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The Old Ratclifan 2013 | Introductionhe Old Ratclifan 2013 | Old Ratclifan News
job at the Child Support Agency in who has a textile company that also
Nottingham four and a half years sells jewellery. I also play a lot of
ago. In 2012, I married my husband, football and cricket. I had a fantastic
John-Paul Green, and on April 1st this season for my team, Whetstone
year, our daughter, Charlotte Jessica Cricket Club, where I took twenty-
Green was born.” three wickets during the season at ten
runs a piece, averaged eighteen with
Michael Powell (59): “This the bat and was asked to captain the
photograph was taken in August side twice. This was a great honour
2012 in Fr Louis Beasley-Suffolk’s and experience, especially as I was
(60) favourite pub (the Nog Inn, Chris Daly (76) & his hovercraft the second youngest player both
where he has his own chair!). We times, with some members of the
were celebrating the christening of our Challenge for schools, colleges and team being well into their fifties. I am
daughter’s youngest boy (Archie), who youth groups to build hovercrafts now planning a permanent move to
had been baptised during the Sunday and to compete in the National France, which should be completed
Mass by Louis in his church, St Championships. It would be great to by the end of this year. I am looking
Luke and St Theresa, in Wincanton. see Ratcliffe students competing with to make a fresh start and to enjoy new
the best in the UK.”
challenges, as well as the opportunity
Keelan Kukk (10): “I have just to further my advanced knowledge of
finished my placement year working the French language.”
as a Trainee Commercial Analyst Simon Chow (98): “When I left
at Dunelm Mill’s Store Support Ratcliffe at the end of Year 11, I then
Centre, and recently joined with work went to Loughborough Grammar
colleagues to do a ten kilometre ‘Wolf School for two years. After that, I
Run’ for charity. I would definitely returned to Hong Kong to attend
recommend it to anyone looking for university. I met my wife there and
a challenge! Now, I’m returning to we finally got married in 2010,
Loughborough University for my final having been together for ten years.
Fr Louis Beasley-Suffolk (60) year, studying IT Management for We had our first son, Julius, in August
with Michael Powell (59) after his Business. I’m really looking forward
grandson’s christening to getting back into the societies at 2013. I am currently working as a
university; I have a black belt grading Sales Manager at Cloer Elektrogeräte
It was a lovely service, performed in Shaolin Kung Fu coming up and I GmbH.”
prior to Mass in front of the whole also play first alto saxophone with the Arnold Ebrahim (92): “My daughter,
congregation. Nevertheless, Fr Louis Tuxedo Swing Band.” Alexia, has recently turned one and
may not thank me for including an has started walking! She was born in
extract from a webpage that nicely Jenny Batty (09): “I work for July last year, and she now weighs
encapsulates his efforts on behalf of Paragon, a Sports Management around 23lbs. She loves swimming
his parishioners: ‘Visiting St Luke’s, and VIP Events Company. My and football.”
with its congregation of around eighty role is within their Hospitality and
that day, its spread of people of every Sales sector, working at events and Suzie Barlow (née Whittington)
age and its warm, friendly atmosphere organising day-to-day sales and (99): “I got married in 2010 at
certainly gave me the impression memorabilia. It is based in Richmond Beaumanor Hall and I had a little girl,
that here is a lively and enthusiastic in London, so I am currently living in Ella Charlotte, in January 2012. I am
community who find in this act of West Kensington. I am still in touch currently working at the RNIB College
worship something of enormous value with a lot of the people from my year in Loughborough.”
in the living of their lives.’” (mainly some of the girls) and we still Denis Desmond (68): “I left Ratcliffe
have an annual holiday. In particular,
Chris Daly (76): “When I left I see Hannah Rumming (09), Amy and read Philosophy and then Law
Ratcliffe, I never thought I would end Williams (09), Roxy Hayes (09) and at Liverpool University. I have been
up doing this! In 2004, I flew my first Emily Sowdon (09), but I catch up a practising barrister since then; my
light hovercraft and became addicted with everyone else in our year when chambers are in Birmingham. I also
to these wonderful machines. I have we go back home for the holidays.” sit as a part-time Crown Court Judge
since gone on and competed at in the Midlands area. I live in a village
three World Championships. I am Anup-Prashant Raja (04): “I in Worcestershire. I have two children
also the current Chairman of the graduated from the University of and four grandchildren.”
