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The Old R The Old Ratclifan 2012 | Introductionatclifan 2012 | Old Ratclifan News friends’ babies when Layla Muldoon next summer and in the autumn - daughter of Luanne Fairbrother am travelling to Melbourne to see (05) - was born, and we are now it with my eldest son. He lives in awaiting the arrival of Louise Alton’s Sydney, where he is the Professor of (née Ardron) (05) baby boy, who is Paediatric Surgery in the University of expected in February. Callie Thornton Sydney. I have also enrolled for next (née Glover) (05) got married in June autumn to do another postgraduate of this year here in Leicestershire degree, this time in Canon Law at which created the perfect opportunity Heythrop College. One of the most Lynsey Bagnall (00) with Blake, to catch up with the girls. However it interesting things I am currently doing Maxwell & Bo wasn’t until September when Sarah is as a member of The Speakers Harley (who is now engaged, living in Committee for the Independent Lynsey Bagnall (00): “I’m busy mainly being a Mum to Bo who’s Italy and has a beautiful son, Xavier Parliamentary Standards Committee, four and Blake who’s nearly two. Bo - my godson!) made a short visit to which is followed as a close second by started school in September at The the UK that we all got to be offcially my membership of the Investigatory Elms (Trent College) and is settling reunited. I took the opportunity to Powers Tribunal. Recently a number of in well. It seems very strange doing arrange a girls’ night out with the us who left Ratcliffe in the mid-ffties the school run, as it only seems like ladies, who I had always been so (looking pretty emaciated I might yesterday that it was me! Away close to at school. I was so happy that say!) met up for a wonderful lunch from the domestic duties...I’m still Callie, Sarah, Louise, Jenny Slaughter that went on for many hours at Paul working as a Broadcast Journalist (05), Jenny Tandy (05), Alice Myles Helm’s (57) place in Wimbledon. at Gem 106. I read the news there (05) and Hannah Merrion (05) could Dr John Reynolds (57), Canon Tony on a freelance basis, which works all attend. It had been seven years Wilcox (56), Captain John Finnigan well around the children. It’s such since we were all last together, but it (R.N.Retd.) (57), Philip Robinson a great job to pick up and put down, felt as though only a day had passed.” (58) and Michael Brucciani (57) as you can’t predict the news! As Nick Shields (62) retired from practice consumed some wonderful Italian well as enjoying a couple of holidays as a Chartered Surveyor in 2005, dishes prepared by two sisters, and some Olympic action over the where he was at one time a partner in namely Paul and John’s spouses. summer, it was nice to catch up with the West Yorkshire frm Eddisons with Regretfully, John Rickaby (56), John some Old Ratcliffans at Dominic the late Mike Brodrick. In 1996, he Bate (57) and Professor John Sharp Howkins’ (00) wedding.” was ordained Deacon by Bishop David (57) couldn’t make it.” Konstant in the Diocese of Leeds and has worked in two Wakefeld parishes. His present parish, St Martin de Porres, is a large and fairly recent amalgamation. “In the early sixties,” he says, “Ratcliffe was in the forefront of the move towards the liturgical reform which was soon brought about by the Second Vatican L to R: Hannah Merrion, Jenny Tandy, Council: something to think about Laura Betts, Alice Myles, Sarah Harley, in this anniversary year.” Nick has Tom Smith (11) Jenny Slaughter & Callie Thornton (all 05) two children, and four grandchildren. His wife Jane is also retired: she Tom Smith (11): “I have just passed Laura Betts (05): “Since leaving was a Programme Director with the my frst year at Loughborough. I’ve Ratcliffe, I’ve completed a BSc in National Autistic Society. “We live in been playing Premier League cricket Television Production at the University central Wakefeld, next to the playing in Leicestershire this year, as well as of Central Lancashire, in Preston – a felds of Queen Elizabeth Grammar coaching cricket with Activate Sports. place that I now refer to as my second School, a well-known rugby school,” I am also refereeing rugby in Leicester home. After leaving university, I spent he says, “even if they play the wrong and am on a development programme six months travelling around Thailand, code. When I hear those frozen little with them.” Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New lads being loudly coached from the Zealand, Fiji and California. I returned touchline, it brings it all back. At least Alex Pickles (09): “This year has been from my travels in December 2010 they don’t have a CCF!” great. I graduated with a First Class and began working for Leicester City Honours Degree in Contemporary Art Football Club in February 2011. I am Anthony Holland (56): “I intend to Practices and also won an award for now working as an Event Coordinator retire in 2014 when I shall have Outstanding Achievement (obtaining at LOROS and work on the desk next passed my seventy-ffth; it is quite the highest mark in my class). I create to Alex Gamble (03). I have only been tricky in London, where people always contemporary-style short flms about there a short time but I am really assume you are available and you the psychological states of humans enjoying being part of such a fantastic are living in the City! But there are and have since been working with organisation. In June, I was delighted some things I want to do for myself, established actors such as Paul to meet the frst of my Ratcliffan to include multiple opera visits; I have McNeilly and Charlie Clapham in seats for The Ring at Longborough London collaborating on such shorts.” 31 Register online at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uknline at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uk 31 Register o