youth projects or are otherwise pumped back into the local economy by investing in organic farmers and manufacturers. The shop, in Gourdon and Souillac, belongs to the employees, customers and suppliers. Three years later, I started up another cooperative in the nearby town of Souillac, just before the Covid struck. As managing two stores was proving a bit exhausting, I handed over the running of the Souillac shop in 2023 to the employees. These were difficult years, but we survived, in large part due to the loyalty of our customers. By this time, I was starting to get ready for my retirement and tried to convince the employees in Gourdon to take over the running of the shop, but no one was able to commit to the amount of time and effort needed. It took me two years to find someone with the right qualifications and experience; finally, I was able to retire earlier this year at the age of 67. Trying to get my pension out of the French system is proving to be as tough a battle as any I have fought (seven months and counting…) and I have yet to see a single centime! Nonetheless, I am enjoying my retirement and spending lots of time with my seven grandchildren (more on the way).
I hope this has been of some interest. There is much I have left out, and I could easily write a book (hmm,
there’s an idea for the idle years ahead…).
John Dickson NDA 64/66 Following such a plea for news, anything at all, I'm sat here, looking down the garden at the gardener struggling g to clear the leaves, 40 trees down there, I thought, well, let's cast my mind back some 59/60 years and see what I can remember, blank!!!! well, I am 82 now. However, odd things keep flashing through this, once, alert brain. A TR2 with red wings, white bonnet and trunk and a Burgess, straight through 2" exhaust springs to mind, with foot down could be heard 2 miles away, and boy, did she go, until the half shaft went, expensive. Then there was " The Sugarbeets" and Jonny B Goode, what a whale of a time that was, with Chalky White, a drummer extraordinary, Dave Harris Bass guitar, Pete Selby and the lead guitarist from Norfolk, Adrian.
Sorry re names, as I said I am 82 and old, broke and a Yorkshire man. S Spoke to Dave Mills’ wife, Christine a week or two ago, but Dave wasn't too well I'm afraid to say. Although a year ahead of me, I still communicate with Bob Grindall, whose books are truly amazing, they capture lives on the farm in the late 40s/50s era, and I can so relate to them. I now live in Market Harborough, "foxes" country and follow the brilliant Leicester Tigers, a force to be reckoned with. Mike Slack, another Yorkshire man still sends a Christmas card, he's in Richmond, North Yorkshire now and has stopped racing cars now, if anyone remembers Mike, he had a frog eyed Sprite in 1964.
Take care all, John (Alf) Dickson NDA 64/66
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SHUTTLEWORTH COLLEGE ALUMNI MINUTES OF THE AGM – SATURDAY 10 May 2025 at Kingshill Farm, Shuttleworth College. Present: Richard Infield (Chairman), Tony Abbott, Sarah Perrett (Treasurer), Charlotte Maynard (Secretary), Paddy Godwin (Editor and Database), Nick Badger, Peter Homer, Tim Durrant. Apologies : Julian Randall HND 76/79, Chris Fyson South Australia NDA 66/67), Martyn Channon NDA 64/66, Charlotte Croy-Twickel, Henry Beck NDA 70-72, Mike Laflin NDA 62/64, Bryan Allen NDA 62/64, Clare Van Leersum HND 81-84), Robert Cowper 70/72, Catherine Lloyd – Vice Principal, Shuttleworth College, David Morton, James Harrison, Eric Yates. The minutes of the 2024 AGM were accepted and approved. Matters Arising: There were no matters Arising 1. Chairman’s Report: Richard Infield We have had 2 meetings this year, both online, a lot has been discussed around the reunion for next year for the 3rd May 2026. It will be 80 years since formation of the establishment of the Trust (1946). Richard thanked all the officers for all they have done this year. 2. Treasurer’s Report: Sarah Perrett Sarah circulated the statement of revenue and expenditure, capital account and bank accounts. (Attached). 2024/24 Expenditure was £3,534.08. Income was £2,499.67, leaving an excess expenditure over revenue of £1,034.41. The Capital account contains £19,543.03. The accounts are currently with the auditor. As far as the newsletter is concerned, although the printing costs have gone up considerably, the postage has come down as we send out fewer hard copy magazines. Lloyd’s bank has started to impose bank charges. Luckily, as we make very few payments our charges are the minimum £4.25 per month. I have transferred ¾ of our funds into a deposit account so at least we are earning enough interest to cover the charges. Overall, this year there has been some increase in regular expenses and some decrease in regular income. However, we would have had surplus income over expenditure had it not been for the deposit we have paid to the Shuttleworth Trust for the reunion next year. We have a stock of polo shirts and rugby shirts, and I will be ordering a some more rugby shirts soon. The committee thanked Sarah and Paddy for their time doing the accounts. 3. Secretary’s Report: Charlotte Maynard Charlotte thanked Richard for is successful first year as Chairman behalf of the committee and reported that it has been a quiet year this year as we had no big events planned. It will be all systems go for the reunion next year on Sunday 3rd May 2026. There was nothing further to report. 4. IT Manager’s Report and Editors’ Report: Paddy Godwin The database is updated on a regular basis as and when we are contacted by any old students. The number of Debtors is concerning. Probably not due to people not wanting to subscribe anymore but that either their lump sum payment has ‘run out’ or they have changed bank accounts. Currently the total debt is £3,100,
however we are in ‘credit’ to the tune of £1,400. This is due to some members paying lump sums for subs and others paying more than their £5 subs. Dealing with the debt issue is not easy. I will have more time over the coming months so I will keep plugging away. There are no Hard Copy subscribers owing, so it is not costing us anything. The number of Hard Copy magazines drops each year, most of them are sent to older members and alas we are losing them. Currently we have 59 Hard copy subscribers. I am happy to continue editing the magazine but if anyone wants to take over, please let me know. The Website does need a new owner who has the time and inclination to keep it updated, so we need to find someone to take over. Richard Hemery is the technical guy and is very helpful. Note the Alumni web site address is www.shuttleworthalumni.co.uk. Unfortunately, no one raised their hand to offer help with the Web site, so this position is still vacant. Paddy will continue to update it until we can find someone to do this role.
