Worth Society Events Together Again Dinner - Elaine Yim StA’12 Class of 1970, 1971 & 1972 50 Year Reunions

Together Again Dinner

Elaine Yim & Christopher Tatum

Ihad the opportunity to attend the Together Again Dinner on 5th May 2022 at the Cavalry & Guards Club in London together with my partner. As the first reunion possible since the pandemic, this was a very special event and a fantastic opportunity to come together to reconnect with old friends whilst making a few new ones! It was wonderful being able to share experiences from our time at Worth and meeting some other alumni who left over 30 years ago! Hearing from recent leavers and current staff made it clear that the School continues to evolve with some exciting changes and new facilities - we are very much looking forward to visiting Worth again soon! Both my partner and I had a fantastic evening, made some new friends and are looking forward to attending more Together Again Dinners soon!

Elaine Yim StA’12

Anna MacMahon, Abbot Christopher Jamison, Kathy & Terry Delaney Richard Morgan & Christopher Tatum

Adrian Koe & Liam Bauress Anastassia Dimmek & Lance O’Neill

The following guests attended the 2022 Together Again Dinner:

Robin Gowlland WPS’46, Adrian Koe WPS, Terence Delaney G’64, Kathy Delaney, Ken Ross G’65, Simon Crane StB’70, Fr Luke Jolly C’71, Jerry Fletcher G’72, Nick Barnett G’73, Nicholas Norton R’73, Simon Willson C’73, Simon Gordon StB’74, Liam Hammond C’74, Paul O’Brien R’74, Lance O’Neill R’74, Richard Miles StB’75, Mark Simpson StB’76, Mickey Morrissey R’78, Philip Lundberg C’80, Mark Collini StB’89, Jason Clarke C’89, Stephen Nurse R’89, Stephen Wolseley R’98, Richard Morgan StB’97, Anastassia Dimmek StM’11, Elaine Yim StA’12, Grace Liu StM’18, Abbot Mark Barrett, Liam Bauress, Abbot Christopher Jamison, Andy Taylor, Duncan Pring, Ditas Pring, Mary Lou Burge, Anna MacMahon, Gordon Pearce, Andy Taylor

Anastassia Dimmek, Andy Taylor & Grace Liu

Nick Barnett, Simon Willson & Paul O’Brien Mary Lou Burge & Anna MacMahon

Robin Gowlland & Abbot Mark Barrett

Philip Lundberg, Duncan Pring & Anna MacMahon

Classes of 1970, 1971 & 1972 50 Year Reunions

On 24th June 2022 Worth hosted a very special reunion, combining three years of 50 Year Reunions due to the pandemic causing us to have a two-year break. A good representation from the Classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972 arrived in scorching temperatures to have coffee with various members of the School and Abbey communities, including Fr Kevin, who put in a special guest appearance. There was much enthusiasm for the tours of the campus – some of which upon the requests of participants went slightly ‘off piste’! However, all ended up safely in the Abbey Church for lunchtime prayers which was followed by a three-course lunch which was worthy of any Michelin star restaurant. It was wonderful to see the joy on faces reconnecting after half a century! Thanks so much to all involved in arranging yesterday's meet-up. The schoolgirl who accompanied us around the old St Bede's area was particularly helpful with information about the School... and the lunch was delicious - perhaps Worth should open a restaurant, it was much better than my local supposedly classy diner! Tim Marlow

Thank you for an amazing and somewhat emotional day yesterday. It seems incredulous that 52 years have gone by and SO MUCH has changed and yet it still seems to be the same somehow! It was really lovely to see such a lot of old friends again even though I had to look for their name tags first! So many very old stories are revived! Big thanks to all who helped this aged 'band of brothers'.

Peter Gottelier

Left to Right: Peter Gottelier, Kevin Clyde-Smith, Nigel Marriott, Nick Bathurst, Rory Graham, Christopher Salberg, Neil Whitehead, John Cryer, Robert Beer, Edmund Lee, Tim Marlow, Brian Heathcote, Michael Connell, Rupert Stutchbury, Richard Mitchell, Jonathan Vernon-Hunt, Luke Jolly, John Wild, David Parker, Paul Bercik, Shane Bisgood, Simon Nixon, Gavin Hamilton-Deeley, John Watson, Anthony Saunders, Alistair Riley, Charles Morrissey, Simon Bonn, Tony Mack, Anthony Elletson, Patrick Bisgood, Paul Leverton, Peter Freeland (holding hat in front right). Seated: Robert Bishop and Fr Kevin.

