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The Old Ratclifan 2012 | IntroductionThe Old Ratclifan 2012 | marriages Below is a montage of how we dressed the ‘chicken shed’ and turned it into a winter wonderland. Gemma Rumbold (01) helped to make the day run smoothly, giving us the benefit of her events management skills and ‘pub landlady’ experience! There were thirty-three Old Ratcliffian friends and family who were able to share our special day - far too many Alex Gamble (03) & Tim Slack to list here! I had six bridesmaids and three of them were Old Ratcliffians: Alex Gamble (03): “I finally decided Gemma Kirk (03), Gemma Lord (03) to grow up and get married on 17th and Francesca Gamble (04) and the December 2011 to Tim Slack at flower girl, Jessica Westwood, is a Ratcliffe College. It was great that Fr current pupil in the Junior School.” Sainter (69) agreed to marry us, and Tim Cabrelli (03) & Jennifer Taylor the church has lots of great memories for me. We had some beautiful music The wedding of Tim Cabrelli (03) for the service; Gareth Lloyd sang and Jennifer Taylor took place in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Love Changes a church in the picturesque village Everything’ and Edward McCall, of Nettleham, Lincoln. “Although Ratcliffe’s new Director of Music the weather had been forecast for accompanied the Ratcliffe Choir on thunderstorms all day (which we were the organ. Amelia Woolford (12) sang hoping wasn’t an omen), it ended ‘Panis Angelicus’. My little nephew, up being a beautiful day with all of Huw Patrick Gamble, who was a page the guests enjoying the celebrations boy, dropped the groom’s ring on the outside in the grounds of Doddington way into the church, but fortunately it Hall. Miles Latham (03) was the was retrieved later by Fr Philip so that best man and delivered a speech it could be placed on Tim’s finger. that, for Tim, was both hilarious We then had the wedding breakfast and unbearable, but everybody else at my Dad’s house (Andrew Gamble thoroughly enjoyed it.” The happy (68)) in Rearsby in his old chicken couple have delayed their honeymoon shed; it doesn’t sound glamorous but until November where they plan to it worked really well when we lined do a short trip round the world until the shed with a marquee lining. We Christmas. had a massive project on our hands to make it look presentable. We went with a ‘Narnia’ theme, which worked well with it being a winter wedding. Eleanor Farnham (02) & Alex Dimond Eleanor Farnham (02) married Alex Dimond on 15th September 2012 at the Loughborough Registry Office, followed by a reception at the Loughborough Great Central Railway Station. Eleanor is now living in Bristol and working for a production company projecting community-based projects across the region. 39 Register o Register online at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uknline at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uk 39