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The Old Ratcliffan 2011 | Old Ratcliffan news world, with a job at a supermarket into my final year. I’m hoping to helped companies develop and upload and one at Ratcliffe College as a graduate in June and then start a their websites. I have also produced Newman prep time supervisor!” Personal Training Diploma, as well as a lot of publicity material including specialising in sports nutrition and brochures, newsletters, bulletins Jeanette Steinkat (née Reilly) (86): injury rehab.” and programmes. Also, in the past “I work at the Red Bull Media House in Austria (the Red Bull headquarters). Lizzi Hewitt (08): “Having recently four years, I have been contracted into Ratcliffe to work backstage with I am responsible for Red Bull TV and graduated from Birmingham City lighting, sound and special effects its distribution on all channels. In my University, I am pursuing a career in for theatre productions, as well as free time I particularly enjoy climbing. the media. I was recently awarded teaching three students about lighting I have two teenage daughters who a scholarship at BSkyB and I am both live in Berlin and I spend about particularly looking forward to the techniques as part of their Drama GCSE.” 50% of my time travelling.” opportunities that will arise next year during the 2012 Olympics. Until then Jennie Mary Coomber (98): “I got married in Madrid in 2006 to David. I am working hard as a trustee for the Richard Engelgardt Trust Fund.” My first son, Hugo, is two and a half years old, and at the end of Jim Eccleshare (00): “It has been November, I will have my second baby some years since I last wrote for the boy. I’m currently studying a PGCE to Old Ratcliffian Magazine and even become a primary school teacher.” more years since I left! I started off as a money-driven young businessman before doing a full U-turn and arriving at university somewhat late at the age of 25. Since then, having Dave Ricks (07) gained coaching experience, teaching qualifications, HNDs and putting in Dave Forry (10): “I was studying a lot of hard work on the way, this Accountancy at Dundee last year but summer I graduated with a First realised it wasn’t for me and decided Class Honours Degree (BSc in Sports to take a year out. I ended up working Coaching) at UWIC. I continue to for a year and saving up for the next coach the university cricket teams, year. I’m back at Dundee studying Jenny Coomber (98) whilst also completing my Masters Psychology now and so far, I’m really (MSc in Sports Coaching). I consider enjoying it.” After leaving Ratcliffe, Emily Sowdon myself one of the lucky ones in life to (09) went on to do a Foundation find myself consumed by my hobby Pete Batty (08): “I have just graduated from Newcastle University Diploma in Art and Design at New and passion. I am a performance with a degree in Civil Engineering and College Nottingham, specialising analyst for the England Cricket am returning to complete an MSc in in Fashion Design. Emily was then Board ACO, a part-time lecturer in Environmental Engineering this year.” awarded a scholarship to study a BA two universities here in South Wales in Fashion Design at the University and coach to a successful university of Westminster, one of the leading cricket squad. Who knows what the fashion design Universities. She is future holds from here, but one thing’s now going into her second year and for sure: it will be a rollercoaster! The has recently been working with up- best of luck and happiness to all you and-coming singer, Queen of Hearts, past and current students and staff! as a result of having one of her Who knows - I might see you soon at garments worn at London Fashion one of the reunions.” Week. Apart from her studies, Emily still regularly plays the flute and Dave Ricks (07): “After leaving maintains good contact with her Ratcliffe, I went to Loughborough Pete Batty (08) friends from Ratcliffe. University to study Mechanical Engineering. I was sponsored by Beth Charles (03): “Since Ratcliffe, Brush Electrical Machines during I have gone on to complete a BTEC my time at university and worked for National Diploma in Music Practice. them during the holiday periods in three different departments. In 2009, the economic climate forced Brush to drop the sponsorship and six months later I left university to set up my own business, ‘Dave Ricks Website and Image Design’, with help and funding from the Prince’s Trust. Later Sophie Harding (09) that year, I was able to set up a fully functioning business. In the past two Sophie Harding (09): “Since years, I have created and uploaded Ratcliffe, I’ve been at Bath University four large e-commerce sites, multiple Beth Charles (03) studying Coach Education and Sports business start-up websites and have Development, and I’m now going Register online at www.ratcliffanassociation.co.uk 23