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01/04/2025

๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž โ€“ ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

It is with deep sadness that we share the tragic news of the passing of Andrew Baird (P/16) in Cape Town last week.

Our heartfelt condolences go to Andrewโ€™s Mum, Fiona, Dad, Lockie, Brother, James, and all those who loved him.

MHDSRIP

31/03/2025

Congratulations to our Petrean Dr Angus Currie (M95) on being awarded
Australian Veterinary Business of the Year for 2025 ๐Ÿ†

Thatโ€™s right- NATION WIDE !! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Dr Katie Currie and Dr Angus Currie flew to New South Wales to accept the award in person recently at The AVA Conference.

We are very proud of our this team and love the tie Angus chose to wear!

CONGRATULATIONS!







https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18UDaeEjw3/

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 27/03/2025

๐Š๐™๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ!

Exciting Update from Peterhouse Girls 2nd Team!

We are beyond thrilled to announce that our 2nd Team Girls will be participating in the ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ in KwaZulu-Natal from April 4th to April 7th!

Our team will be supported by Mrs. Hannah Coetzee (PHG/2013) and Ms. Kelcy Ndoro, who are both excited to cheer them on throughout the tournament!

๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ: (See the attached programme for all the details!)

Letโ€™s rally behind our talented girls as they showcase their skills and sportsmanship on the field! Your support and encouragement mean everything to them.

๐—š๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ!

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 27/03/2025

๐๐‡๐† ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐‡๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ - ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š
๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ!

Petreans in Cape Town, get ready for an action-packed week as our Peterhouse 1st Team Girls (PHG) and 1st Team Boys (PHB) head to Cape Town for the Belgotex Easter Festival from April 1st to April 6th!

Our talented teams will be accompanied by coaches Mr. Edson Banda, Mr. Tapiwa Pongweni, Mrs. Natasha Hess, and Mrs. Stacy Bhana, and will showcase their skills across 12 different turfs.

We couldnโ€™t be more excited for them to represent Peterhouse at this prestigious event!

Hereโ€™s a sneak peek at the first games:

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ:

๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—š 1st vs Windhoek at Herschel

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—• 1st vs Langenhoven at UCT

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—š 1st vs TBC at Herschel

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—• 1st vs Stellenbosch at Hartleyvale B

Stay tuned for more updates as the festival progresses, and letโ€™s all get behind our teams!

Go Peterhouse!

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 20/03/2025

*KZN Petreanโ€™s*
Join us for an exciting morning of Peterhouse Rugby & a Petrean Brunch!

We are thrilled to welcome the Peterhouse rugby teams to KwaZulu-Natal this April! Come show your support at the thrilling fixtures taking place from April 17th โ€“ 26th.

*Special Petrean Meet-Up & Brunch*

Calling all KZN-based Petreans and travelling Petrean parentsโ€”join us for a relaxed and friendly brunch meet-up after the Peterhouse Boys vs Framesbury fixture!

Date: *Saturday, April 19th*
Time: *11:00 AM*
Venue: *Stonehouse Cafรฉ*, 36 Old Main Rd, Bothaโ€™s Hill (directly opposite the Kearsney College gates)

๐Ÿ”น RSVP to Paul by April 12th to ensure we reserve a suitable seating area.
๐Ÿ”น Contact Paul: +27 82 806 6290 for any queries.

This is a fantastic opportunity to connect, catch up, and celebrate Peterhouseโ€™s 70th anniversary together. We canโ€™t wait to see you there!

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 19/03/2025

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง - ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ!

We are thrilled to share the ๐‘จ๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ท๐’†๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฌ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” for 2025, packed with opportunities to connect, network, and celebrate our shared legacy which is 70 years of Peterhouse.

Your local Petrean Committee is dedicated to fostering unity and strengthening our community, and your support makes all the difference.

Stay tuned for updates and event details, and donโ€™t miss the chance to be part of these special gatherings. Together, we keep the Petrean spirit alive!

