OB Visit
Thursday, 18 December 2025

So lovely to welcome back OB James Beattie (Durham '00), visiting from Perth, Australia, with his son, Archie and James's mum. A return to the Dining Hall brought memories flooding back, with plenty of Durham House stories and a reminder of how quickly school life comes back to you. The visit included surprise at the transformation of the old secondary balcony into the Bullring, a chance catch up with Mr Pepper in Chapel sharing tales from the Samoan tour, and a fitting finish in the gym talking all things Barney rugby legacy.