Congratulations & Celebrations

Delighted to share the happiness and joy of our ORs

To share your good news, email Sharmaine at: smatthews@reeds.surrey.sch.uk Toby Ashbee (Capel 2005)

Miles Ashbee was born on 10th September 2020 in St George’s Hospital, Tooting weighing 8lbs 3oz. A very happy and healthy baby, and the first of the next generation in the Ashbee family which Rebekah and I are delighted about.

Matt Armstrong (Capel 2007)

Delighted to introduce Elodie Lily Armstrong, born on 19th August 2021, weighing 8lb 7oz. Mum and baby both doing very well and we are looking forward to the next chapter as a family of three!

Jonathan Edwards (Capel 2012) & Emma Rich (Mullens 2013)

We got married on 17th July 2021 in Braunston, Northamptonshire. Andrew Clarke (Capel 2012) was our photographer and Max Horn (Capel 2013) was in attendance as a bridesmaid. As some may recall, Emma and I first met at Reed’s; we both had the same boarding scholarship via the Smallpeice Trust in Maths and Physics, a year apart.

Sam Brandon (Capel 2008)

On 21st August, I married Emilie at the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne with a host of ORs present:

Ali Rowley, Jony Pool, Charlie Broadbent, Joe Carvahlo, Will Hitchcock, Chris Rowley, Scarlett Rowley, Jake Ramsden, Ashanti George-Faure, Nick Hodson, Charlie Lansdale

and Harry Balfour was photographer!

Michael Kemp (Capel 2009)

On Saturday, 24th July, Gabriella and I got married at Hartsfield Manor in Betchworth, a special place in our hearts as it is where we celebrated Mum’s 60th and final birthday bash before she sadly passed away.

It was the perfect celebration with Mum even doing her work to ensure the forecasted thunderstorms missed us and sent us sunshine instead. Obviously, Dad acted as our minute-byminute weatherman, keeping us updated on the skies above. We had a magical day and felt so fortunate to be able to spend it with all our loved ones and friends.

The Reed’s contingent present were: Paul Kemp, Alex Stacey (of course!), Will Clapp, Harry

Robinson, Rob McManus, Alex Robinson, Ian

and Clare Clapp, Becky Mills and her husband Andrew.

Unfortunately, our honeymoon in the Maldives has had to be postponed but we managed to spend a week in Somerset. Otherwise, it was back to our new home in Horsham for the summer before returning to work as teachers. Gabriella teaches Year 6 in a primary school in Whyteleafe and I teach Year 3 in a prep school in Oxted.

Congratulations & Celebrations

Matt Plummer (Blathwayt 2001)

In July 2021 my wife and I welcomed our second child, Frankie Jett Plummer, into our family. He joins his older sister Everly Belle Plummer. Very happy to share this precious news with you all as my Reed’s school days also hold a special place in my heart. Thanks for reading, Matt.

Matthew Rose (Capel 2008)

In September 2019 I married Irina. It was a very Reed’s wedding with best men Chris Markham (Mullens 2006) and James Thomas (Blathwayt 2008), and the reception just down the road in Stoke D’Abernon. We were very lucky to get married before lockdown!

Barbara la Gro-Dufourné (Mullens 2004)

What a year it has been. Luckily, we had something to look forward to during the COVID pandemic. On 16th May 2021, we welcomed a baby boy, James, into our family, making both Josephine and Liselotte big sisters!

We still live in Nuenen, The Netherlands, where I work at Jibe, an e-business solutions company as Scale Up & Operations Manager, and my husband, Laurens, is in his final months of MD Radiology specialisation.

Very much hoping to show the girls, and James, Reed’s soon!

Jerry Syms (née Ross) (Mullens 2008] & Jack Syms (Blathwayt 2007), Bobbie Broadbent (née Syms) (Mullens 2009) & Jack Broadbent

We are delighted to introduce cousins Rae Florence Broadbent and Kit William Syms, born eight and a half weeks apart: 16th March 2021 and 15th May 2021 respectively. Interesting that both dads are called Jack!

Katie Lock (née Skilton) (Mullens 2008)

On Saturday 7th August, I married Michael at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham. ORs present were Annie Ward, Jerry Syms,

Joscelin Erskine-Thomas, Sophie

Alexander - all my bridesmaids! Also, Nick Hodson & Toby Humphreys joined us in the evening with their partners.

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

Congratulations & Celebrations

Peter Verstage (Capel 1965)

On on a cruise around Sicily, I got engaged to Olga Stone whilst we were in Syracuse. The wedding will be held in Peel Cathedral on the Isle of Man on 9th April 2022.

Annie Ward (Mullens 2008)

Tim and I had a baby girl: Nina Grace Ward, born 26th November 2020. Not exactly the start we’d expected with lockdown, but we’re all doing really well!

Matt Whittle (Capel 2001)

On 9th July 2021, we were delighted to welcome our daughter, Connie Jean Victoria, into the world. Our other child, Oliver, is proving (so far!) to be a very kind and caring older brother. I continue to teach PE and sport across a couple of primary schools and coach tennis part time at a local community club.

Tom Woolston (Blathwayt 2006) & Tasha Woolston-Banks (Blathwayt 2007)

Delighted by the safe arrival of Axzel Lux Woolston-Banks who was born on March 1st at 00.34am, weighing 5lb 13oz. It’s been lovely for Tom and Charlie Magoye (Mullens 2006) to become dads together.

Ben Warwick (Bristowe 1992)

Delighted to announce that I married Emilia Williams in July 2021. Reed’s boys present at the wedding were: Tom Nichols, James Parkins and Rupert Ruding-Bryan. The various stages of the Bond-themed stag event(s) included surprise appearances by Nathan Close, Chris Clarke and Richard Garrett who was commissioned to unexpectedly accost me in the National Gallery.

I also completed filming Season 5 of Netflix’s The Crown in which I have major guest role and was delighted to be asked to voice-over the anniversary film, This

Place Called Cobham.