Congratulations & Celebrations

DELIGHTED TO SHARE THE HAPPINESS AND JOY OF OUR ORS

Liberty Rose Harper (Capel 2005)

We are very pleased to announce the arrival of our second son, Austin Finley Pitts, on the 7th June 2018. He has settled into the family brilliantly and Albert is very much enjoying his role of ‘big brother’.

Luke O’Donoghue (Blathwayt 1997)

Luke and his wife, Jenn, are delighted to report that Benjamin John Bryce O’Donoghue was born in the afternoon on 20th October 2017 at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey. He arrived right in between his parents’ birthdays, weighed in at 2.82kg.

Tommy Vickers (Mullens 2008)

Tommy proposed to his girlfriend Sylvia Yan in May 2017 in Italy and the pair intend to marry on 1st September 2018 surrounded by their friends and family.

Paul Dufourné (Mullens 2007)

Paul married Kelly Brewer in Essex in December 2017. It was a beautiful day shared by loved ones and friends. Guests included ORs: his sister Barbara Dufourné, best man Jack Syms, groomsman Jean-Louise Gravier, Jerry Ross, Maarten Freeriks, Florian Duterloo, Stephanie Nieuwenhoff and current Reed’s staff Alex and Lucy Balls.

Sam Donnelly (Mullens 2001)

I married Anna Partridge in Kent on the 7th October, 2017. It was an all Reed’s usher line-up: Jules Doyle, Steve Merry, Tim Parminter, Andrew Hendley and best man Geoff Wilkinson. Made even more special having George and Lucy with us!

Sam Walker (Bristowe 2008)

Sam proposed to his girlfriend Jenny Durgan (from CLFS) earlier this year. The pair have known each other since their teenage years but reconnected five years ago. They are looking forward to their wedding to be held in the autumn of 2019.

Ria Senanayake (née Smith) (Mullens 2011) & Michael Senanayake (Bristowe 2011)

On 14th July 2018, former Reed’s pupil Michael Senanayake (Bristowe 2011) and I got married. As we met in 6th Form in 2009 and started dating in 2011, we are very excited to share our news with the School where we met! We had a wonderful day with other alumni friends from Reed’s. The photo is of me, Michael with his brother and also my brother, OR and current Reed’s teacher, Simeon Smith

(Mullens 2009).

Joscelin Lester (Bristowe 2008)

We are delighted to hear that Joscelin got engaged to Evan Erskin-Thomas on Friday 13th July 2018 in West Wittering, a special place for them. The pair are overjoyed and celebrating their engagement on holiday, whilst making plans to marry in the Summer of 2019.

Lucas Condon (Bristowe 2008)

Lucas and his wife, Raquel, welcomed new daughter Loreto into their family earlier this year. Lucas and Raquel live in the USA with their four beautiful children: Damian, Catalina, Santiago and Loreto, making four under four look a breeze! Lucas and his family hope to return to the UK for a reunion at Reed’s.

Sieuwke Thöne van Slooten (Bristowe 1998)

After almost six years together and having three children, Jur Thöne and I got married on 6th January 2018. Due to my brother’s (Hylke van Slooten) illness, we decided to formally get married on 22nd July 2017, so he could be present. We did so with a very small group and saved the big party for January when we had a threeday feast with pre-wedding drinks the night before followed by a (mock)- ceremony, more drinks, food and DJ on the 6th and breakfast on the beach the day after. All-in-all, a weekend we could only wish for to celebrate our union and life!

To share your good news, email Sharmaine at: smatthews@reeds.surrey.sch.uk

Congratulations & celebrations

Polly Widdop (née Lambert) (Blathwayt 2009)

In early 2017 Alistair (Widdop) and I met with Sharmaine Matthews to discuss the possibility of a wedding at Reed’s. Sharmaine worked her incredible magic and, after 17 months of organisation, a blisteringly hot wedding day dawned on 14th July.

The wedding service took place in the Chapel and a huge thanks must go to Rev. Andrew Winter for his guidance and for conducting a beautifully humorous service, littered with musical references.

