News & Notes 2023

1940s

HENRY SANFORD (1940, F)

I am now aged 97. Most of my peer group have gone to rest. I have just completed my memoirs which has an account of Radley.

JOHN CLEMENTS (1946, E)

Memories of my time at Radley are always with me. Especially my time as Stroke of the 2nd VIII and taking part in the Marlow Regatta for two years (1949 & 1950). After leaving Radley, I started my National Service with the Devonshire Regiment. I left with a commission and at my request, I joined the Kings African Rifles in Zomba, Nyasaland (now Malawi) – the town of my birth in 1932.

After a short period, I joined the Nyasaland Police where, after attending Senior Police training in the UK, my career began; I achieved the Rank of Acting Superintendent. My service included running various Police Districts, prosecuting, and keeping close liaison with the Provincial and District Administration and various Government departments. In Nyasaland, I met my wife, Joyce (Jo). She was the governess to the Chief Secretary’s children. We married in December 1954 and had two daughters: Bridget and Marilyn, both born in Nyasaland.

In 1960, in view of the political changes in Nyasaland, I resigned and our family moved to Kent in the UK. But Africa was in my blood so in 1968 we sailed for South Africa. I have lived in the same town of Somerset West (not far from Cape Town) ever since. I was a director of a small Placement Company in Cape Town until my retirement. I actively served for 18 years with the National Sea Rescue Institute in Gordons Bay, after which I received a shield for ‘Long and Loyal Service’. I attended 79 callouts.

I have been blessed with good health, a very active life, and numerous hobbies. Unfortunately, my legs are very weak now and I need the assistance of a walker. I loved hiking in the mountains and joined the Mountain Club of SA, where I also led their Rescue Team and took part in many rescues. I also became an active member of the Bird Club and obtained my Bird Ringing License. I helped run a local bird nature reserve and did bird ringing for 16 years. I am now an honorary member.

The one hobby I am still able to enjoy is painting. I originally painted in oils but for the last few years, I have changed to watercolour. My passion is the sea and yachts. I have been an avid sailor and have taken part in various yachting ocean races. So, I mainly paint yachts and the big clippers. I undertook several commissions in respect of yacht portraits. In recent years I have specialised in painting scenes on board various ships from the age of the clippers. I also paint birds, and my bird paintings are still being used in our local nature reserve to help people with bird identification.

I now live in a retirement village in a comfortable little cottage. Sadly, my wife died in 2012 and my daughter, Bridget, died in 2018. My daughter, Marilyn and son-in-law, Niel visit regularly and we go on drives and still do a bit of birding.

I have four grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. My grandson, Matthew, lives in Yorkshire but all the rest are here in South Africa.

DAVID GIRLING (1948, E)

I’m still going strong and living in Cornwall. I survived a hip operation in 2021, and a heart pacemaker in 2022. Still playing golf at St. Enodoc, and enjoying the Cornish scenery. Best wishes to any of my contemporaries who remember me.

NICHOLAS JACKSON (1948, H)

I met a lovely French girl in Paris when I was giving an organ recital at Notre Dame in 1972. We have now been happily married for over 50 years. Our 42-yearold son Graham is a Liveryman of the Drapers’ Company and a Governor of his old school Christ’s Hospital. We have a duo playing two harpsichords together. Although I shall be 89 next month, I am still quite busy. I continue to be involved with organising the annual concerts at Drapers’ Hall, which I inaugurated when I was Master 30 years ago. I also organise the ‘Monday Night is Music Night’ recitals at the Oxford & Cambridge Club. I am an Hon Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, and Patron of the College Music Society. My most recent opera (the 3rd one) ‘Le Petit Prince’ was performed by students of the RCM and can be viewed on YouTube. My most memorable experience at Radley was beating Ted Dexter in a racquet competition, which wasn’t quite as amazing as it sounds as he had entered the competition without having ever played before!

LINDSAY PHILLIPS (1948, B)

I live in the centre of the Var in Provence in Lorgues 83510 and have my old classic 36 ft motor boat in Sainte Maxime. If any ORs are passing by, I would be pleased to take you out around the Gulf of St Tropez. Contact: www.stmarcdesomedes.com.

MARSHALL RUTTER (1949, D)

I was extraordinarily fortunate to have attended Radley for one year (1949-50) after being awarded an English-speaking Union Exchange Fellowship from The Hill School in the US. It was the most illuminating year of my formal education. I returned to the US and attended Amherst College (as in, Lord Jeffery Amherst) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. I spent many years of my adult life helping form and support the now world-famous Los Angeles Master Chorale that opened the Salzburg Music Festival in 2019 and 2023. I have a much-loved and loving family. I have recently retired from practising law for 60 years. I have supported and will continue to support the Radley Foundation for what Radley did for me.

