alumninews
Nostalgic Bablake
Craig Lawlor
Congratulations to the following: Anniversary 40th: Co-education (1975)
Degrees/ Professional Qualifications Matthew Bretton (1996-2003) (was Davidson) MA in Acting (Birmingham School of Acting). Victoria Jones (2002-2009) Master’s in Physics (Cardiff). Dr Tom Hine (2002-2009), next stop Hull/ York Medical School. Richard Parsley (1999-2006) APC, now a qualified Chartered Surveyor with the RICS. 1sts for Class of 2005 students: Eva Ball, Heather Bruck, Ellie Hutchinson-James, Jodie Keith et al.
Weddings Kate Weeden (2000-2007) and Jack Preston (2000-2007).
Heard, Mentioned or Spotted at/ in/ on: ABC Family Channel – Chasing Life, Olivia Broadfield track. App Stores – Rooms (Matt Galloway), Crack Attack (Derek Littlewood). Audio downloads – Roger Worrod, Under Milk Wood et al. Art and Design exhibition/ Astro Opening/ Old Wheats Memorial Day – numerous Bablake legends, both pupils and staff. Bablake – Michael Bull (Head of ICT); Tom Calderbank (Medical Extension); Richard Drury (Barclays LifeSkills); Ben Duffy (Guest of Honour 2014 Prize Giving); Rachel Hollinrake (Alumni Database Clerk); Jade Payne (PE teacher); Beth Rowland (Archbishop of Canterbury visit); Mark Schwille (Morgan Stanley – Managing Director); Laura Pugh and Amy Skinner (was Rogers) (Symposium session on Finance careers). Bablake Library - The School Song at our Coffee Morning. Bablake Website - Interviews with Shyam Panchal and Claire Ritchie (was Harris). Barcelona ESADE careers visit - Jonathan Barfield, Director of IB (Brentwood School). Bates Timber – Neil Simmonds. BBC News - Martine Croxall. (Martine continues to be asked to host debates for the Royal Geographical Society, covered Richard III’s final journey and ended up on You Tube for ‘sidling’ onto the BBC News set when the new automated cameras could only find an empty chair.) BBC Question Time- Dr Mark McKelvie. BBC Radio 2- Brian Matthew, still hosting the Saturday Sounds of the Sixties at 85.
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Bedford RFC – Josh Buggea. Cannes Festival – Declan Jones. CBSO Chorus - Bradley Gill, youngest ever member. Change a Life – Jeevan Bisal. Childreach International fundraising – Lauren Adams. CNN – Qanta Ahmed. Coventry Chess Academy - Paul Lam, founder. Coventry Telegraph – Faye Abbott (was Sweet), i/c Coventry’s City of Culture bid; Maniel Bains, tennis; Mark Best, batting #tekkers; Paul Barnes, Loveitts charity golf day; Darren Carnall, YOG reunion; Jack Brown, ‘Colly’ fan; Sir John Egan (former Jaguar chief); Charlotte Newbold, Acorns Children’s Hospice charity work award; Old Wheatleyans RFC, matches and end of season dinner; Sukhjeevan Nat, Young Professional of the Year; Matt Payne, batting; Jaspal Phull, prodigious bowling; Nick Skelton, Lifetime Achievement Award nominee; Hannah Sugrue, Warwick Uni Engineering team; Phil Townshend (RiP), Coventry City Council matters and Coventry FC’s return to the Ricoh; Adam Walters, batting. Crescent Theatre – Rory Dulku. Crown Paints brochure – Lorna Syson (now Daly). Crush (The Musical) – VIP launch; promo featured Bablake campus and Shells. DEFRA – Katie McDermott (Not Dogs). Disability cricket volunteering – George Rubery. Econ Solutions – Adam and Mark Walters’ nifty Economics revision site. Edinburgh Festival – Hannah Elsy (The Quentin Dentin show); Leah Judge (The Improv of Being Earnest). Essex – County Rugby – Frank Sackey, also featured in Rugby World Cup promo literature. Festivals – Not Dogs van with Katie McDermott, #VirginFoodFest finalist. Fox News – Qanta Ahmed. Guest of Honour - Karen Fraser (Prize Giving 2015). Harper Adams – Will Thornhill (1st XV captain). Hollyoaks – Rob Taylor-Hastings as Josh. The Honey Bee – manager Natalie Jackson. Huffington Post – Michelle Beckett, Kim Jamison, Beth Rowland. iTunes - Olivia Broadfield Jumberlack album; Craig Lawlor If you knew; Wes Finch Awena album; James Plester and Richard Overton via Emma McGann single; Somie Sidhu Dabbi. IMDB – Tim Hands, ‘Slip’ in Shaun the Sheep. LinkedIn – Best Connected: Michelle Beckett. London Irish RFC and England training - Shane Geraghty. Also played for England XV v Barbarians. @TheWheatleyan / www.bablake.com / @bablakeschool
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