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News and Congratulations We are delighted to have heard recently from…
Iain Herdman (66-76) and Nigel Paton (66-76) from my own year and Paul Gibson (67-77) and Ian Severs (67-77)
from the year below. Paul, Ian and I had a ‘best men’ pact which saw us each do the honours for each other over the years, a plot hatched over a great deal of beer and a toss of the coin in a pub in Leeds in 1982. I remain a loyal follower of NUFC despite the current shambles and a student (rather more studying than in the old days as some will recall) of the turf (currently taking a break from pouring money into a pit having previously had shares in some National Hunt horses with varying degrees of success). If timing permits I hope to make the next London dinner as it is now very much within striking distance, hopefully to meet up with friends old and new.
From L-R: Chris Roythorne (54-64), Judy Roythorne, Gillian
Alan Castree (53-61) writes: My wife Catherine and I have
McKinlay, Mary Franks and Peter ‘Nod’ Dinely (58-64)
completed 51 happy years of marriage, have two lovely married daughters and two super grandsons. I was assistant chief constable in Greater Manchester, where I was also chairman of Sale Rugby Club, then commissioner of police in Gibraltar for five years. These were two very different locations and each had its own particular problems. Following that I was an overseas policing adviser to both the Foreign Office and the European Union for another five years.
David McKinlay (56-64) who wrote: The 1964 Biology 6th
had a 2nd reunion at Wood Hall, Cockermouth, 16-19 May. Wood Hall is a fabulous house in a Thomas Mawson garden owned by Doug Trotter’s son and available for hire. Doug Trotter (54-64), Chris Roythorne (54-64), Peter ‘Nod’ Dinely (58-64), Mike Rennie (54-64), David Franks (54-65) and David McKinlay and partners were able to meet. David Brown (57-65) and Ann Brown were abroad and David Tomlinson (54-64) and Betty Tomlinson were prevented from attending at the last minute by sickness. On the Saturday night we had a ’60s themed evening (see photo) won by Doug and Carol as Ozzie Osborne and Biba. We all still get on amazingly well and future events are proposed. Michael Ord (66-76) writes: After 33 years working as a
solicitor, mainly in Newcastle I left /retired from private practice in 2013 to take up a full time position as an employment judge in the East Anglia region, based in Huntingdon, but also sitting in Bedford, Bury St. Edmunds and Norwich, when required. Having lived and worked in the North East for pretty much all of my previous 55 years this is a rather exciting personal move. I took up my appointment in May 2013 and almost exactly a year later completed our house move (reverting to a bachelor life for 12 months was less attractive than it sounds). Allison and I were married in 1983. Sons, Stephen Ord (95-02) and David Ord (94-04) are now respectively teaching in Newcastle and banking in Edinburgh, whilst daughter Josie is reading Geography at Edinburgh. I remain in close contact with a number of old school friends, in particular Michael Harle (66-76), Peter Milburn (69-76),
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On retirement, I enrolled at King’s College, London for three years and gained a degree in Theology. I indulge in a bit of scribbling and have the occasional success with publication, notably in natural history magazines, as well as assisting the British Trust for Ornithology. I added a qualification as a cricket umpire to my later sports involvements and umpired in the Surrey Premier League, maintaining my interest in rugby. I am now studying for a Master’s degree in the Psychology of Religion at Heythrop College, University of London. Alan Castree (53-61)