Contact us - [email protected]

13/03/2025

Petrean Condolence Message - Simon Herring E/82

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of one of our own, Simon Herring (E/82).

Simon tragically passed away from a heart attack on Monday, 10th March 2025, while on a well-deserved holiday in Cape Town. His loss is felt deeply by all who knew him.

He will be fondly remembered for his warmth, generosity, and significant contributions to Manicaland/MCD Swimming and Zimbabwe Golf, particularly during his time at Borrowdale Brooke.

As we come to terms with this heartbreaking news, we hold his wife, Della, his daughters Cara and her huaband Dan, Dayna and her husband Ryan, and Courtney (His 3 girls are all Petreans too), his family, and his close friends in our thoughts and prayers. Our heartfelt condolences go out to them during this difficult time.

MHDSRIP




Posted with permission from the Herring family

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 07/03/2025

๐ˆ๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐’/๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of one of our own, Colin Cloete S/02.

Colin was a person whose heart touched everyone, whose kindness knew no bounds, and whose love will forever live on in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Colin passed away in Cape Town on Friday, 21st February 2025. A celebration of his life will take place tomorrow, 8th March 2025, at The Alphen Hotel, Constantia, where family and friends will come together to honor his incredible spirit.

Our thoughts are with the Cloete familyโ€”his Mum Lynn, Dad Gert, siblings Daniel and Jason, and all his special family and friends who are grieving his immense loss. We send our deepest condolences
and offer our support to all who are affected by Colin's passing.

May his memory be a blessing, and may he rest in peace.

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 04/03/2025

๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐ฎ๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š โ€“ ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Weโ€™re excited to announce that our Rugby teams will be touring Kwazulu Natal, South Africa from April 16th to April 27th, 2025!

๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ โ€“ ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜…๐˜ƒ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ
Our 1st XV team will be attending the Kearsney College Easter Festival in Durban. They will play three matches, with their final match on Easter Monday, April 21st, against Kearsney College. The match will kick off at 15:40.

After the Kearsney College Easter festival, the 1st XV will travel to Michaelhouse to join the rest of the Peterhouse Junior Rugby teams. They will play against Michaelhouse on Saturday, April 26th at 15:00.

๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ โ€“ ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ, ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€
Our U15, U16, and U17 teams will be at the Michaelhouse Easter Festival, playing several matches from April 19th to April 21st, 2025.

Their final fixtures will also be against Michaelhouse on Saturday, April 26th.

We hope to see our Petreans and Peterhouse supporters come out to cheer on the teams during these exciting matches!

28/02/2025

๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž: ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐‚๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

Dear Petreans (worldwide)

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—š๐—  ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐˜€ (๐—ญ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ). ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ: SABRE BUSINESS WORLD, Enterprise Road, Harare
๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: Formal (Petrean Ties for Men, Petrean Pendants for Ladies)
๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: After the AGM, enjoy a cash bar and snacks!
๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: A live link will be shared the week before the AGM.

๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐——๐—”
1๏ธโƒฃ Welcome
2๏ธโƒฃ Apologies & Approval of Previous Minutes
3๏ธโƒฃ Rector's Report
4๏ธโƒฃ Financial Report
5๏ธโƒฃ Chairman's Report
6๏ธโƒฃ Office Bearer Appointments
7๏ธโƒฃ Any Other Business (Submit by March 14 to [email protected])

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐˜€, followed by the Cocktail Evening ๐ŸŽ‰

๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฉ๐—ฃ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ or send apologies via this link: ๐—ต๐˜๐˜๐—ฝ๐˜€://๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€.๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ/๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ซ๐Ÿฑ๐—š๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—š๐˜…๐˜€๐˜‚๐—™๐˜ƒ๐—ง๐Ÿฎ๐—ณ๐Ÿณ

Your participation is vital for the success of the AGM. Looking forward to connecting with you all!

