| frank glyn-jones |
1938 |
I am 87, still drive a car, take active part in local affairs, active member of several local societies, fascinated as ever by economics, writing regularly in local newspapers, saddened by the appallingly bad UK leadership in the last 2 years, even more saddened by the economic outlook. I admire the enormous talent in KES. |
| John W Bakewell |
1945 |
Enjoying retirement after 43 years in our Merchant Navy as a Navigating Officer and Captain. I played and refereed bowls but recently gave up owing to faulty knees! I am an Observer for the Institute of Advanced Motorists which means I give tips to drivers who wish to obtain the Advanced Test. My main interest now are my two sons and thrir wives together with four grandchildren. After leaving KES I entered the Thames Nautical Training College, HMS Worcester as a Cadet RNR. After two years there I joined Shaw Savill & Albion Company sailing to mainly Australia, New Zeamand and South Africa on their cargo and passenger ships. I was ten years with them from Cadet to 2nd Officer. I then spent six months teaching on HMS Worcester, then joined the Cross Channel ships at Holyhead as 2nd Officer eventually retiring in 1991 as Senior Captain. During some of this time I was on the Council and Technical Commitee of The Honourable Company of Master Mariners. |
| John L. Gardner |
1947 |
I returned to Santa Fe after a month's vacation in the U.K. early in October. I had the usual three day journey. (Birmingham/London/Dallas.Abq/Santa Fe). I normally visit a month in the Spring and a month in the Fall and live in my small flat in Sutton Coldfield. I can't say it was the best vacation I have ever had - but I certainly accomplished a lot in home improvement - impelled by necessity I oversaw the installation of: two sets of blinds, and water heaters specific to my sinks, and my shower. I also had the hall, the kitchen, and the bathroom tiled. Not to be outdone in addition I added a digital storage unit (hard drive) to go with my T.V. set and a new-fangled digital wireless house phone - about as big (and as useful) as a Mars bar - to my household contents. This, as I am sure many of your readers know, is one of the problems of maintaining property in another country. As always I was happy to see most of my old school friends - going to Stratford four times and celebrating my 80th birthday with my oldest friends there - Jim Thomas (1948) and his wife Josie. The rebuilt R.S.C. theater is really taking shape now. It's going to be huge and splashy, although a merger of very modern and early 20C styles might be a bit confusing. Since I am an avid digital photographer, I attended five Smethwick Photo Society meetings and met with my photomates there - eating more pork pie and drinking more red wine than I should. I also got about three free days to do photography and managed to get more pictures from places associated with my youth; I spent half a day photographing Matthew Boulton's Soho House (which has been beautifully restored). It is about seven minutes from my schooldays home in Handsworth. Finally, on the first leg of my return, I spent a day and a half in London and had a good wander round the Piccadilly area where I visited a very publicized show at the Royal Academy for the exhibit of the noted unorthodox artist/sculptor Anish Kapoor. That afternoon I walked some of the north and south banks of the Thames near Charing Cross and the Festival Hall. Despite the drizzle, I was able to take a lot of photos. I capped the day by having a huge bowl of apple crumble and custard at the restaurant in the crypt at St Martin's in the Fields (close to being my favorite London restaurant). However, after a seemingly endless journey, I returned to a rather chilly Santa Fe where we even got a little snow, rain, and sleet that afternoon. Reminder: with an elevation of 7000 feet, Santa Fe is not only the United States' oldest state capital but its highest! .............................................................................................................. N.B. From Wikipedia: (you may want to include him amongst your notables) I think he also was 1947 or 48. Stanley Myers (6 October 1930 â€" 9 November 1993), was a prolific British film composer who scored over sixty films. Born in Birmingham, as a teenager Myers went to the prestigious King Edward's High School inEdgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham. He is best known for Cavatina (1970), an evocative guitar piece that served as the signature theme for Michael Cimino's 1978 film The Deer Hunter, and for which Myers won the Ivor Novello Award. A somewhat different version of this work, performed by John Williams, had appeared in The