It is extraordinary how, despite the widespread changes to the inner geography of the main building, the memories come flooding back when touring round the dormitories, etc. It is extraordinary to think that the Rutherford building was both opened and demolished since I was at School! Where has the time gone.

Nick Bathurst

The School and Abbey Church looked and felt absolutely stunning, and the students too looked happy, focused and engaged. So, thank you for inviting me, for having me, and for providing such a genuinely lovely day. I was knocked out, I really was! Brilliant catering staff… food waaaaaaay better than it used to be! Jonathan Vernon-Hunt

Just to say thank you ever so much for making this 50th Celebration such a success. The day was superb, filling me with lots of wonderful, fond and very happy memories, made even better by the fact that I met Fr Philip Gaisford, Fr Kevin Taggart, Fr Luke Jolly (a fellow student of mine at Chapman and a wizard at Football) and last but not least the wonderfully earthy and jovial Fr Stephen. I’m sorry if we ran amok a bit when doing the school tour; but after so many years absence from the den of mischief, we revert to being boys, reliving experiences and having lots of fun! From a very appreciative and very contented Old Boy. Paul Bercik

52 years is a long time. Worth has certainly developed over the years and the pupils I met were very impressive both in their confidence and sense of well-being. It was good to see Fr Kevin again. I cannot believe that here am I in 2022 still able to meet my old housemaster and Peter Freeland my old Biology teacher. Kevin Clyde-Smith

What a loverly day and fun looking round the School, huge changes and lots of security, one of the many differences from my day. I was impressed with the pupils I spoke to and they all seemed genuinely happy there and I thought there was a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. The facilities are on a different planet from the ‘60s! Paul Leverton

The following attended the 50 Year Reunion event:

1970

Robert Beer C’70, Delina Beer, Kevin Clyde-Smith G’70, Michael Connell C’70, John Cryer G’70, Peter Gottelier R’70, Edmund Lee G’70, Tim Marlow StB’70, Nigel Marriot C’70, Christopher Salberg StB’70, Rupert Stutchbury StB’70, Jonathan Vernon-Hunt G’70, John Watson StB’70, John Wild C’70

1971

Paul Bercik C’71, Patrick Bisgood G’71, Shane Bisgood StB’71, Robert Bishop R’71, Sue Bishop, Simon Bonn StB’71, Anthony Elletson C’71, Rory Graham B’71, Fr Luke Jolly C’71, Richard Mitchell StB’71, Alistair Riley G’71, Neil Whitehead G’71

1972

Nick Bathurst R’72, Gavin Hamilton-Deeley R’72, Ronald Heathcote C’72, Paul Leverton StB’72, Tony Mack B’72. Charles Morrissey R’72, Lucy Morrissey, Simon Nixon StB’72, David Parker StB’72, Anthony Saunders C’72

Staff

Abbot Mark Barrett, Mary Lou Burge, Peter Freeland, Fr Philip Gaisford, Anna MacMahon, Stuart McPherson, Fr Stephen Ortiger, Gordon Pearce, Fr Kevin Taggart

The Class of 1980 (delayed) 40 Year Reunion

The following attended the Class of 1980 (delayed) 40 Year Reunion:

Back row L to R: Richard Aldridge, Richard Williams, Rupert Pridham, Philip Lundberg, Simon IsaacBore, Frank O’Kelly, John Dyne, Alex Walters, Liam Bauress, Garry Coghlan, Mike Golton, George Daly, Dave Adeleke, Elena Vinycomb, Fr Stephen, Dave Harries, Mark Behard, Mark can der Lande, Mark Reynier, Johnny Ormerod, Charles Hooper, Dominic Ferguson, Piers Jennings, Julian McCarthy, Mark Porral, Ivan Macquisten. Front row L to R: Chris Hobbs, Peter Wright, Nigel Horsfall, Mark Walker, Steve Rhind-Tutt, Ben Goodger, Jonathan Scherer, Chris Matthews The last time so many of us got together to pose for a group shot it was for the rather anarchic unofficial leaving photo at Worth in July 1980. Almost exactly forty-two years to the day, on a sultry Friday night at the beginning of the July heatwave, it was my job to arrange the latest group photo by herding everyone into the alcove of The Green Room at The Century Club on Shaftesbury Avenue in London.