1950s

DAVID BERKLEY (1950, G)

I’m getting old and slower but I’m still around, living in Cambridge as I have been since retiring from teaching 25 years ago. Apart from being a lay minister for much of that time, I’ve been one of the official guides leading groups of tourists around Cambridge and focusing on the immense input Cambridge has made to various fields.

The Reformation in England began here only eight years after starting in Germany with leaders such as Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley and Thomas Bilney. In the 17th century, Puritans left for North America, resulting in the founding of towns called Cambridge in North America and Canada; part of what came to be known as New England was also known for a while as ‘Emmanuel’s Land’, many of the migrants being former members of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. One Emmanuel College alumnus was John Harvard who gave his name to the American university.

More recently, Cambridge has contributed enormously to science, especially at the Cavendish Laboratory, for example, the splitting of the atom by Cockcroft and Walton, and the mapping of DNA structure by Crick and Watson. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin were at this university at an earlier time. Cambridge is now the biggest area of research in Europe, with 2,500 firms on science parks in a 30-mile radius of Cambridge centre. It’s almost the size of Silicon Chip Valley in California. At the last count, Cambridge had gained 95 Nobel Prize winners, more than any other educational establishment in the world.

All the best to fellow OR readers, especially those of long ago.

RICHARD HALE (1950, G)

I continue to live in Singapore and have recently published two further books on the history of this wonderful country. Fraser’s Hill and Lewis J. Fraser of Singapore was published in 2018 and, more recently, Pioneer Merchants of Singapore: Johnston, Boustead, Guthrie and Others was published in 2022. I was able to return to Radley for the first time in around a decade in the summer of 2022 and had a very pleasant visit. (See the ‘New Releases’ section for full details about Richard’s book)

GEORGE CORNELIUS (1953, A)

It has been a busy year for my involvement with ecological projects! At the Woodland Trust, both capital projects I am involved in (Snaizeholme in North Yorkshire, and Green Farm in Norfolk) have been designated as ‘hero’ projects, each awarded £2 million from Aviva Plc’s huge £100 million sustainability initiative. I am involved in the Wildlife Trust projects at the Nattergal Wetland and Strawberry Hill Farm in Bedfordshire. I am happy to have facilitated Radley becoming a corporate member of the regional Trust (BBOWT) for an initial 3-year period. My wife and I particularly enjoyed the Blue Marine Foundation’s event in London in February, our lunch with Charles Clover and colleagues at Somerset House in June, and our visit to the exciting Solent Oyster Restoration project.

In May, a nearby farmer agreed to let me fund the creation of a 5-acre wetland, in a beautiful area where there had always been a seasonal pond. Now cattle- and dog-proof, the drive to attract more wildlife begins, and a new building stands neatly on top of a redundant (sunken) water reservoir - this to double as a hide and ‘field’ classroom for our village primary school. It might be that this permanent wetland will now just about capture the carbon dioxide emitted in flights each year around the globe, by members of our huge family. Quite a thought! Onwards and upwards, with so much to do in my 85th year.

DAVID ARMITAGE (1954, H)

I am now 82 years of age and still living at Elm Tree Cottage in Farnham Common. Janet and I now have five grandchildren who we see quite often, although they do not live too close to our home. I am still keen on music and have recently taken an active interest in the contemporaries of Beethoven who are very little known although some of their music is wonderful. I would welcome any contact with those keen on music who I used to know. I am still active in the Conservative Party.

MARCUS ALLEN

(known at Radley as Simon) (1955, G)

I am still involved with the distribution and promotion of Nexus Magazine, as I have been for the past 30 years. I also do public presentations and give interviews about the alleged Apollo Moon landings. I contend that they did not happen as NASA claims they did.

I produce hard evidence for that contention. As some say, it’s not rocket science ...

OLIVER BARRATT (1955, B)

I came to Radley in January 1955 and had elected to be a wet bob, which I later enjoyed. But my first day on the river was very cold, with a damp Thames mist hanging over the water, and ice on the riverside reeds. I was put in a tub boat with another new boy and a second-year coach on the towpath. As we headed upriver I was very cold, with my hands going blue. We pulled hard to try and keep warm, but this was not very successful, so we just got colder, and miserable. When our coach stopped us at the bank to give advice, my head dropped forward and there, between my feet, was a plastic label: ‘Thames Conservancy Licensed Pleasure Vessel’.

WILLIAM HUGHES (1955, D)

I graduated from West Point, New York, the Army University, and completed an additional 21 years before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Training included the Airborne Badge, Ranger Tab, 3 years of combat in Vietnam and SE Asia, and the Bronze Star for Valor medal. PostArmy work included computer banking for Banque Européenne pour L'Amerique Latine (BEAL) and AMRO (Amsterdam and Rotterdam Bank). I also worked in computer support for ADIA in Paris and for a home inspection service in Maryland, USA. I retired from all work in 2002. My major hobbies included hiking the Appalachian Trail, large dogs as pets, travelling, reading, and stamp collecting. I travelled to a number of European countries and made multiple trips to Japan. I attended Japanese language courses, read most major literature that was Chinese or Japanese, and specialised in Chinese and Japanese stamps. I married soon after university, and have two children and four grandchildren.

