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The Old Ratcliffan 2010 | Old Ratcliffan news Old RaTclIffIan news Mark Fisher (92) has been working years at three-monthly intervals, and for the Virgin Group for over ten then go to every six months for the years now. He is currently focused on next three years, and then to once a developing Virgin’s international music year for the rest of my life. The blood radio business and has helped launch tests will continue on a monthly basis Virgin radio stations in North America, until I am informed otherwise. My Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He hair has now grown back completely, lives in Singapore. and I swim for two hours every day. Although I continue to suffer various Jonty Myles (57) was 70 last side effects of the chemo (numbness December. To celebrate this in my toes and feet, feeling very cold momentous occasion, he and his wife at times, tiredness, etc.), I feel that John Arnold (71) Gill held an Old Ratcliffian lunch party my life is back to normal, and am at their home. The photograph records looking forward to going to my villa in Peter Bankart (43) wrote: “Hello from the happy event and pictures Peter Phuket very soon. I have regained a New Zealand! The Bankart family is Casartelli (56) and Sue, Nigel Jewel lot of the weight that I lost during the still going strong over in this part of (58) and Myrna, Alasdair Macmillan the world. I’m now 85 years old and (58) and Maggie, Mike Waldron (58) treatment, i.e. twenty kilos.” still in my photographic practice. and Sue, Dick Cunningham (59) and Hope McClean (nee Sture) (91): “After Keeping fit too and visiting my family Terrie and, of course, Jonty and Gill. Ratcliffe I did a BA Honours Degree in wherever they are. My Ratcliffe days English Literature and then went on are well remembered and have always to do a Diploma in Librarianship. I’m had a special place in my life. My now a librarian working in Kent and regards to all my old friends and I’ll I’m married with two children.” catch up more later.” Sophie Yell (10): “Since leaving Ratcliffe, I have been studying Coach Education and Sports Development at the University of Bath, which I am really enjoying! I am continuing to play sports and have got involved Celebrating the big 70! with some new ones since being at the university, which are so much George Marriott (07): “I have returned fun! Over the next year I hope to get from my year studying abroad at a good mark in this year’s units and the University of North Carolina have a lot of fun on the way!” Peter Bankart (43) Wilmington (UNCW) and have now Bishop John Arnold (71) sees a started my job at the University of number of Old Ratcliffians in London Clem Maginniss (74) is serving at HQ Hertfordshire in the Study Abroad on a fairly regular basis. There Land Forces with the Army Medical office. This is a placement year before is a group made up of Charles Directorate. He keeps in touch with going on to complete my degree in Dewhurst (71), working as a lawyer other 74-ers: Paul Morris, Chris Business Studies at the University of for the MDU, Jeremy Casson (71), Parker and David Simmons. Victoria Hertfordshire.” a partner with Deloitte, John Heaps and Edward Grundy, currently at Ratcliffe, are relatives. Louise Jackson (91): “I am living and (71), now Chairman of Eversheds working in the heart of the Cotswolds Solicitors and Andrew Pepper (71), Paddy Scannell (62): “After many (Broadway) and have two beautiful now running his own business after years working at the University of little daughters, Daisy (5) and Jemima a career with Tesco. They have been Westminster, I crossed the Atlantic (2). I’m recently divorced but am joined on occasion by Martin Foulds in 2006 to join the Department happier than I have been in a very (71), a solicitor in Nottingham. of Communication Studies at the long time! I am still in touch with a Bishop John also meets with Adrian University of Michigan in the pleasant few people from school - Facebook is a Toothe (71), now retired from the town of Ann Arbor, twenty or so marvellous invention!” Foreign and Commonwealth Office, miles west of Detroit. I have been an doing consultancy work and working American professor for the last four David Gallagher (65) who has been with Marriage Care, Joe Manero years and I’m enjoying it enormously. suffering from cancer writes: “I am (71), retired from Diageo and doing I hope to continue full time through to in Monaco, and I had my first check consultancy work, and Nick Briant my mid seventies. At the moment (Fall up scan a week last Monday. The CT (71), retired from work as a solicitor semester 2010), I’m in Philadelphia scan showed that I am completely and now in his final year of a degree as a visiting fellow at the Annenberg clear of the disease at the moment, in Theology at Heythrop College. He School of Communication, University and I have monthly blood tests which, has also met with Peter Hurrell (67) of Pennsylvania. I have two sons, Leo again, are totally normal. The CT and Bill Hurrell (71), both in business and David (both in their thirties) by scans will continue for the next three with their brother Gerard (74). my first marriage and a daughter, Register online www.ratcliffanassociation.co.uk 1