We had last met as a year group in 2010 when more than 50 showed up for a lively night at The Soho House, which spilled out into Old Compton Street – as far as I know, still the largest reunion for a single year in Worth history (correct me if I’m wrong). We had been supposed to meet in June 2020, but we all know how that went thanks to COVID. An abandoned attempt to reschedule for 2021 meant that by the time we finally met up, on 8th July 2022, my co-organisers and I had spent three years chivvying Old Boys (+ 1 Old Girl), chasing money, negotiating with the venue, etc.

Last-minute arrangements for weddings, graduations, landmark birthdays and illness robbed us of a quite a few would-be’s, but we nevertheless managed to corral 32 of us – still a substantial gathering for a single year – into the venue, for what proved to be one of the best nights any of us could remember.

Now aged 60, friends who had not seen each other since they were 17 or 18 felt the years fall away as if it was only yesterday that they sneaked ciggies under cover of the hydrangea bushes (‘The Hydies’) next to the front drive or burnt the midnight oil together over Physics revision that was beyond them. We have reached an age when ambition, one-upmanship and all the competitive diversions that might once have filled our minds have long since passed into the oblivion where they firmly belong. Instead, we are left with shared memories, fond affection and a self-effacing humour that have prompted us to meet up more often, so instead of waiting another ten years we aim to reunite in five.

We were delighted to welcome Fr Stephen, always an approachable Housemaster and Head Master, whose early wisdom has ripened with the years. As he blessed us all, his words were all about friends and family – the two greatest gifts in life. George Daly, erstwhile English master and school play impresario, was as lithe as a sporty fifth former, garnished by a deep French tan, the halo to an undimmed charisma recounting glorious Worthian memories. With him came the choirmaster and maestro that is Liam Bauress, and it was astonishing to hear how they still collaborate on entertainment extravaganzas. The latest is Zen and Now, created online during the pandemic.

Nigel Horsfall flew in from Miami, Stephen Rhind-Tutt from Washington DC, Mark Reynier from Ireland and Mark Porral from Gibraltar. The rest of us convened from all over the country. Special mention must go to the wonderful Elena Vinycomb, the sole female member among us, who was such fun to be with.

One thing is for sure: the older you get, the better these occasions become.

Ivan Macquisten B’80

Class of 1982 40 Year Reunion

Whilst talking to Martin Powys-Lybbe, distracted from the conversation at hand, I was transported back to his 1979 English O level class in the old prefabs at Worth, being tasked with an essay on imagery in King Lear or something similarly equally arcane. I was awakened from my reverie when Martin asked to be reminded which year we left. I told him 1982 and he responded, ‘’so you must all be knocking on 60 now’’. It is something of a jolt to be reminded by an esteemed schoolmaster that in fact you yourself have reached retirement age. Talking to him again after all these years, I felt fifteen.

And so it was, the Class of 1982, or at least a proportion of it, found itself assembled in The Savile Club in London’s Brook Street on 10th June 2022. It appears, to me at least,

The following attended the Class of 1982 40 Year Reunion:

David Adams, Matthew Brown, John Dean, Giles Hamilton, Crispin Hayhoe, Joe Hurley, Jonathan Jenkins, Ciaran Joyce, Anthony Lavelle, Mark Lethbridge, Justin MacLachlan, James Middleton, Nick Moore, Olly Morris, Peter O’Hea, Donal Quigley, Anthony Rawlinson, John Shepherd, Dominic Walker, Liam Bauress, George Daly, Martin Powys-Lybb, Fr Stephen Ortiger that in the intervening forty years, time has folded; as we have grown older (some by more than others) the age gap with Martin Powys-Lybbe, Fr Stephen and Liam Bauress has narrowed. And with George Daly it has somehow reversed (what is in the water over in Britanny?).

