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Black Mamba Man – a Falcon Old Boy

Published March 14, 2021 | By bushtick

You may only know him as Black Mamba Man. He’s also Alistair Burton, Tredgold 2004. Here’s his latest song… a clever Zim version of Barbados (remember, Coconut Airways?)…

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Help a current Falcon student

Published November 28, 2020 | By bushtick

Tanatswa Marumani While this site is for Falcon Old Boys and Girls, we’ve seen on Falcon social media that a current Falcon student needs a hand…

Tanatswa Maruma, who is in Form 4 at Falcon College in Zimbabwe, has been diagnosed with septic arthritis in both hips. This excruciating condition requires, initially, blood transfusion and surgical intervention to drain his hip joints and alleviate the serious and potentially life threatening poisoning of his system. Continue reading →

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An Ode to Falcon Jacarandas

Published October 28, 2020 | By bushtick

Stumbling through previously unknown Falcon websites this morning ~ my attention was drawn, as usual, to the beautiful rows of Jacaranda trees in full blossom lining the avenue beside the Dorms, and spinning back in time I was reminded of how often in passing them by multiple times per day (more…)

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FOB helping fight against poaching

Published February 27, 2016 | By bushtick

The Al-Jazeera video above, from November 2014, features Martin Wheeler (Oates 1995-2000), along with the text below by Russell Beard. Good to know one of our own is doing so much good. Martin Wheeler, otherwise known as Birdman, has always had a passion for birds. The Kenyan-born ‘local hero’ runs (more…)

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UK FOBs cricket win over Peterhouse

Published July 4, 2015 | By bushtick

Last Sunday (28th June) Andy Whittall led a fine team of FOBs (and a couple of ringers!) to victory over Peterhouse at Radley College, Oxford. Final score…

Falcon 245 for 8
Peterhouse 218 all out in the 30th over
Man of the Match was David Lashbrook for his 5 wickets. Continue reading →

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60th Anniversary Wine – Made by a Falcon Old Boy

Published September 23, 2014 | By bushtick

This being the 60th Anniversary for Falcon, you many not have been aware of one of the less-publicised aspects of the celebrations around Falcon College’s 60th birthday – namely, a special bottling of College wines by Falcon Old Boy, Jeremy Borg (Founders, 1978). You may know Jeremy’s post-Falcon history, (more…)

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60th Update – Accommodation & Newsletter

Published June 16, 2014 | By bushtick

Here is an Old Boys Newsletter for June 2014 covering the 60th Anniversary celebrations. Here too (below) is a collection of accommodation options for FOBs planning to attend. (more…)

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Peter Steyn wins RSA’s highest ornithology award

Published April 6, 2011 | By bushtick

Peter Steyn (Staff 1961-70) has been awarded the Gill Memorial Award for 2011 at BirdLife South Africa’s recent AGM in March 2011 at the Bundu Country Lodge, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Here’s a link to the page announcing this Birdlife South Africa – 2011 Gill Memorial Award Peter has, over the last (more…)

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