HUGH DUMAS (1956, A)

I have been painting daily, or so it seems, since retiring from The City 13 years ago. I have just held an art sale to raise money for the Ukrainian mother and son who have been our guests for the last 14 months. They are ready to fledge their wings and have moved into Winchester, where David is at Henry Beaufort School and Yuliya can hopefully find permanent employment. My art exhibition raised £6,000 which I have donated to our guests and several other local Ukrainian-linked causes.

DONALD LEGGET (1956, B)

2023 was another season of success for St Paul’s Boat Club, where I have been a consultant since 2015. The 1st VIII reached its 3rd Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup Final in successive years, after winning in 2022. They lost narrowly to St Edward’s as they had in the Final of the Queen Mother’s Cup at the National Schools Regatta.

JOHN MCVITTIE (1956, G)

In the 2022 edition, the editor of the Old Radleian requested old photos be sent in. My great-grandfather was Henry Benyon Crichton (born 1835), one of Radley’s first pupils. He joined in 1848 before Socials existed. He was at Radley with his older brother, Arthur William Crichton (born 1833). Henry Benyon Crichton had eight children, including Alan Henry Crichton and William Llewelyn Crichton (twins, born in 1866) who left Radley in 1885. I have a photo which includes them all, three ORs together, taken in the 1880s. Henry Benyon is sitting on the ground in the right foreground, William Llewelyn is standing at the back on the left, and Alan Henry is standing at the back on the right. The names of the dogs have been lost to history … covering 20 other sports, finally reaching football in 2017.

QTV now has multi-year contracts with the SPFL and SFA to cover 150+ matches a season, and QTV’s new Glasgow headquarters includes the facilities for VAR, introduced in 2022. After surviving the Covid pandemic, QTV became the largest independent company of its kind based in Scotland, with a full-time staff of 40. Now retired as executive chairman, aged 80, I remain a shareholder and pioneering founder.

DAVID JENNINGS (1958, C)

It has been an extraordinary 12 months - the privilege of acting as Chaplain at Summer Fields, Oxford, the death of my mother aged 105 (!) and then recently Sally and I returned from the journey of a lifetime: 40 days in the USA and Canada visiting her three brothers and a cousin of mine, ending up with a 950mile drive through the Rockies. What a privilege!

1960s

ANDY DU PORT (1962, F)

June 2023 by Scotland Street Press. It’s the biography of RB Cunninghame Graham (my great-great-uncle) who is best known as the co-founder, with Keir Hardie, of the Scottish Labour Party, forerunner of the modern Labour Party, and later as the founding president of the Scottish National Party – though in a long and extraordinary life he was many other things including celebrated writer, horseman, traveller and adventurer. (See the ‘New Releases’ section for full details about Jamie’s book)

COLIN SINCLAIR (1963, E)

We had a fabulous sunny day for our annual Holly House Classic, Supercar, and Motorcycle show at my home in Allensmore, Herefordshire, this year, on 6th August. Around 180 cars of all shapes and sizes joined us, ranging from a 1908 White (one of eight remaining in the world) to pre-war Blower Bentleys, Rolls Royces, over 30 Aston Martins, MGs, Austin 7s, to a new Lamborghini and all sorts of other makes. People brought their own picnics and refreshments and a good time was enjoyed by all. Please have a look at http:// www.classiccarsathollyhouse.co.uk for more pictures. The event raised around £1,100 which will be split between our parish church, St Andrew’s, and the Hereford branch of Headway, a charity which helps people after brain injury and strokes.

MIKE STANGER (1956, H)

I have had time to reflect on my working life. After Radley and Cambridge, I joined the BBC in 1964 as a transmitter planning engineer, before marriage took me north to Scotland. I left BBC Scotland in 1989, took up sports journalism, and produced YouTube highlights of Scottish cricket’s international matches. At the age of 68, encouraged by internet development, myself and a friend live-streamed the final of the ICC Intercontinental Cup in Dubai in 2010 – the first in the world at this level. In 2011, we formed a limited company,

My wife Kate and I are still actively sailing in our 34-foot yacht. This summer we were away for eight weeks cruising on both sides of the English Channel. I have written three books on sailing, and contribute articles occasionally to yachting magazines. Our elder daughter was married this year.

HILARY JALLAND (1963, F)

I am a retired clergyman and live in Bruton, Somerset. However, I am still involved - officiating in a number of churches both in the Dioceses of Bath & Wells and Salisbury.

