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Sir Anthony Holland (56): “I completed the ranch, mainly Holsteiners, which we
my postgraduate Masters degree in train for showjumping competitions. Over
Canon Law at Heythrop College and was the last few years, we have had a number
awarded the degree - with Distinction! of interns to assist us, mainly from other
But that’s definitely it now, and I await parts of North America, Germany and
being a couch potato with alacrity!” the Netherlands, who work with us for
periods of around six months. Now, for
Joe Maskrey (60): “This year, my wife, the first time, we will be joined by an Old
Joan and I celebrated our Golden Wedding Ratcliffian intern, who will be coming to us
Anniversary, and we were treated by our in May 2018, and will hopefully stay with
daughter, Georgy, her husband, Tim, and us for around six months. I am very proud
our granddaughter, Sophia, to a trip to to be an Old Ratcliffian, and although I
Martin Fanning (76) with his partner, Joanne Italy. We travelled to Rome, then took a was not, perhaps, the greatest student,
fabulous cruise down to Capri and Sicily, I believe that the School equipped me in
Rob Wild (98): “It’s been a busy year. I then into the Adriatic, up the Dalmatian a unique fashion for a leadership role in
now have a fourth son, William, and my Coast and across to Venice. It was business during the last fifty years.”
partner, Bec, and I have opened a shop amazing. Since leaving Ratcliffe in 1960, I
called ‘Bowler Hat’ on Church Gate in have not had much time for vacations; my Philip Jones (59) has been elected High
Loughborough. The shop stocks an career developed at home and overseas, Master of the Worshipful Company of
eclectic mix of vintage, retro and antique and I became CEO of several companies Clothiers for the year commencing June
items sourced from around Europe. We in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, 2016 (established circa 1594). Philip
also go to international antique and home Canada and, for 23 years, in California. sadly writes to say: “My father, Kenneth
fairs, as well as offering a house clearing In 1992, I was fortunate enough to raise Jones, has died aged 101; he was married
service. Pop in to see us if you’re passing.” sufficient capital to purchase my own to my mother for 74 years and, on both
company, based in Los Angeles, which, counts, received the congratulatory
after ten years of very hard work, I sold message from Her Majesty the Queen
to a division of General Electric. Instead and His Holiness the Pope. He had a
of retiring (which would have been the distinguished career in the gas industry
sensible thing to do), I invested in a and was a former international player
horse ranch just to the north-west of Los at golf, having been a scratch player for
Angeles County, and together with my many years. He was known to a number of
wife, son and daughter, we have been my contemporaries.”
operating it for the last 13 years. We soon
learned that it was almost impossible to
leave the ranch for any extended period
of time, and so our vacation opportunities
came to a screeching halt. The ranch is
named ‘Whitethorne’ after the house in
Bedfordshire where both of our children
Rob Wild (98) & his family at the opening were born, and a couple of years ago, we
of their new shop were honoured to have Gareth Lloyd as our
guest, when he attended the Ratcliffian
Steve Clark (79) flew over Ratcliffe Association Dinner in Westlake Village, Eugene McCarthy (61) & Philip Jones (59) at
College and took this fantastic aerial California. We have around 100 horses on the London Dinner
shot of the School on 17th July 2015. The Philip continues: “In October, I went with
Association Office rather liked it, so we my contemporary and old friend, Brian
thought we would share it with you all. Coe (60), to stay at Villa Palazzola, about
fifteen miles from Rome, which is the
summer residence of the Venerabile, or
English College. It occupies a stunning
site overlooking Lake Albano, and on the
other side of the lake is Castel Gandolfo,
the Papal residence. During our week’s
stay, we went into Rome for the Papal
audience, along with thousands of others,
visited and toured the English College
and met some of the seminarians, and also
visited Gammarelli’s (ecclesiastical tailors)
to replenish supplies of my trademark
red socks! Whilst at Palazzola, we met a
Joe Maskrey (60) & his family outside the delightful couple from Abergavenny, one
An aerial view of Ratcliffe College in 2015 Colosseum in Rome of whom turned out to be the cousin of

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