Walking Stick. And yet another version had lyrics added. Cleo Laine and Iris Williams, in separate recordings as He Was Beautiful, helped to make Cavatina become even more popular. The song received new life in 2007 when Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts included it in his debut album, One Chance. Myers also wrote incidental music for a 1964 serial in the television series Doctor Who, and the theme for the BBC's Question Time. During the 1980s, Myers worked frequently with director Stephen Frears. His score for Prick Up Your Ears (1987) won him a Best Artistic Contribution" award at the Cannes Film Festival. He also scored several low budget features ("Time Traveler", "Blind Date", "The Wind", "Zero Boys") for director Nico Mastorakis collaborating with Hans Zimmer. Myers died of cancer aged 63 in Kensington and Chelsea London.[1] " |
| Peter E Coates |
1948 |
My wife, Coralie, and I have both passed the 80 year landmark, and if we survive until September 2010 we shall have completed 60 years of marriage. Coralie sadly has advanced Alzheimer's disease, but I remain well enough to be her full-time carer. Our 2 sons are both now middle- aged, but happily married, parents themselves and successful in their chosen careers. |
| Brian Baker |
1950 |
Now retired living in Canada on 40 forested acres over looking Lake Huron, having practiced Rural Medicine for 50 years |
| Philip k Harber |
1950 |
Retired from toronto School Board, taught high school in Barbados, Montreal and Toronto. Now living in Brazil, learning to paint and play flamenco guitar. Learning Brazilian, Portuguese |
| C.M. Edwards |
1951 |
Not my news, but you could give publicity to a recently published book by Mark Wagh, 'Pavilion to crease..and back'.Published by Fairfield Books, it has received good reviews from both Robin Martin-Jenkins in The Wisden Cricketer, and George Dobell, in Spin. Hardback 160 pps.+ 16 colour illustrations £15. Needless to say I do not know Mark personnaly,and we have never met!, I have simply received a flyer in the post, being a member of numerous cricket clubs and organisations!! |
| John T Pressdee |
1951 |
Retired from Local Govt. C.A.O former West Midlands County Council 1987. Living in Somerset |
| Michael Edwards |
1951 |
I sent you info on Mark Wagh's book, but forgot the title, I think! It is PAVILION TO CREASE...AND BACK"" |
| P K Harber |
1951 |
Life in Brazil is very different from my 30 years in Canada, and my 11 years in Barbados...Not many English people choose Brazil for retirement, but the country is immense and full of spas, resaorts, beaches and excellent food. The arts are not neglected: music is very important to Brazilians of all tastes. |
| L.B.C LEWIS |
1952 |
I live in Penzance. At the start of this year I think I was very fit .I could for example run six miles in under one hour. Alas now I have Motor Neurone Disease. But the positive thing has been the contact with OE friends. Hve been visited by Stephen Chadwin from Glasgow. John Pressdee, Somerset, has called. So has Bill Stone, Wolverhampton,. Bryan OSBORNE , Hants is in weekly contact by e- mail. One un expected visitor was Peter Fisk, Somerset- he parked his car here, en route to SCILLY. It was good to see them. |
| Nanju Sankarayya |
1952 |
Retired medical practitioner |
| William G Hetherington |
1952 |
Currently involved in creating a database of every individual British conscientious objector to military service |
| Dr Cedric Ashley |
1954 |
I am a partner in a partnership delivering e-learning called Euromotor Autotrain LLP.In June this year we were approved by AccreditUK as a ICT software developer and in November short listed for the 2009 ICT Excellence Awards. The point is how many others of 1954 are still working and in technologies which did not exist at our time at KES! |
| Gordon T Woods |
1954 |
Completed Wainwright coast to coast |
| John M Vernon |
1954 |
I attended KES 1947--1954 and, after National Service in Hong Kong, at Magdalen College, Oxford, I obtained MA, DPhil (1962). My professional career in chemistry at the University of York 1966--2001 followed periods of research in Germany and USA. I also held teaching appointments from time to time at universities in Canada and USA and with the Open University. I am now retired, with more opportunity to pursue mountaineering interests and to visit grandchildren in New Zealand. |
| Michael Counsell |
1954 |
I visited my son Christopher Counsell in New Zealand, and spent 3 months in Corfu as locum priest at the Anglican Church there. |
| Professor Arthur Stockwin |
1954 |