We were 22 for drinks then 17 for an excellent dinner. Fr Stephen as ever spoke so eloquently and amusingly, likening Worth to a theatre that has witnessed generations of players in many separate plays and expressing how grateful he was to be a player in ours. Amen to that, as the feeling is without doubt mutual. We were all thrilled to have Martin Powys-Lybbe in attendance and I can only wonder how he feels to be remembered above all for his lemon-coloured Lotus Europa more than his skills on the tennis court or his pre-eminence in Miltonic sonnets. The revelry was finally wrapped up at almost 2am and a fantastic time was had by all. Three cheers to Matt Brown without whom it would most likely not have happened and well done to those who we hadn’t seen at our 30th bash. Many thanks also to the Worth Society for supporting the event.

Giles Hamilton B’82

Class of 1991 30 Year Reunion

Dave Barnett, Chris Brading, Matt Brookes, Alex Cassoni, Oli Clarke, Hugh Crossley, Paul Collini, Justin Duckworth, Tim Franks, Ben Hamilton, Tom Holloway, Ben Hughes, Mike Hughes, Dave Kelly, Jamie Kenny, Marc Le Clercq, Chris Loftus, Ciaran Naidoo, Dom Newland, Douglas Ogilvy Watson, Justin Pavry, David Senior, Toby Simmonds, Sam Smith, Mark Vinycombe, Piers MacWhannel

Ten years on from their 20-year reunion, the Class of 1991 assembled on 13th November 2021 to mark another decade of distance between themselves and Worth School, along with another five or ten inches to their waistbands. To be fair: some were looking better than others. Michael Hughes, an absentee in 2011, has clearly been using too much Oil of Ulay.

But here we all were: same organisers, Ben Hamilton (logistics) and Chris Loftus (venue), same city, same Rutherford turnout (just Ben Hughes and Dom Newby, in retrospect suitable schoolie material, which would have left Ben free to take the job that was rightfully his), same muggins doing the write-up, and more or less the same faces.

What turned out to be a riotous evening started at 5pm with drinks, followed by a three-course dinner.

Other 2011 absentees to finally turn up included our miscreant Head Boy, Piers MacWhannell, who thought it wise to watch the early kick-off rugby first and was last seen being carried into an Uber; Al Cassoni, famously expelled for carrying vital supplies on a 1988 Duke of Edinburgh expedition, now the CEO of a behemoth about to go public; Dr Alistair Ferraro, who was keen to remind the assembled gentry his school nickname was “Fuzzy” just like his memory; David Senior, who heard it was fancy dress and came as an accountant; Justin Pavry, who is probably getting a little tired of trying to explain how our year had four Justins; Matt Brookes, the administration prefect who got lost on his way to the 2011 affair; Dave Kelly, who finally owned up about why he got demoted and then reinstated as Head of House (if only we’d had a… oh, there is footage); and Tim Franks, whose first gesture of the night was to pin a ‘Head Boy’ badge on my lapel, only for MacWhannell to swipe it like he’d dropped it (like so many passes as fly half) on the floor 30 years ago.

'Amilton failed miserably with a ‘Pointless’-inspired party game to discover if there were any school prefects during our time at Worth that none of us could remember – a special thanks to Jon Nickell and Paul Cook for helping me to tally up the 1987 brigade, but a ‘thanks for nothing’ to the busy executive who failed/has still failed to return my copy of the 1987 Worth Record – and credit where it’s due: ‘Fuzzy’ did remember that ‘Brooky’ was the Administration Prefect.

Final scores on the doors (wrong quiz show), but Butler triumphed again with 8 out of a possible 13, with eternal bridesmaids St Bedes on 7, Chapman with 5 (out of something like 20 – we blame the Quads), Gervase with 4 and Rutherford… so 26 in total: a little down on 2011, but there was Corona to deal with.

Final word: this was a great evening that many will hopefully treasure, providing they can remember much of it. Hugh Crossley had fun though: not only did he invite Piers to that early kick-off, but he told Dom Newland it was black tie – early highlights that presumably won’t be forgotten come 2031.