๐—ก๐—• - ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น, ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜@๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐˜‡๐˜„ ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฃ

26/02/2025

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐—๐ˆ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐”๐Š ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ!

๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ

We are delighted to let you know that the Peterhouse 1st XI Cricket Team will be touring the UK this April! The team will arrive at London Heathrow on Thursday, 10th April 2025, before heading to Radley College, Oxfordshire, where they will compete in a series of matches.

We warmly encourage all Petreans and friends in the UK to come out and support our boys as they take on this exciting challenge. Seeing familiar faces around the oval will undoubtedly inspire the team!

The tour is led by Andrew Durham (G/01), our 1st XI Coach, who will no doubt be thrilled to reconnect with fellow Petreans.

For further details, please contact Andrew Durham at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there and cheering on our team together!

19/02/2025

๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐€ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐‘๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ!

๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™Ž๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‹๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™š.

The Peterhouse rowing crews are heading to Pretoria this weekend in preparation for the South African Schools Rowing Championships, taking place from 28th February to 2nd March 2025.

Our rowers have a strong legacy of outstanding performances at this event, and weโ€™re excited to see them in action once again! Led by coaches Kerrie Zaal and Petrean Hannah Coetzee (PHG 2013), the team would truly appreciate your support.

If youโ€™re in the area, come and cheer them on!

For more details, contact Hannah at [email protected]

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 14/02/2025

๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง โ€“ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ - Golden Oldies Luncheon

โ€œTสœแด‡ ส™แด‡แด€แดœแด›ษชา“แดœสŸ แด›สœษชษดษข แด€ส™แดแดœแด› สŸแด‡แด€ส€ษดษชษดษข ษชs แด›สœแด€แด› ษดแด แดษดแด‡ แด„แด€ษด แด›แด€แด‹แด‡ ษชแด› แด€แดกแด€ส า“ส€แดแด สแดแดœ.โ€ โ€“ B.B. Kษชษดษข

On February 12th and 13th, Petreans came together in Cape Town, united by a shared bond - ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—Ÿ!

The Petrean Social on Wednesday, February 12th, at Si Cantina, V&A Waterfront, brought together 36 Petreans for an evening of connection and camaraderie. The following day, the Golden Oldies Luncheon at Kelvin Grove Club welcomed 13 Petreans and their partners for a wonderful sit-down lunch, hosted by Thoko Malaba and the Rector.

"Peterhouse shaped who we are and paved the way for where we stand today."

A special thanks to Thoko Malaba, our Cape Town Chair, for organizing two fantastic Petrean events!

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 14/02/2025

๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง โ€“ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ - POST 1

โ€œTสœแด‡ ส™แด‡แด€แดœแด›ษชา“แดœสŸ แด›สœษชษดษข แด€ส™แดแดœแด› สŸแด‡แด€ส€ษดษชษดษข ษชs แด›สœแด€แด› ษดแด แดษดแด‡ แด„แด€ษด แด›แด€แด‹แด‡ ษชแด› แด€แดกแด€ส า“ส€แดแด สแดแดœ.โ€ โ€“ B.B. Kษชษดษข

On February 12th and 13th, Petreans came together in Cape Town, united by a shared bond - ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—Ÿ!

The Petrean Social on Wednesday, February 12th, at Si Cantina, V&A Waterfront, brought together 36 Petreans for an evening of connection and camaraderie. The following day, the Golden Oldies Luncheon at Kelvin Grove Club welcomed 13 Petreans and their partners for a wonderful sit-down lunch, hosted by Thoko Malaba and the Rector.

"Peterhouse shaped who we are and paved the way for where we stand today."

A special thanks to Thoko Malaba, our Cape Town Chair, for organizing two fantastic Petrean events!

14/02/2025

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž - ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐Š๐ž๐ง ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง

The Reverend Ken Anderson passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday, 9 February, surrounded by his familyโ€”his wife Polly and children Rachel and Jamie.