I was awarded an OBE for services to academic excellence and to the promotion of Anglo-Japanese understanding, in the New Years Honours list, 2009. I was also awarded the Japan Foundation Award for Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange at a ceremony in Tokyo on 6th October 2009. In connection with this I gave a public lecture on 7th October entitled 'Japanese Politics in a British Political Mirror'. |
| Konrad K Schiemann |
1955 |
judge at the ECJ |
| Peter Sibley |
1955 |
Thirty five years after first being elected a school governor, Peter Sibley finaly stepped down at the end of August 2009 from this role. Nearly two thirds of these years have been spend as Chairman of Governing Bodies in Hampshire and Dorset. My interest in education is being maintained for the time being as one of the Chairmen of the Independent School Appeal Admissions and Exclusions Tribunals in the Counties of Dorset, Somerset and the Borough of Poole. |
| Robin A Richardson |
1955 |
Working full-time as a consultant on equality and diversity issues, particularly in the field of education. Information at www.insted.co.uk |
| Alan Davis |
1956 |
One reason for 2009 being a special year was that in September I returned to KES after a 55 years absence! For family reasons I had left school in 1954 aged only sixteen years. At some point in the 1960's I must have acquired an OEA tie but worn it only seldomly because I was ordained in 1965 and spent most of my life in a dog collar. Following retirement from my last post as Archdeacon of West Cumberland we moved south and it seemed a good time to chase up a replacement OEA tie. One thing, a tie, led to another person, Derek Benson, who kindly invited my wife and I to a school visit and lunch in September. It was strange and exciting to remember clearly and not so clearly, rooms, laboratories and corridors which were part of my everyday school life from 1949 to 1954. My enormous thanks are due to Derek who gave up his time and took great trouble to make us welcome and to ring bells which had remained silent for 55 years. The Venerable Alan Dabis |
| N M Barnes |
1956 |
Appointed CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours in June |
| Richard Temple Cox CBE |
1956 |
I am a member of one of the eight Honours Committes appointed by the Cabinet Secretariat who award honours particularly in respect of citations relating to the voluntary sector, charities, local authorities,police, fire and ambulance services.These wards are made twice per year numbering 1000 on each occasion,of which this committe assess over half the honours given each time.It is a hugely stimulating experience and one feels humbled by the considerable volume of worthy activities which British citizens freely subsribe for betterment of the nation, regions, communities, and individuals. |
| David E Rothera |
1957 |
I have been retired for some 5 years after working for many years as a Prosecuting Solicitor for the Essex County Council and then for the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| A M Beran |
1958 |
Career: Civ Eng B'ham Uni; land drainage in fens; hydro-power company in Oz; research organization in UK studying floods and droughts; climate and global change research management; retired in 1997. Interests or hobbies: None I can put my finger on unless honing of curmudgeonly skills qualifies. Married to Veronica. 4 kids, 6 grandchildren. |
| Christopher Gardiner |
1959 |
When I left KEGS it was suggested to me that I should finish my A levels somewhere else and I spent four very happy terms at The High School for Boys in Worthing, where my parents had been living for several years. For the past 30 years I have lived in Chelmsford and worked until my first retirement in 2002 for The Marconi Company. I have returned to them twice since then and my latest retirement was in December 2008. |
| John L Sessions |
1959 |
On leaving school in April 1959, I joined the Royal Navy, serving until January 1981. I became a Naval Interpreter in Italian in 1966, read for the Bar whilst serving (called by Middle Temple in 1972), and was promoted to Commander in 1976. After retiring from the Service I practised at the Common Law Bar in London for 11 years. In 1986 I was appointed an Assistant Recorder, and in 1992 a Circuit Judge on the South Eastern Circuit. The last seven years of my full-time work as a judge were spent in Chichester Crown Court. I retired in 2007, but still sit part-time in East Sussex. From 1995 until 2005 I was actively involved with the provision of judicial training, and was a member of the Parole Board from 2005 to 2008. In 1995 I was appointed Judge Advocate of the Fleet, and continued to hold the appointment until 2008, when the post was abolished after some 345 years. I now live with my wife, Averil Harrison, in rural Sussex. |
| Paul B Mathews |