Ben Hamilton B’91

Class of 2002 20 Year Reunion

Thursday 8th September 2022 will be remembered in history as the day Queen Elizabeth II sadly passed away. The news from Balmoral was in fact just breaking as several of us 2002 Leavers were gathering at the Understudy Bar at the KERB National Theatre on the Southbank to celebrate our 20 Year Reunion. The opportunity to meet up again with people we hadn’t seen since our 10 Year Reunion, and some even further back, and share our memories of Worth, meant that the sad news didn’t dampen the atmosphere.

We were joined by Duncan Pring and Jeremy Dowling representing our former teachers, who both thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Thanks to a donation from Worth Society the drinks flowed, and were soaked up with a selection of Mexican dishes from the bar’s kitchen.

See you all again in 2032, if not before!

Adam Fudakowski G’02 The following attended the Class of 2002 20 Year Reunion:

James Arney, Max Barnett, Conor Bevan, Toby Bligh, Ronan Cloud, Jim Condie, James Darcy, Richard Dempsey, Tom Doyle, Adam Fudakowski, Matt Hunt, Ed James, Chris Kellaway, Matt Hunt, James Madsen, Matt Maguire, Dave Mase, Max McAlister, Daniel O'Connell, James Powys-Lybb, Dom Rumsey, Charles Slevin, Johhny Smythe, Giles Turton, Alex Tyrwhitt, Charlie Vaugh-Fowler, Harry Wyburd, Alex Young, Jeremy Dowling, Duncan Pring

Class of 2011 10 Year Reunion

Harry Beer, Anthony Bellm, Ed Calvert, Jack Clancy, James Cliffe, Anastassia Dimmek, Nick Elvidge, James Emery, Ed Everington, Niamh Fogarty, Antonia Foldes, Anthony Garai, Raph Gruber, Talu Hakverdi, Ed Hampson, Fran Hampson, Johannes Hofmann, Julia Hollis, Tess Jackson, Emily Jacobs, Tim Long, Mattia Mattias, Henry McNeil, Ellie Minch, Rosetta Monden, Chris Napleton, Sophie Nash, Ben O’Donnell, Nick O’Dwyer, Nick Ottersbach, Ben Parry, Raj Patel, Tom Philips, Nico Redman, Sasha Richards, Theo Rivers, Greg Russell, Clarice Ryan, Tess Ryan, George Salimbeni, Nick Shelbourne, Tanera Simons, Seb Strudley, Rory Tilford, Gemma Turnbull, Jack Udale, Seb Ward, Dylan Warren, Richard Wiggins, Harry Whelpton, Elaine Yim

On 27th November 2021 the Class of 2011 found themselves in Scotland Yard. Thankfully, they were not under investigation, but instead reuniting ten years after leaving Worth at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel. 55 leavers came together, with some even managing to negotiate European travel restrictions to make it to London for the occasion. All houses were represented and all present were in excellent spirits for our first official reunion since leaving school.

After a period of COVID interruption, for many of us, this was the first opportunity for group-based indoor socialising in quite a while. Tess Ryan reprised her role as Head Girl to welcome everyone back together. Some had not seen each other since playing for WOBS RFC that very afternoon. For others, it had been a little longer, but all were pleased to see each other.

The evening began with some catching up over drinks and canapés with excellent stories of travel, careers, and families shared. It was amazing to hear about the huge variety of different life adventures that the group had enjoyed. The thing that resonated with me the most was how the shared experience of our education has given so many different things to all of us over the years.

As the evening wore on, it evolved to include dance moves the likes of which haven’t been seen since dances in the Performing Arts Centre back at Worth, before a group photo rounded off the night.

It was a real privilege to be present for the occasion, particularly after the events of the last two years that we have all had to endure. As fun as Zoom quizzes can be, there really is nothing like being back together in person, and reconnecting with old friends.

Thank you very much to the organisers (Katharine Farmer, Ben O’Donnell Bourke, Tess Ryan and Julia Hollis), and to the Worth Society for getting the opening round of drinks. I’m very excited for the next reunion. I’m sure it won’t be another ten years before it happens.