A magnificent marquee reception followed for 150 guests; the food and drink was served by the well-groomed staff from Sodexo (the Reed’s caterers); the bar was expertly run by ORs George Whiffin and Jack Cantelo and the audio system didn’t let us down so that everybody (even those wearing hearing aids) could enjoy the fine speeches. A packed dance floor for the last part of the day featured a musical journey through the decades. A good few of the attendees were returning to Reed’s for the first time since leaving nearly 10 years ago and they were not disappointed.

We had so many offers of help from so many people that to name them individually would more than fill the page. Let’s just say how blown away we were by the wealth of kindness and talent among our friends and the support staff.

Much of this wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible organisational skill of our very own wedding planner (and fellow OR), Ed Whiffin (Capel 2005). In a searing 30 degrees he remained calm, made the day run like clockwork and set a personal best of 40,000 steps, all without removing his jacket, so a very special thank you to him.

Of course my mother, Kim Lambert was instrumental from start to finish and she helped turn our vision into reality.

Those who were new to Reed’s were knocked out by the breathtaking delights of the beautifully-kept grounds and the serenity of the Chapel; those who know it well were not disappointed by a day full of smiles, laughter, joy and just an occasional tad of well-considered banter!

Photo with: Alex Batten, Clemmie

Hallinan, Paul Davies, Sue Davies, Jonty Oldreive, James Kraftman, Rosie Massey, Polly, Fiona Lambert, Kim, Jordan Martindale, Bobbie Ross, Christine Kemp, Michael Gould, Alice Wanless,

Joe Johnson and Paul Kemp.

Jerry Ross (Mullens 2008) & Jack Syms (Blathway 2007)

Jack proposed to Jerry on 12th May 2018 whilst on holiday in Puglia, Italy. The pair got together after the annual Stephen Shiells OR Memorial Hockey match at School in 2015. The happy couple are due to get married on 7th September 2019 in Somerset, surrounded by their loved ones and a whole host of Old Reedonians.

Bobbie Ross (Mullens 2009)

Bobbie got engaged to Jack Broadbent last year in Iceland on 23rd February and their wedding is due to take place in Dorset on 6th October 2018. They will be joined by a bridal party of Reed’s ushers and bridesmaids to celebrate the day away.

Jamie Alldridge (Capel 2006)

Many congratulations to Jamie who married Fern Gibbons on 31st March 2018.

Ed Pilkington (Capel 2009)

Many congratulations to Ed who married Susan Smyth in a beautiful ceremony on 18th August at the Santorini Princess Spa Hotel, Santorini, Greece.

Ollie Millroy (Blathwayt 2006)

We are delighted to hear that Ollie and his partner, Fern Webster, welcomed baby Mylo into the world on 9th August 2018 and everyone is doing well.

Matthew Rose (Capel 2008)

‘Against all the odds’ I got engaged to fiancée Irina Gheorghiu this year with the wedding planned for 2019. Fellow Old Reedonians James Thomas (Blathwayt 2009) and Chris Markham (Mullens 2005) will be my best men. James and I are still doing comedy together and we have also been working on a film project with Sophie Alexander (Bristowe 2008).

Ben Rawson (Mullens 2004)

Many congratulations to Ben who married his partner of 10 years, Jade, on 28th July 2018 in the Tithe Barn at Petersfield. There were lots of ORs present including best man Jonathan Bowden (Blathwayt 2004) and two ushers, Ben Williams (Capel 2004) and Paul Siira-Tharme

(Capel 2004).

Floreence Verbeek (Bristowe 1997)

Florence and her husband, Heiko-Jan Lameijer, are delighted to announce the safe arrival of Baby Oliver Lameijer on 23rd January 2018, a brother for Christopher who was born on 16th September 2016. All are doing well and living in Amsterdam.

Toby Humphreys (Mullens 2008)

Toby married Lisa Burn on 10th June 2017 in Edinburgh. The pair met at work shortly after Toby left Reed’s. The wedding was full of fun, laughter and love surrounded by Toby’s Reed’s family.

A truly special day!