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The Old Ratclifan 2014 | Introductionhe Old Ratclifan 2014 | Old Ratclifan News The Old R T The Old Ratclifan 2014 | Introductionatclifan 2014 | Old Ratclifan News the general public or, indeed, with London, learning at a much deeper options for - the current submarine travel extensively around the Far East embarked upon my quest to learn as women! For the next twenty years, level about genetics, molecular biology safety policies. The project was and would be delighted to meet up much as I could in order to make my I worked in retail department stores and protein structures.” successful and, following the formal with any ORs!” Personal Training business a success. in Newcastle upon Tyne. Since then, presentation of the paper, it was I now work in one of the best Personal I have retired to a less stressful endorsed by British Aerospace and Will Wolfe (92): “I am now living Training gyms in London, if not the occupation and work as a part-time NASA, who later invited me to present in Derby. I have been married for UK - W10 Performance, with a wide volunteer for Oxfam on four afternoons my findings to their International four years, with two children aged 6 variety of clients, alongside some of a week, which I still enjoy very much. Space Station team in Arizona. and 8. I am the Registered Manager the best coaches in the industry. I When I am not working in shops, I My week in Arizona, working with of a care home for adults with am very fortunate to have a job that spend my time (or summers, at any NASA, was an opportunity that I am learning disabilities and have recently I absolutely love, that consistently rate) avidly following Durham County extremely lucky to have had and an completed a Diploma in Management challenges me, yet also allows me to Cricket Club in their home and away experience I will never forget. Working of Health and Social Care.” practise my strengths and help others matches. I will be visiting Ratcliffe this with some of the brightest minds in on a daily basis.” summer on one of the away fixtures, the Aerospace industry and having a Riaz (06) & Irshad Ibrahim (09) after an absence of almost sixty years!” Starbucks with a real life astronaut was, especially for a Physics student, that nature has to offer. I have also retained the extreme sporting nature Abbi Hau (13) surreal. The presentation I gave that I developed whilst at Ratcliffe, on submarine atmosphere control went well, after shaking off days of and still take part in various sporting Miles Latham (03): “2014 has nervousness! activities. The most recent of these been a wonderful year so far. In was participating in the British leg March, I married my beautiful wife, I really enjoyed my time working of the Tour de France alongside my Katie, at Beaumanor Hall and my within government departments and younger brother, Irshad (09), and business, Affixxius Films, that I run looked to hold a second internship my father, to raise money for the with Tim Cabrelli (03), continues position in my second summer of charity Optometry Giving Sight. It Will Wolfe (92) & his children Anup Raja (08) to go from strength to strength. We university. I applied for a post in the was a 190km stretch across the Lorna Rowley (10): “I am just about have recently moved into our new Head Office of the Ministry of Defence Yorkshire Dales and it definitely was to start my final year at the University Anup Raja (08): “I recently tried out Michael Ham (10) premises - the beautifully-restored and I undertook a ten week placement a challenge, but we managed to raise of Central Lancashire, after doing a France, but decided that it wasn’t for 19th-century Trinity Hall in the centre in June 2014. My second internship a large amount of money for this good sandwich course which took me to me. However, I have still not given Michael Ham (10): “I was given of Loughborough (ORs are always of this summer has seen me working cause. In a nutshell, so far, so good.” China on an International Relations up on my dream of living in a hot the role of Senior Producer for welcome to pop in and say hello!), within the Disaster Response Team trip! It was breathtaking in so many country. I am therefore planning on a brand new Video Marketing and our team continues to grow. As an of GSMA. I worked closely on the moving to Dubai, either to work as a company that launched in January added bonus, we have also recently mobile’s ability to aid the Ebola primary school teacher or in the real 2014 called Hologram, based in received five Royal Television Society crisis, informing refugees from Iraq of estate market. I am currently doing Leicester. Business is going well Award nominations for our work, safe camps available and implanting classroom observation in a school as I and I have had the opportunity to which is nice…” climate change sensors across the am thinking of going into teaching.” produce videos for a local Events Liam Griffin (10): “I have currently mobile network to increase the Lucy Mason (11): “I’m currently Company. This allowed me to film completed two years of my quantity of data available to mobile doing a placement year in London at places such as the Henley Royal undergraduate degree in Physics operators, NGO, governments and the for Diabetes UK as an Events Co- Regatta, The Hinds Head (Heston at The University of Birmingham. vendor community. ordinator. I am working on a number Blumenthal’s restaurant), the Capital During my first summer of university, After my time with GSMA, I will spend of events to help prevent the risk FM Summertime Ball, the Silverstone I was fortunately accepted onto an a week in September with PwC in of Type 2 Diabetes throughout the Grand Prix and the Orient Express. undergraduate internship in Bristol to London to learn the fundamentals of Angus Maxwell (13) in Paris Lorna Rowley (10) UK and also helping those newly Recently, I’ve produced a video to work with the Submarine Atmosphere consultancy and accounting, before diagnosed with the disease.” help raise awareness of a local boy, Control Group within the Engineering returning to university to finish my ways, but now it’s back to the Matthew Pietrzyk, who is on a dialysis branch of the Ministry of Defence. degree. Once graduating in 2015 Angus Maxwell (13): “After my time grindstone for graduation in 2015.” machine for twelve hours a day, The ten weeks I spent there were with a degree in Physics, and after at Ratcliffe, I studied my A Levels at with very low chances of finding an fascinating. I undertook a project to completing a Master’s in Economics Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. Sophie Harding (09): “Having left organ match. I hope that my video review the efficiency of - and saving from a different university (TBC) in I’m now doing a degree in French Ratcliffe to study Sport at Bath will help to spread the word. I have 2016, I will be looking to pursue a and Hispanic Studies at Nottingham University, I graduated in 2012 and even had the pleasure of working career in Consultancy in London.” University. At the minute, I’m on my completed a Diploma in Personal with fellow OR Jonjo Henry (05), Erasmus year, where I have been Training straight afterwards. I then who is one of Hologram’s presenters. Mahomed Riaz Ibrahim (06): “Having interning in various parts of France I am thoroughly enjoying my time at left Ratcliffe, everything seems to have and Spain. My older sister, Fen (11) Hologram, which is full of new and fallen into place quite nicely. I have and I wish everyone at Ratcliffe - past, exciting experiences. I also produce now been a qualified Optometrist for present and future - all the very best videos for Leicester City’s popular fan- over four years, working with a range indeed.” based site, 100%LCFC.” of well-known optical companies, Martin Fanning (76): “I have Lucy Mason (11) Abbi Hau (13): “Studying at Ratcliffe as well as our own independent changed job this year and am now gave me a huge opportunity to enjoy practices. Furthermore, I plucked up Sales Director for Kurvers Piping, a Charlie Clapham (09): “After Science and left me with a strong the courage and married the love of German-owned steel supply business. appearing in the film Kick Ass 2, I got and ever-growing passion to learn my life, Zaimeen, in 2012; together, We manage piping projects to the oil a part on Hollyoaks, and also featured more about it. I continued my studies we have spent a large amount of time and gas, petrochemical and energy in The Hooligan Factory. Now living in Biochemistry at King’s College, Liam Griffn (10) travelling across the world, taking in industries. In the course of my work, I Sophie Harding (09) by Sefton Park in Liverpool, I spend different cultures and all the beauty 34 Register online at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uknline at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uk 35 35 34 Register o