Nick Elvidge C’11

Class of 2012 10 Year Reunion

Ian Reid, Marina Holden, Leonie Leuschner, Andrei Kanchelskis, Chris Cannon, William Richards, Elizabeth Hill, Elaine Yim, Lauren Martin, Harry Killoughery, Beau McCarthy, Maximas Ihlas, Gabriel Gahan, Louise Moon, Rebecca Bhargava, Alice Rooke, Dominic O'Donnell Bourke, Lottie Cotterell, David Ball, Christian Guerrini-Nazoa, Ruth Hodges, Ben Jozwiak, Antonia Spraul, Nora Verleger, Alex Calnan, PJ Green, Claire Long, Henry Palmer, Edi Gritten, Dominic Baun, Adam Megyeri, Christina Wingartz, Ben Gardner, Sarah Turner, James Metcalf, Georgie Chenery, Andrew Oxley, Duncan Pring

It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating our time at Worth at the Leavers Ball in 2012. Time has flown and it is crazy to think this year marks 10 years since leaving school.

To celebrate this big milestone, Louise Moon and I organised the 10 Year Reunion for 2012 Leavers on 10th September 2022. We hired the private room at the Italian Greyhound in Marble Arch - decorated in gold balloons for a champagne reception, followed by a delicious sit-down dinner and drinks. Almost 40 former students came - some from down the road in London and (slightly further afield) Sussex, while others travelled from as far as Germany, Spain and Singapore! We were very gladly joined by Dr Duncan Pring and Andrew Oxley as honourable guests.

It was a fantastic evening, with a chance to properly catch up and reconnect with those we may have lost touch with; find out what everyone had done since leaving school and share memories and funny stories of our time together at Worth. For a lot of the boys, it was a chance to celebrate friendships of over 15 years since starting Worth in Year 7. From the moment everyone started trickling in, there was constant loud chatter and lots of laughs.

While it felt like many people hadn’t changed at all, a slideshow of pictures through the years proved us wrong and provided a lot of entertainment…!

After such a fun evening, we are really excited to make the effort to maintain connections and continue strong friendships. We look forward to celebrating again in the not so distant future - we certainly won’t be leaving it another 10 years!

Lottie Cotterell StA’12

Welcome back Class of 2020

My return to Worth was long overdue and highly anticipated. As an international student living in Spain, the sudden urgency from my parents for me to abandon ship and fly back home when the pandemic hit was dizzying. This led to me leaving a big chunk of my belongings at Worth, and a goodbye that was only meant to last 2 weeks but actually ended my 5 years at Worth without a moment for reflection or closure. What’s more, I went on to university in the United

States and had yet to step foot back in the UK since the pandemic.

This made the return to Worth on 24th June 2022 for my class year all the more comforting. Recognising the bends and turns coming out of Gatwick, the baked beans for breakfast, and seeing the sign for the Cowdray Arms as we got closer was all incredibly nostalgic. Nothing seemed to have changed from the moment I had left, and it was brilliant! Driving in, every building brought back fond memories of my 5 years. But seeing the buildings and the campus was not the reason I had returned. Seeing all my friends and teachers was something I did not expect to find so gratifying.

The following alumni attended the Welcome back Class of 2020 event:

Samuel Akwenuke, Bolu Bajomo, Zac Bartlett, Isabel Bohles, Frieso Brenninkmeijer Ben Bulley, Claudie Cooper, James Donnelly, Anselm Dyer-Grimes, Nico Fernandez de Miguel Durrant, Ted Fuller, Oliver Goodridge-McHugh, Toby Halffter, Sophie Harrison Binns, Elfreda Hu, Jennifer Ikhide, Meg Ingles, Bruno Joyston-Bechal, Giles Killoughery, Jeremy Liu, Ciara Maher, Carla Mason-Roe, Elizabeth McCarthy, Eulalia Oliver, Sophie Ritchie, Helen Ritchie, Marie Rothleitner, Angelo Sabaratnam, Charlie Simpson, Angus Stainton, Emma Stephan, Benita Weil, Dylan Warren, Richard Wiggins, Harry Whelpton, Elaine Yim

The teachers had not changed much (although Mr Moss’ beard may have grown a bit longer), but some of my peers seemed different, although in a weird sense exactly the same. Despite the fact we are now spread throughout the country, and even the world, all it took was 5 minutes for us to reminisce on our experiences, and to be telling each other what we had achieved since. Lots of laughter went around as we reminded each other of the embarrassing things we had done. It was fantastic to be able to share with teachers how far we had come thanks to them. Everyone’s kindness, both of the teachers and staff at Worth to me and all my peers visiting was really wonderful.