5. Students College Report: Catherine Lloyd Catherine’s annual report can be found elsewhere in the magazine 6. Election of Officers for the ensuing year: Chairman: Richard Infield - Proposed by Charlotte Maynard, seconded by Tony Abbott Vice Chairman: Bob Cowper – Proposed by Richard Infield, seconded by Paddy Godwin Secretary: Charlotte Maynard – Proposed by Sarh Perrett, seconded by Tim Durrant Treasurer: Sarah Perrett - proposed by Paddy Godwin, seconded by Tony Abbott IT Manager: Patrick Godwin – Proposed by Charlotte Maynard, seconded by Peter Homer Editor: Paddy Godwin – Proposed by Peter Homer, seconded by Nick Badger Website: Vacant Committee members: Nick Drury, Eric Yates, Claire Van Leersum, Tony Abbott, Bruce Ashworth (HND 79/82), Tim Durrant (OND 76/79), Nick Badger (HND 92/95) Peter Homer (ex-Mechanical Lecturer). Proposed by Richard Infield and Seconded by Sarah Perrett and were re-elected en bloc ‘. 7. Reunion Sun 3rd May 2026. Arrangements so far for the reunion were discussed. 8. The annual draw then took place:
1st prize (£250): No 147 - Mr G Warrener HND 83/86 2nd prize (£150): No 97 - Mr A Ducker NDA 59/61 3rd prize (£50): No 128 – Mr KW Burgess NDA 70/72 9. Any Other Business There was none. Following the meeting a tour was provided by the Farm Manager Shane Durham around the new Kingshill Farm. 10. Next Meeting Next Committee meeting – Tuesday 9th September 2025 via Teams @ 7.30pm Date of 2026 AGM – Tues 12th May – on-line via Teams @ 7.30pm
Shuttleworth College Alumni committee 2025/26
Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Database Manager
Richard Infield
ND 90/93
Beds
Bob Cowper
NDA 70/72
Rushden
Charlotte Scott
ND/BF90/92
Bedfordshire
Sarah Perrett
HND 77/80
Somerset
Patrick Godwin
HND 77/80
Somerset
richardjinfield@btconnect.com
bob.cowper@hotmail.co.uk charlotte_scott@hotmail.com perrett_sarah@hotmail.com
patrick.godwin@btinternet.com
Eric Yates
Retired Staff
Norfolk
3hunstanton@gmail.com
Tony Abbott
NDA 65/67
Hants
Claire Van Leersum
HND 81/84
Cambs
cgvanleersum@googlemail.com
Bruce Ashworth
HND79/82
Newark
far_corkhill@hotmail.co.uk
Tim Durrant
OND 76/79
Bedford
tim.durrant100@gmail.com
Nick Drury
HND 81/84
Whittlesey
Nick Badger
HND 92/95
Cambs
Peter Homer
Ex Lecturer
Northill
tonyabbott1@hotmail.co.uk
nickhan.drury@ntlworld.com nickmbadger@yahoo.co.uk peter.homer@icloud.com
President
Charlotte Friefrau John Von Twickle
Vice Presidents
J.E. Scott, Bill Bedser, Eric Yates and Professor Mike Alder.
Secretary
Newsletter Coordinator
Charlotte Scott, Unwin Cottage, 5 Pear Tree piece, Old Warden, Biggleswade, SG18 9FD. charlotte_scott@hotmail.com Tel: 01767 626311 Mobile: 07717862747
Paddy Godwin, Osier Cottage Thorney, Langport, TA10 0DT 07966 926274 patrick.godwin@btinternet.com
Website: - www.shuttleworthalumni.co.uk