Parent & OC News
![A Taste of History]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727791863/charterhouseorguk/gaizqjrd1jgbtjzzicpb/FoundersDayDinnerthumb1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727791863/charterhouseorguk/gaizqjrd1jgbtjzzicpb/FoundersDayDinnerthumb1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727791863/charterhouseorguk/gaizqjrd1jgbtjzzicpb/FoundersDayDinnerthumb1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727791863/charterhouseorguk/gaizqjrd1jgbtjzzicpb/FoundersDayDinnerthumb1.jpg","width":851}])
Our Old Carthusian community is invited to purchase tickets for this years’ Founder’s Day Dinner.
![A Social Start to Term]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727790883/charterhouseorguk/kftqzw9xej4aucql7ud4/NewParentsBrunchthumb2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727790883/charterhouseorguk/kftqzw9xej4aucql7ud4/NewParentsBrunchthumb2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727790883/charterhouseorguk/kftqzw9xej4aucql7ud4/NewParentsBrunchthumb2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727790883/charterhouseorguk/kftqzw9xej4aucql7ud4/NewParentsBrunchthumb2.jpg","width":851}])
The first few weeks of term have been full of events for parents and Old Carthusians to network and socialise.
![OC in Ultramarathon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724427733/charterhouseorguk/v1uqsjnbeh3btkdnzwvo/WillDyson5thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724427733/charterhouseorguk/v1uqsjnbeh3btkdnzwvo/WillDyson5thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724427733/charterhouseorguk/v1uqsjnbeh3btkdnzwvo/WillDyson5thumb.jpg","width":800}])
OC Will Dyson (G08) recently took part in the Marathon Des Sables; a 155-mile ultramarathon in the Moroccan Sahara desert!
![A Royal Commission]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724337575/charterhouseorguk/aga94hia3cpdehrvy2to/PaulBenneythumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724337575/charterhouseorguk/aga94hia3cpdehrvy2to/PaulBenneythumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724337575/charterhouseorguk/aga94hia3cpdehrvy2to/PaulBenneythumb.jpg","width":800}])
Paul Benney (R77) is painting the official State Coronation Portrait of Queen Camilla, which will become a part of the Royal Collection and will hang in the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace.
![Stefan Irvine’s New Book]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722335061/charterhouseorguk/hydhzqghqdtsarsrvyve/StefanIrvinesBookthumb1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722335061/charterhouseorguk/hydhzqghqdtsarsrvyve/StefanIrvinesBookthumb1_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722335061/charterhouseorguk/hydhzqghqdtsarsrvyve/StefanIrvinesBookthumb1_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722335061/charterhouseorguk/hydhzqghqdtsarsrvyve/StefanIrvinesBookthumb1_1.jpg","width":805}])
Old Carthusian Stefan Irvine (D94) has released a new book, ‘Abandoned Villages of Hong Kong’.
![A Remarkable Tale of Resilience]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719841717/charterhouseorguk/il5pmlvjhvuyezmjggd3/BrianWilsonthumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719841717/charterhouseorguk/il5pmlvjhvuyezmjggd3/BrianWilsonthumb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719841717/charterhouseorguk/il5pmlvjhvuyezmjggd3/BrianWilsonthumb.png","width":800}])
From Dublin to Hong Kong to Western Australia – One Old Carthusian's remarkable tale of resilience.
![A Curious Connection Indeed!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1719826819/charterhouseorguk/dvofzn8rugyi81oh90co/AliceLiddell_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1719826819/charterhouseorguk/dvofzn8rugyi81oh90co/AliceLiddell_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1719826819/charterhouseorguk/dvofzn8rugyi81oh90co/AliceLiddell_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1719826819/charterhouseorguk/dvofzn8rugyi81oh90co/AliceLiddell_1.jpg","width":805}])
When Old Carthusian Henry Liddell graduated from Charterhouse, it was yet unknown that his daughter, Alice Pleasance Liddell, would become the muse for Lewis Carroll’s famous Victorian novel: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
![A Celebration of Support]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718270537/charterhouseorguk/yxayzhpdbrdwzktjnecs/SupportersGardenPartythumb2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718270537/charterhouseorguk/yxayzhpdbrdwzktjnecs/SupportersGardenPartythumb2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718270537/charterhouseorguk/yxayzhpdbrdwzktjnecs/SupportersGardenPartythumb2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718270537/charterhouseorguk/yxayzhpdbrdwzktjnecs/SupportersGardenPartythumb2.jpg","width":805}])
It’s important not to forget to take the time to be grateful for those around us.
![D Day: A Chance OC Encounter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718095817/charterhouseorguk/yckk2zkddbqhwbama0ib/DDayAchancethumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718095817/charterhouseorguk/yckk2zkddbqhwbama0ib/DDayAchancethumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718095817/charterhouseorguk/yckk2zkddbqhwbama0ib/DDayAchancethumb.jpg","width":800}])
OC Simon Brierly (V73) kindly shared this captivating story about two OCs who met on D Day in extraordinary circumstances.
![Leading the Debate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716303346/charterhouseorguk/gl7lm9sqody2wutljfb8/CharterhouseInspiresthumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716303346/charterhouseorguk/gl7lm9sqody2wutljfb8/CharterhouseInspiresthumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716303346/charterhouseorguk/gl7lm9sqody2wutljfb8/CharterhouseInspiresthumb.jpg","width":800}])
The fifth Charterhouse Inspires brought together our community to debate ‘The Future of Leadership.’