1959 |
Having worked in banking my whole life I retired in 1996 to Costa Rica. |
| Richard S Birch |
1959 |
career with cadbury Sxhweppes now retired. Since 2003 I have acted as an informal convenor for our entry year (51) we have around 35 members and meet annually. I am also interested in travel and conservation as chairman of my local Wildlife Trust group |
| David H Howell |
1960 |
no particular news except that I have been 'lost' for over 40 years and have now been 'found' as a result of my brother Stephen (also an olded) sending me an article out of a recent Gazette referring to a Wanderers football team 50th reunion dinner to be held 16.10.2009, causing me to contact Tim Austin and Jim Evans |
| Gordon E Stollard |
1960 |
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Harrogate 25 years.Lecture tour S India 1997. Retired to Bournemouth 2001. Sailed to St Lucia 2006, cruised the Caribean and returned May/June 2009 via Bermuda and the Azores. |
| Gordon E Stollard |
1960 |
Retired in 2001 to pursue interest in offshore sailing. Spent 3 years cruising the Caribean retuned in 2009 |
| Michael W Bill |
1960 |
Retired as a director of Bristow Helicopter Ltd in 1999, currrently helicopter Flying Instructor Examiner. Having recently moved back to the Midlands and would like to link up with anyone who remembers me from 1959/60/61 |
| Robin A Duval |
1960 |
CBE 2005 |
| Alan B Loach |
1961 |
Now retired I spend 1/3 of each year at a cottage in France |
| Ian Plenderleith |
1961 |
I do not think it has been reported in the Gazette that my father, Ray Plenderleith, who was at King Edward's in the 1930s, died on 5 August 2008 at the age of 91. The Birmingham Post carried an obituary of him at the time: I can let you have a copy if that would be helpful. |
| Paul G Faber |
1961 |
Is currently suffering from vascular dementia and cannot take part in as many activities as he used to |
| Ralph r Bergmann |
1961 |
President chairman, adult and youth magistrates courts Chairman, fitness to practice panels and registration appeal panels of general medical council. Chairman of school govenors. Member of the Hackney children and young persons scrunity comission and standing council for religious education Committee chairtman of union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations |
| Terry Wall |
1961 |
To compensate for my under-achievement at school I joined Mensa in the Sixties. They finally organised a Mensa UK National golf tournament in 2008 which I won (handicap and scratch) at Henley-in Arden, and I defended both titles successfully this year at Abbey Park, Redditch. The lessons that I organised with Mr Cotter in the late Fifties continue to benefit my game. I have to admit that it's less impressive than it appears, as there were only about 20 players and the rules favoured my handicap group! |
| Timothy D Austin |
1961 |
Since retiring from The Times in 2003 I have become involved with village life. I am the Hon Poppy Appeal organiser and keep in touch with Old Eds from the early 60's |
| David H Twiss |
1962 |
Now happily retired from the NHS. How did I ever find time to go to work? |
| John M Rock |
1962 |
I work in Asia and the Pacific on a voluntary basis for three orgs. Australian Foundation for peoples of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP) where I am Chair of the Board - this is an international development NGO Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV (APN+) where I am an Advisor International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) where I am part of the Transitional Board. |
| David Crigman |
1963 |
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| John A White |
1963 |
John has been living in Belgrade since he moved to (then) Yugoslavia in 1983. Minus two years (1999-2001) in Skopje, he has lived there ever since. Most of his work in the Balkans has been for the EU, as a press officer. He retired from EU service in December 2008. |
| Maurice L Bason |
1963 |
Recently retired (July 1, 2009) from the Shepherd Chemical Company as Director, Global Process Improvement, Information Technology and Strategic Human Resources. From 1975-2003 founding principal of Bason Associates, a consulting firm specializing in organization development and executive search. Married to Gail; three children and nine grandchildren |
| Tony Ralli |
1963 |
A highlight for me in 2009 was being able to travel to the Greek island of Chios (Xios). Chios lies just off the Turkish coast opposite Cesme and Izmir. My family originated from the island and it was very interesting to see where they had lived and to walk in the same places where they too had walked. The experience was however tinged with sadness reflecting how my family, and many others, were forced to flee this beautiful island following the massacre by the Turks in April 1822. The island suffered again in 1881 when it was devastated by an earthquake which destroyed many of the buildings. 128 years later many properties still stand in ruins and rebuilding is only taking place slowly. |
