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The Old Ratcliffan 2011 | Old Ratcliffan news were there, but hardly any are left. I is a veterinarian, currently finishing and I are planning on running the was a contemporary of Brother Tony her PhD at UCL in London. She got London Marathon in April for charity.” Primavesi (36) who has recently died. married in July. I was at Ratcliffe in We kept in touch by phone and went the summer for Catherine Campbell’s on holidays sometimes and I miss (née Burns) (96) wedding and it was him. God bless him and all of us.” nice to be back. Lots of new changes, but also a lot still the same, which was Mary-Anne Pilkington-Oates (79): “I left university and completed the reassuring!” Graduate Management Scheme in Tony Ryan (41): “The biggest change Harrods, then went into advertising in my life this year has been the planning with McCann Erickson. After death (at age 84) of my wife. Moira that, I ran a business, completed my and I were married for a few months MSc and then moved into my field more than sixty years. She was still James Jelley (03) of Psychology and registered with at home, in my care, at the time of the HPC. I now have permanent our Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Damian Walsh (79): “I have been employment as a registered and was able to enjoy it with the working for the last eight years as Occupational (Business) Psychologist. family, but it was not a great time an independent leadership and I have two kids, Garth and Imogen. later that she had to go into a rest management development consultant. My brother, Mike Pilkington (79), home. She died on January 22nd, has his own group of boutique greatly mourned, not only by family hotels in Eastern Europe under the and local friends, but also by friends brand ‘Uniquestay’ - they are quite and admirers around the world who spectacular. had listened for years to her wise and extremely knowledgeable advice I met up with Eric Ciambra (79) on gardening matters. Since my and Noel Sloan (79) in New York wife’s death, I have become involved in September. We hadn’t seen one with the local hospital’s ‘Meals on another for 32 years! Eric and Noel Wheels’ service, and I carry out a both looked very well (so young for regular ‘run’ delivering these meals. their age!) and are both doing very I am also a volunteer subject in a well. Eric’s wife, Susan, joined us - long-term, multinational study of Damian Walsh (79) & family she is a delightful lady. Sadly, their ‘older drivers’ (i.e. over 75), which two sons did not come, but they is being carried out in the hopes of sound like adorable kids. A good discovering objective criteria by which This year Fiona and I celebrated our evening was had by all, with so much the competence (mental and physical) 50th birthdays, and also our Silver to catch up on.” Wedding Anniversary in May, with a of older drivers can be assessed.” super holiday to Thailand and Laos, Felicity Bainbridge (06): “I graduated which we loved. We also decided to from Durham University last summer have a small ceremony in June to with a 2:1 in French and Philosophy. renew our wedding vows to mark I’m now on a Management the occasion, with just our three Consultancy graduate scheme and children, Phoebe (20), Tristram (16) live and work in London. My current and Clementine (12) present. The project is working for BAA at Heathrow service was conducted by our parish Airport. My role is concerned with priest, Fr John Timmins, in our local managing the cost and handling of church in Great Bardfield. Early in Mary-Anne Pilkington-Oates (79) with Eric the additional luggage that Olympic September we held a garden party Ciambra (79) & Noel Sloan (79) in New York athletes will carry. Every day brings for family and friends to celebrate not fresh challenges, but being involved only our birthdays and Silver Wedding Georgette Oni (96): “I’m currently in the preparation for the Olympic Anniversary, but also the first vintage in Dallas, Texas. Since graduating Games is extremely exciting! My of our wine, made from home-grown from medical school, I’ve been younger brother, Freddie (08), has grapes that were picked in our own undertaking training in plastic surgery just graduated from Loughborough self-planted vineyard. It is a small and I am currently a research fellow University with a 2:1 in Sports vineyard of 550 vines within our four- in the plastic surgery department Science. He is going to follow his acre smallholding on the borders of at UT Southwestern Medical Center. dream of being a doctor and will Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. My younger brother, Jide (97) also be starting a degree in Medicine in It’s not a commercial enterprise as graduated from medical school and September.” such, but a little bit more than a light is now training to be an orthopaedic weekend hobby!” surgeon. He is currently working at James Jelley (03): “Since leaving Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. school, I have got a degree in James DeVille (79): “I am still in My younger sister, Julia (02), also Construction and am now running the fast food business managing graduated from medical school and one of the housing sites for the family for McDonald’s after many years in is currently in Newcastle training to business. In terms of social activities, catering at Alton Towers. Michael, be a urologist after spending a year we completed a bike ride to Land’s my oldest son, has just started Sixth in New Zealand. My older sister, Tola End which featured in this magazine Form and Katie is in Year 10. Ruth, (94), graduated from Cambridge and last year, and my brother Nick (01) my wife, is busy running her plant and Register online at www.ratcliffanassociation.co.uk 29