Radleian Society

🏏 The inaugural H Social OR cricket match brought back to Bigside for a day of (fierce!) sunshine, friendly competition and plenty of catching up – particularly with their former Tutor, George May.

For many, it was the first time they'd played on Bigside since leaving Radley, and for some, the very first time they had taken to the famous square. Despite the best efforts of the grounds staff, the weather has somewhat scorched the pitch, but this did not dampen the excitement.

Congratulations to everyone involved in making it such a memorable occasion, and here's hoping it's the first of many H Social OR fixtures.

Read the full match report here: https://www.radley.org.uk/news-events/news/h-social-2026/

The Old Radleian Sailing Association (ORSA) took to the water for this year's iconic Round the Island Race, joining more than 800 boats in the 50-mile challenge around the Isle of Wight. ⛵️☀️

Crewed by Will Dewar (1994, E), Tom Holbrook (2006, D), Felix Reynish (2014, K), Ed Verdon (2017, E), Daniel (6.2, C) and skippered by Jules Facer (1982, C), the team raced aboard the Army Sailing Association's Grebe VIII.

After an early 6am departure from Gosport, the crew enjoyed near-perfect conditions, with sunshine throughout and steady 10 to 15-knot winds (rising to 20 knots around St Catherine's Point). A strong downwind start under spinnaker, slick manoeuvres at The Needles and another exhilarating spinnaker run back along the Solent made for a fantastic day's sailing.

ORSA finished 170th of 400 in Island Sailing Class Group 7 and 40th of 86 in Group 7A, completing the course in 10 hours, 56 minutes.

Congratulations to the crew, and here's to an even bigger ORSA presence next year, with hopes of entering two boats! 🌊

Eight Radleians, including one current boy, were delighted to support the inaugural North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF UK) event on 17th June. The charity is supported by trustee Tom Silk (1981, F), and it was wonderful to see members of the Radley community backing this cause. To find out more, visit www.nasf.org.uk or follow them on Instagram.

A fantastic evening on the world-class lawns of Hurlingham Club for the annual Old Radleian croquet match.

A record 24 players took part this year, with Hurlingham securing their first victory despite a strong Radley side. Their team certainly brought some formidable talent, including a competitor from last year's World Championships in Florida.

Our thanks go to Hurlingham Club for their generous hospitality, to the Old Radleians who helped make the evening such a success, and to the Radleian Society for treating everyone to post-match burgers.

A wonderful evening of sport!

💡🐉 Entrepreneurial thinking took centre stage this week as the finalists in Radley’s inaugural Dragons’ Den competition pitched their ideas live to a panel of OR entrepreneurs.

After months of developing business plans and submitting video pitches, six teams made it to the final, presenting ideas spanning sustainability, education, practical design solutions and charitable initiatives. Standing on stage, defending their ideas under questioning and thinking on their feet was an achievement in itself, and every finalist deserves credit for the commitment and professionalism they showed.

Congratulations to Jamie (R, B) and Rupert (V, B), whose invention, Clampy (a clamp designed to keep push-button showers running), won the £1,000 prize.

A huge thank you to our Dragons, whose experience and encouragement made the competition so valuable for the boys:

🐲Sam Merullo (1996, C), investor and entrepreneur
🐲Freddy Macnamara (2001, E), Founder of Cuvva
🐲Rory Hanna (2010, H), Co-founder of PAWD Drinks
🐲Sam Tucker (2014, K), Co-founder of Keith

Special thanks also to Sam and Freddy, who returned to College earlier this term to share their own entrepreneurial journeys with pupils.

We are looking for our 2027 RadSoc Charity Alliance partner!

We would particularly love to hear from environmental charities, but we are open to organisations across all sectors.

Our Charity Alliance partners receive:
💚 a feature in the Old Radleian magazine (8k circulation)
💚 e-newsletter promotion
💚 social media amplification
💚 intros and connections across the network

We are especially interested in charities founded, co-founded, or led by ORs who are keen to make the most of a collaborative partnership.

Recent partners have included Cricket Builds Hope, Kit 4 Kenya, Music for Autism, and Alsama Project: https://www.radley.org.uk/radleian-society/charities/

If you would be interested in a conversation, please get in touch: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

🏏 The Cricketer Cup is underway! This annual competition, now in its fifty-ninth year, sees public school alumni cricket clubs face each other in a series of matches over the summer season. The Rangers have got off to a strong start, winning against RGS Worcester and the Haileybury Hermits - read the report from Ollie Martyn-Hemphill (2012, F):

www.radley.org.uk/news-events/news/cricketer-2026