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Felicity Bainbridge (06): “A lot has Fr Michael Hill IC (49) visited this summer Georgina Kerridge (12): “Since leaving
happened over the past year! My brother, from New Zealand, to coincide with the Ratcliffe, I have graduated from the
Freddie (08), successfully completed his publication of his book, The Rosminian University of Lincoln, had an entire year
first year as a junior doctor at the Royal Mission - Sowers of the Second Spring. In in the media industry, and taken a much-
Infirmary of Edinburgh, and he is now an it, he explores the pioneering Rosminian needed break, swanning off to Australia
FY2 with second year rotations in general mission, which played a significant role in for a year. I was lucky enough to start
surgery, haematology and accident the revival of Catholicism in the UK in the 2017 watching the fireworks over the
and emergency. My youngest brother, nineteenth century. He explains Antonio Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera
William (12), graduated from Nottingham Rosmini’s enthusiasm for the conversion House, before moving to Melbourne,
Law School with a Distinction in his of England and the arrival of the first where I worked for eight months. I am
Legal Practice Course (LLM LPC). He Italian missionaries, led by Aloysius now finishing off my year in Australia and
moved to London in September to Gentili in 1833, who preached extensively attempting to see as much of the country
begin his two-year training contract and were later to establish parishes in as I can before heading back to reality in
with RadcliffesLeBrasseur. His first seat Loughborough, Rugby, London, Newport search of another job. My travels have
is in the contentious area of clinical and Cardiff. Educational establishments included some very long journeys up the
and medical negligence. In June, I was were a notable feature of the Rosminian West Coast, followed by a train ride down
promoted to Senior Vice President mission - ten schools in Cardiff alone, the middle, and finally going from bus to
in Securities Services Operations at as well as our very own Ratcliffe College, bus as I venture up the East Coast! I am
Citibank, based in Canary Wharf. I and industrial schools and orphanages now looking forward to being at home just
manage a global group responsible for all in Ireland and England. You can find out in time for presents…I mean, Christmas!”
programme management activities across more about Fr Hill’s new book on the
a team of over 4000 in 100 countries. All Association website.
in all, it has been a pretty successful year,
and we are looking forward to seeing
what 2018 has in store for us.”

than the gift of education

Legacy Giving Legacies of all sizes play a significant role in William (12), Felicity (06) & Freddie Bainbridge Fr Michael Hill IC (49) (centre) & his new book Georgina Kerridge (12) in Australia

Andrew Mason (96): “I met up with Neil
the future of our School; with your help, we can
reunion for some of the girls in our year
over the summer when he visited from
continue to empower our pupils to learn and (08) Gemma Kirk (03): “We had a small Murphy (a former Ratcliffe teacher)
Ratcliffe College has been shaping the lives Darrell Abeysundera (96): “With the help in Leicester in January 2017. We hadn’t all Australia. It was great to catch up with
of its students since 1847. With the help of grow, as you once did, at Ratcliffe College. of the Ratcliffian Association, I managed been together since the 2011 Sportsman’s him and talk about many things from our
Dinner at Ratcliffe, so it was great to catch
Ratcliffe past. Neil is married to Catherine
to catch up with my good pal, Matthew
generous benefactors, we continue to improve If you would like to leave a gift in your Will to Bigam (96), after twenty-one years. I up.” (formerly a student teacher from
currently work at the Leicester Royal Australia), and they have two children.”
our buildings and teaching environment, the Ratcliffe College Foundation, please contact Infirmary in orthopaedics, part-time, and
as well as giving students extra support when they Mr Andrew Yell, Foundation Director, at I see plenty of old and new faces from
Ratcliffe. I’m also an ECB cricket coach.”
require it, through much-needed bursaries. ayell@ratcliffe.leics.sch.uk, by telephone on
By remembering Ratcliffe College in your Will, you 01509 817000, or visit our website
can help to give the gift of education to many more www.ratcliffecollege.co.uk/legacy-giving
bright students in the future. for more information.

L to R: Christy Bello (03), Alex Slack (née
FOUNDATION Darrell Abeysundera (96) & Matthew Bigam Gamble) (03), Beth Helm (03), Gemma Kirk Andrew Mason (96) with his family & the
The Ratcliffe College Foundation is a registered charity, number 1144450 (96) during their Ratcliffe days (03) & Laura Warren (née Middleton) (03) children of Michael Murphy (95)

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