The tour afterwards helped bring back even more memories (even though the new fancy Sixth Form building gave us all a lot of jealousy). Seeing Worth again was the highlight of my summer, and being able to finally give a proper farewell to where I had grown up and matured for 5 years gave me a great sense of peace. I am already anticipating the next reunion and to see what the future holds for me, and for Worth.

Toby Halffter, Head Boy StB’20

Careers Networking Evening 2022

It was a pleasure to have attended the networking event hosted at the fantastic City roof-top offices of Castell Wealth Management, courtesy of Michael Cook C’15, their Head of Marketing.

The event started off with an informative talk given by James Baybutt StB’99 of Parkside Executive on the current UK job market overall and by industry.

I spoke with many Worthians at the event about their current roles and was fascinated by the diverse range of careers that people have gone on to pursue. Aside from general catch-ups and connecting, attendees also had the opportunity to speak with a designated ‘mentor’ who is working in the industry we aspire to work in, or just have a general curiosity in, as indicated during the registration process. I was connected with Jack Featherby StB’09 who is working in the Asset Management industry. After a very insightful conversation, I gained some better understanding of his role as a Portfolio Manager and his career progression from sell-side M&A advisory to Asset Management on the buy-side.

I signed up to the event because I wanted to find out more about the Asset Management industry - the sector I covered in my previous placement, and was set to return to as a full-time analyst this autumn. I am now due to take up an opportunity in Capital Markets, but it was still a worthwhile conversation because you never know how your career will progress and an open mindset is very important.

I wish everyone who attended the event the best of luck in their search for their ideal job - I am sure that the event will have helped! If you would like support with a graduate scheme/summer internship application in a finance related position, I am more than happy to help.

Grace Liu StM’18 We welcomed the following young Worthians to our 2022 Careers Networking Evening:

Aless Hermitage StM’15, Arianna Buccino StM’17, Seb Buts StB’17, Peter Cloudsley B’17, Bella Lee StA’17, Lucia Macari StM’17, Eli Barrott C’18, Natalie Riley SM’17, Alfie Coke StB’18, Fred Greenslade G’18, Grace Lui StM’18, Will Mersh C’18, Matt Redferne G’18, Ben Ritchie F’18, Andrew Riley G’18, Tim Riley G’18, Roxanne Etemad StC’19, Lourdes Hornung StM’19, Zac Bartlett R’20, Max Becker-Hussong StB’20, Martha Blowey StM’20, Bruno Joyston-Bechal G’20

We welcomed the following careers advisors to our 2022 Careers Networking Evening:

James Baybutt StB’99 – Parkside Executive Dominic Reynolds StB’01 – Communications Consultant Oliver Mulcahy C’05 – Royal Navy Florian Schaker B’07 – HFW Law Charlie Bridge StB’09 – Stuart Transportation & Logistics Jack Featherby StB’09 – JP Morgan Asset Management Rory Ryan C’09 – Deep Tech Entrepreneur Tom Poynder F’13 – Brit Insurance Piers Spencer B’14 – Penfold Digital Pension Provider Ashley Thomas StB’14 – ARC Credit Ratings Ollie Campbell StB’15 – Moody’s Analytics Michael Cook C’15 – Castell Wealth Management Emily Hollings StM’15 – Citywire Financial Publishing Emily Johnson StA’15 – SS&C Technologies Mia Wilcox StA’15 – Bank of England Adam Amer B’17 – Corporate Matchmaking Brooke Benwell StA’17 – Sayers Butterworth Tim Chandler StB’17 – Chief Disruptor Peter Cloudsley B’17 – HSBC Emily Green StM’17 – Mediacom Bella Lee StA’17 – CEO Elxr. Skin Hygiene Ollie Maud R’17 – Nimbus Ninety Eli Barrott C’18 – Hanover Communications Grace Lui StM’18 – Deloitte Jane Ing – St James’s Place Wealth Management Mary Lou Burge – Worth Society Manager Anna MacMahon – Head of Development, Worth School