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The Old Ratcliffan 2011 | Old Ratcliffan news I’m still in contact with a few Old during September in Snowdonia not annual, we have managed to Boys, and I’m looking forward to our for a weekend of hillwalking and gather here several times over the last fiftieth anniversary of leaving Ratcliffe. scrambling. As the years progress, ten years for various activities, such as I have three sons; one is following in the mountains seem to be getting golf, boules and biking, but primarily my footsteps (but in retail), another higher, or we are getting slower (much surfing, with the odd ‘après surf’ or is a teacher at Dulwich Prep and the slower!). It may take more walking to two as well! The usual suspects are third is a solicitor in Kazakhstan.” figure out which.” Tom Case (91): “I’m now happily Paul Rudd (60) writes: “Adam Rudd married to my lovely wife, Kelly. We (88) has now moved to Los Angeles have one daughter, Olivia, who is and is working with Final Cut as a film nearly three and a half. We live in editor. He also works out of their New Leicestershire with our German York office and on location in Europe. Shepherd puppy, Sasha. When I’m He and Candida had a second son, not at work, I can be found near to Alfie Silver Rudd, on 5th June 2011 home and my family, and have been - a brother for Noah. James Rudd known to enjoy the odd beer in the (87) is still publishing medical papers Steve Clark (79) in Devon with Nick Wright pub! I recently met up with Grant (eleven last year alone), based at (79), Dave Brunton (79), Chris Della Porta (79) & Simon Noble (79) Walrond (92) and am pleased to see Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and he also so many old friends from Ratcliffe on lectures in Europe and North America. Nick Wright (79), Dave Brunton (79), Facebook. Take care, all.” He gave the keynote address at the Chris Della Porta (79), Simon Noble recent Atherosclerosis Symposium (79) and myself, plus a couple of in Sweden. He and Emma have one other friends. daughter, Sophie. Jacob Rudd (90) has just qualified as a teacher at As anyone who remembers me at the Institute of Education, London, Ratcliffe will attest to, I was always having left VSO after a number of aircraft mad and, of course, was a years and worked in Kenya, Vietnam keen member of the CCF RAF section and extensively in South America. I under (Flt Lt) Fr ‘Ted’ Mullen (60). regularly see John McVeigh (59) Following an HND in Aero Engineering and John Lavin (55) when, not at Bristol Polytechnic, I joined the surprisingly, more than one bottle of RAF as an Engineer Officer. After Tom Case (91) pretty adequate wine is consumed.” completing an eight year commission, I changed from an engineer to become Anup Prashant Raja (04): “After I left François Grosjean (64) is now a pilot in the airline world, where I now Ratcliffe, I went to Beauchamp College Professor Emeritus, having had fly for Virgin Atlantic. My engineering for four years of studying. I then took to retire from his position at the background has remained with me, a gap year, went travelling around University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, however, as I am also a partner in an Europe and worked in New Look. Now for health reasons. However, aircraft maintenance business based I’m in my final year at the University he remains very active writing at Coventry airport. It was this love of Birmingham studying Economics.” books in his domains of expertise of aviation that drew me to research (psycholinguistics and bilingualism) the history of Ratcliffe Aerodrome, as well as maintaining a blog on where I arranged for the plaque bilingualism for the US magazine commemorating its aeronautical Psychology Today. heritage to be put up in the school, Anthony Holland (56): “This year along with some details of its past, I have been appointed to be a lay in the Old Boys’ Bar. I only hope this member of the Speaker’s Committee information encourages current pupils for the Independent Parliamentary to consider a career in an aeronautical Standards Authority, and a couple of field, which I, along with many other years ago I was made a member of former Old Ratcliffians, have always the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.” enjoyed so fully. One of my remaining Anup Prashant Raja (04) aviation ambitions is to land myself Darrell Abeysundera (96): “I’m still back at Ratcliffe on an Old Boys Dharan Hunter (82): “I am soldiering living in sunny Leicester. I’m married Weekend; I have been pacing out an on in the Army and currently find and have a wonderful little daughter, appropriate landing area and assume myself as a Lieutenant Colonel Holly, who is my number one fan and I only need to assure the headmaster commanding a desk in the Chemical, runs on all the cricket pitches that I that I will be using my own specialist Biological, Radiological and Nuclear play on, home and away! I work for shortfield aircraft and not an Airbus Delivery Team in the Defence the NHS in Orthopaedics. Well done, A340 from work!” Equipment and Support organisation Old Boys, for winning the 2011 Grand in Bristol. It is a world away from Match!” Martin Cresswell (34): “I left Ratcliffe commanding Royal Anglian soldiers, in 1934 after six happy years, so you but staff appointments come to us all. Steve Clark (79): “This photo shows can guess my age. I can just hobble Mike Plumb (82), Bernard Guina (82), some of us from the Class of ‘79 with two sticks and am rather deaf Paul Hirst (82), Colin White (82), during our little ‘retreat’ to the lovely and no longer drive so you can also Mark Loynton (79), Simon Burns (83) village of Croyde on the North Devon guess how I would love to attend a and I continue to meet up annually coast in September 2011. Although Reunion again if my school friends 28