| Anthony J Herring |
1964 |
Retired April 2008 after 40 years in what is now called Human Resources, mostly in engineering but most recently in a company supplying half of Tesco's fresh pork. |
| John M Freeman |
1964 |
Career spent teaching finally to Deputy Principal Sha Tin College Hong Kong. Retired to Cheshire |
| Richard G Woolley |
1964 |
I became an academic; after a 1st at Oxford (Chemistry) I did a D.Phil there, post-doc'd in Copenhagen, and then went to Cambridge (1972-1982) first as a college fellow (Trinity Hall), and afterwards as a SRC Advanced Fellow. Finally (1982) I went to Trent Polytechnic - later Nottingham Trent University, and was Professor of Chemical Physics from 1993 to 2004 when I retired. Now my garden, the golf course, photography and my granddaughter occupy all my time! Royal Society of Chemistry - Marlow Medal and Prize 1978 Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge 1991 elected Fellow, American Physical Society 1995 |
| Dave K Gilbert |
1965 |
Has been working in Seoul in Korea for 15 months supervising a front end engineering design project |
| Jeremy Thomas |
1965 |
Retired from full time teaching in 2007. Ended teaching career as head of Classics department at King Henry VIII School Coventry. Now teaching part time GCSE/A level Latin Greek and Classical Civilisation. |
| John Clark |
1965 |
3 adult chidren, 5 grandchildren and living with Diana in Sydenham (SE London). Working as a social housing consultant after 40 years with housing associations in London. My website is www.john-clark.org.uk |
| Tom Johnson |
1965 |
I taught French and German at Nantwich and Acton Grammar School (later becoming Malbank School) from 1969 until 2002, during which time I was the school's Examination Officer from 1981 until my retirement. Since 2002 my wife, Jean, and I have developed what had been hobbies for us until then and now we are full-time crossword compilers and proof-readers working from home. We have two children, David, aged 31, who is Marketing Manager at Bonham's the Auctioneers in Old Bond Street, London, and Helen, aged 29, who is sub-editor on Take a Break magazine at H. Bauer offices in Camden in London. Hobbies are photography, CBSO, buses in Malta especially, Warwickshire CC and water-colour painting. |
| Tom Johnson |
1965 |
Our proof-reading and crossword compiling business continues apace. Whilst Jean does much of the proof-reading for numerous monthly puzzle magazines, I mostly compile puzzles. In the autumn I was asked to take on the task of compiling the crossword for Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine and my first puzzle appeared in the October 2009 issue. I am also keeping my fingers crossed for news of another new development elsewhere, which is likely to start in the New Year. More about this when things are up and running. By the time this news appears in the OE Gazette, solvers will have had the chance to have a go at my Double Anagram Christmas puzzle in the Spectator where I appear as Doc, and my Double Alphabetical Generalist puzzle in Prospect magazine under the pseudonym Didymus and my difficult Polymath crossword on Christmas Eve in the Financial Times, where I appear as Gozo. |
| Edmund J Steele |
1966 |
My wife and I have recently completed a six year, 36,000 mile circumnavigation of the planet by sailing vessel. |
| Mick J Cooney |
1966 |
Retired at age 60 in November 2007. Approaching Ruby wedding anniversary in October 2009. |
| Nigel Freeman-Powell |
1966 |
Soon to retire after 31 years at KEHS |
| Stephen F Drinkwater |
1968 |
Now Education and Inclusion Manager with Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Married Julie in 2002, one dependent child, Josh. Taught from 1973 to 1977, then worked for Lake District National Park Authority for 12 years as Education Officer. |
| Peter A Oldershaw |
1969 |
During a distinguished business career as a Director of ACT Group plc (a FTSE 100 company) I came across Simon Hunt, John Wheatley, Mike Seabrook and Colin Graham. I can work no longer as a year ago I was diagnosed with Motor Neurone's Disease. I am one of the unfortunate 5000 or so people who live with this terrible disease at any point in time. If any Old Edwardian knows of anything anywhere in the world that can cure or slow down this illness please get in touch. E Mail is best as I can no longer talk. Thank you. |