Hovercraft Club of Great Britain, as Birmingham in 2012 with a degree in Meera Uppal (02): “After I left
well as Managing Director of High Economics. Since then, I have been Ratcliffe (a decade ago!) I studied
Cross Hovercraft Ltd. Both of my abroad a few times on holiday and Pharmacy at university and have been
sons have competed in the Junior had two temporary jobs - one as a working as a locum Pharmacist for
World Championships, with Joshua Manager at Boots in Fosse Park over the past few years. I got married last
achieving second place and, two the Christmas period last year, and October and lived in Maida Vale in
years later, Angus achieving fourth. the other working in Accounts at Art London with my husband, Davinderjit,
The Hovercraft Club of Great Britain Form in Loughborough. I am currently who is a Quantity Surveyor. We loved
is spearheading an Engineering working for my father in Leicester, it there, but have now moved back to
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The Old Ratclifan 2013 | Introductionhe Old Ratclifan 2013 | Old Ratclifan News
job at the Child Support Agency in who has a textile company that also
Nottingham four and a half years sells jewellery. I also play a lot of
ago. In 2012, I married my husband, football and cricket. I had a fantastic
John-Paul Green, and on April 1st this season for my team, Whetstone
year, our daughter, Charlotte Jessica Cricket Club, where I took twenty-
Green was born.” three wickets during the season at ten
runs a piece, averaged eighteen with
Michael Powell (59): “This the bat and was asked to captain the
photograph was taken in August side twice. This was a great honour
2012 in Fr Louis Beasley-Suffolk’s and experience, especially as I was
(60) favourite pub (the Nog Inn, Chris Daly (76) & his hovercraft the second youngest player both
where he has his own chair!). We times, with some members of the
were celebrating the christening of our Challenge for schools, colleges and team being well into their fifties. I am
daughter’s youngest boy (Archie), who youth groups to build hovercrafts now planning a permanent move to
had been baptised during the Sunday and to compete in the National France, which should be completed
Mass by Louis in his church, St Championships. It would be great to by the end of this year. I am looking
Luke and St Theresa, in Wincanton. see Ratcliffe students competing with to make a fresh start and to enjoy new
the best in the UK.”
challenges, as well as the opportunity
Keelan Kukk (10): “I have just to further my advanced knowledge of
finished my placement year working the French language.”
as a Trainee Commercial Analyst Simon Chow (98): “When I left
at Dunelm Mill’s Store Support Ratcliffe at the end of Year 11, I then
Centre, and recently joined with work went to Loughborough Grammar
colleagues to do a ten kilometre ‘Wolf School for two years. After that, I
Run’ for charity. I would definitely returned to Hong Kong to attend
recommend it to anyone looking for university. I met my wife there and
a challenge! Now, I’m returning to we finally got married in 2010,
Loughborough University for my final having been together for ten years.
Fr Louis Beasley-Suffolk (60) year, studying IT Management for We had our first son, Julius, in August
with Michael Powell (59) after his Business. I’m really looking forward
grandson’s christening to getting back into the societies at 2013. I am currently working as a
university; I have a black belt grading Sales Manager at Cloer Elektrogeräte
It was a lovely service, performed in Shaolin Kung Fu coming up and I GmbH.”
prior to Mass in front of the whole also play first alto saxophone with the Arnold Ebrahim (92): “My daughter,
congregation. Nevertheless, Fr Louis Tuxedo Swing Band.” Alexia, has recently turned one and
may not thank me for including an has started walking! She was born in
extract from a webpage that nicely Jenny Batty (09): “I work for July last year, and she now weighs
encapsulates his efforts on behalf of Paragon, a Sports Management around 23lbs. She loves swimming
his parishioners: ‘Visiting St Luke’s, and VIP Events Company. My and football.”
with its congregation of around eighty role is within their Hospitality and
that day, its spread of people of every Sales sector, working at events and Suzie Barlow (née Whittington)
age and its warm, friendly atmosphere organising day-to-day sales and (99): “I got married in 2010 at
certainly gave me the impression memorabilia. It is based in Richmond Beaumanor Hall and I had a little girl,
that here is a lively and enthusiastic in London, so I am currently living in Ella Charlotte, in January 2012. I am
community who find in this act of West Kensington. I am still in touch currently working at the RNIB College
worship something of enormous value with a lot of the people from my year in Loughborough.”
in the living of their lives.’” (mainly some of the girls) and we still Denis Desmond (68): “I left Ratcliffe
have an annual holiday. In particular,
Chris Daly (76): “When I left I see Hannah Rumming (09), Amy and read Philosophy and then Law
Ratcliffe, I never thought I would end Williams (09), Roxy Hayes (09) and at Liverpool University. I have been
up doing this! In 2004, I flew my first Emily Sowdon (09), but I catch up a practising barrister since then; my
light hovercraft and became addicted with everyone else in our year when chambers are in Birmingham. I also
to these wonderful machines. I have we go back home for the holidays.” sit as a part-time Crown Court Judge
since gone on and competed at in the Midlands area. I live in a village
three World Championships. I am Anup-Prashant Raja (04): “I in Worcestershire. I have two children
also the current Chairman of the graduated from the University of and four grandchildren.”
Hovercraft Club of Great Britain, as Birmingham in 2012 with a degree in Meera Uppal (02): “After I left
well as Managing Director of High Economics. Since then, I have been Ratcliffe (a decade ago!) I studied
Cross Hovercraft Ltd. Both of my abroad a few times on holiday and Pharmacy at university and have been
sons have competed in the Junior had two temporary jobs - one as a working as a locum Pharmacist for
World Championships, with Joshua Manager at Boots in Fosse Park over the past few years. I got married last
achieving second place and, two the Christmas period last year, and October and lived in Maida Vale in
years later, Angus achieving fourth. the other working in Accounts at Art London with my husband, Davinderjit,
The Hovercraft Club of Great Britain Form in Loughborough. I am currently who is a Quantity Surveyor. We loved
is spearheading an Engineering working for my father in Leicester, it there, but have now moved back to
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