Ken was appointed Chaplain of Peterhouse by Bruce Fieldsend in September 1983. When Springvale House opened in 1985, he also took on its chaplaincy and led the Dedication Service, attended by Canon Robert Grinhamโ€”Kenโ€™s godfather and co-founder of Ruzawi and Springvale Schools. Later, Ken assumed responsibility for Ruzawi School as well. Serving three schools was no easy task, yet he managed it with unwavering dedication, always prioritizing the needs of the pupils.

Ken and his twin brother, Mikey, were born in 1938 at the Lady Chancellor Nursing Home in what was then Salisbury. Their childhood home was Ruzawi, and they attended Godfrey Huggins School. When their father left to serve in the war, their mother joined the police force. At the warโ€™s end, the family reunited with their father in Florence, Italy, where Ken and Mikey spent part of their early years.

Ken had long dreamed of returning to Zimbabwe, and when the opportunity arose, he and Polly moved back, leaving Rachel and Jamie to complete their schooling in England.

A year after their arrival, Polly played a key role in the founding of Springvale House, becoming the much-loved school secretary until the family returned to the UK. Meanwhile, Ken became well-known among the farming community, forging strong relationships with Peterhouse, Springvale House, and Ruzawi families. Eventually, he left Peterhouse to take up the Rectorship of the Anglican Church in Marondera, where he became a highly respected figure. He dedicated evenings to travelling across the districts, leading Bible studies and services, and deepening his impact in the local Marondera community.

Ken also coordinated the Schools Partnership Worldwide programme in the Marondera area, bringing young British gap-year students to teach in rural schools. This initiative enriched both the visiting students and the local schoolchildren and teachers.

In March 1994, Ken and Polly returned to England, where Ken became Chaplain of Trevelyan and Van Mildert Colleges at Durham University. Once again, he was beloved by students, offering them guidance and support. In retirement, the couple settled in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, near Rachel. Even then, Ken continued his ministry and counselling as a local Parish Priest.

Ken was an intelligent and compassionate man who dedicated his life to service, always supported by Polly, his steadfast partner.

To Polly, Rachel, Jamie, and their families, we extend our deepest condolences.

May Ken rest in peace

JBC

09/02/2025

๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง โ€“ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ
๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

Join us on ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ, ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฉ&๐—” ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜. Weโ€™ll be gathering from ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— , so feel free to join us as soon as you can after work.

Enjoy a welcome drink, courtesy of the Rector, after which food and beverages can be ordered directly from the bar.

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow Petreans living in Cape Townโ€”you never know where these connections may lead!

If you have any questions, please ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜ +๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ.

We canโ€™t wait to see you there!

Photos from Petrean Developments Page's post 05/02/2025

๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐ƒ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ
๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฑ โ€“ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ

๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง! Two of our original Petreans, ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฆ๐› (๐Œ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—) ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐ž๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ (๐Œ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ), who first walked through the Peterhouse gates in 1955, once again stepped through our Chapel doorsโ€”this time, to celebrate our 70th anniversary!

They were joined by ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ (๐๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ) ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐›๐ฒ-๐•๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ (๐Œ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ), who also became part of Peterhouse later that same year.

It was an ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก as these four founding Petreans returned to their alma mater, reflecting on the journey that brought them full circle. Many of them have continued their legacy by educating their children and grandchildren through Peterhouse.

One of them shared a heartfelt message of thanks, calling Peterhouse:
"A แดกแดษดแด…แด‡ส€๊œฐแดœสŸ sแด„สœแดแดสŸ, แด๊œฐ แด„แดœสŸแด›แดœส€แด‡แด… ส™แดสs แด€ษดแด… ษขษชส€สŸs, แด€ แด„แดœแด› แด€ส™แดแด แด‡ แด›สœแด‡ ส€แด‡sแด›."

We were truly honoured to welcome them back home for this special occasion! Thank you for celebrating with us.

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