JAMIE JAUNCEY (1963, B)

Don Roberto: the Adventure of Being Cunninghame Graham was published in

CHRISTOPHER BOCHMANN (1964, E)

I was in Goldsmith’s from 1964 to 1967only three years because I did my A-levels in Latin and Greek, which at the time was usually done in a single year and then went on to study music elsewhere.

After teaching in Britain and Brazil, I moved to Portugal in 1980 and have lived there ever since. I taught at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa for 23 years (and was Director for 6); I then moved to the University of Évora where I spent 14 years (for 8 of those I was Director of the

School of the Arts there). I was awarded an OBE in 2005 and in January this year, I was made Comendador da Ordem do Príncipe D. Henrique (Commander of the order of Prince Henry) by the President of Portugal. I have conducted the Lisbon Youth Orchestra since 1984. I studied composition in Paris and Oxford from the year I left Radley, with Nadia Boulanger, Robert Sherlaw Johnson and Richard Rodney Bennett, and have spent my life composing, teaching and conducting.

In 2018 a book was published with various analytical essays about my music (Christopher Bochmann, Edições Atelier de Composição, 2018) and in 2023 a biography in dialogue form was published (Sem música a vida seria um erro, OSJ, 2023). My music is mostly available on the site mic.pt. Happy for ORs to get in touch!

MARK HOLFORD (1964, B)

I am one of the UK’s leading collectors of contemporary glass (not a very difficult thing to be!). It is, however, challenging to find a museum willing to take and (more importantly) display a collection of any artefacts. I have been fortunate that The World of Glass is willing to do just that. A third of my collection (75 pieces) is now on magnificent display under a permanent loan. The rest of the collection will be loaned on my death with the owner becoming the charity of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers. Following a £1 million refurbishment, The World of Glass, located in St Helens, Merseyside, has become the best glass experience in the UK. Furthermore, St Helens has also become the glass capital of the UK with the opening of the factory of Glass Futures, a £54 million project to decarbonise glass making. I sit on its advisory board. So please come and visit The World of Glass: it is particularly child-friendly.

SIMON MOFFETT (1964, C)

My wife Mererid and I continue to enjoy reasonable health, our grandchildren and the wonderful area that we live in. One area in which I am active is as a volunteer for Prostate Cymru. Our primary focus is on trying to raise awareness, although we do fundraise as well which mainly means having fun. There are lots of pub jokes about men and their visits to the loo, whereas, in reality, these could be symptoms that need treating. More men are dying from prostate cancer in Wales than women die from breast cancer and one of the reasons is because men present to the doctor later. So my message to old Radleians is: get any symptoms checked. As a small group in Pembrokeshire, we are hoping to reach £500,000 in our tenth year next year. For information and to donate, visit www.prostatecymru.com. I bought a car when I was still at school and still run her. She’s called Jemima as she makes puddles everywhere. She’s 87 this year. How many other old Radleians still have their first car?

Simon Moffett's first car, Jemima.

SIMON LYSTER (1965, C)

I’m Chair of the Essex Local Nature Partnership and Chair of Conservation International, UK. I’m still trying to do my bit for wildlife at home and overseas...

MASON SCOTT (1967, B)

Still working in the sun - I have a wee yacht on Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia, to potter on!

RICHARD MEDRINGTON (1969, A)

I am still working through the emotional damage caused by being sent to boarding school.

NICK RAILSTON-BROWN (1969, E)

The highlight of my years at Radley was opening the bowling for the 1st XI in 1973/74. Though I graduated in Agriculture from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1978, the Senior Professor advised I would have been more suited to studying politics, philosophy and economics! Nevertheless, I trained as an Agronomist and followed a career in agriculture initially in the UK. After an MBA from Cranfield, I moved to Africa in 1990 with my family to Zambia and ran a soya processing company and traded agricultural commodities. Then I moved to Ghana in 1999 to run TechnoServe a US non-profit that applied business solutions to reduce poverty, such as training 18,000 cocoa farmers to increase their cocoa yields fourfold. I also introduced BizPlan Competitions to help train and develop entrepreneurs. During this time, my wife and three children Chris (property, London), Jono (a teacher, Poole) and Caroline (environment, Bristol) stayed in the UK and we eventually divorced. I married Akos and we have a 16-year-old son, NK. In 2014 I joined Opportunity International as Africa Director (Agriculture) and provided loans to 100,000 small-scale farmers across seven countries and we moved to Hillcrest, South Africa (just outside Durban). I retired in 2018 to run the back office for Orobaa, my wife’s natural skin and hair care products business, and build a house on a golf estate, where my Parkinson’s will be tested by golf, called Cotswold Downs! A home from home after 30+ years in Africa.

OLIVER SHERWOOD (1969, A)

After almost 40 years training horses, including a win at Aintree in 2015, I have now retired. Being ill with lymphoma, the associated treatment, and the loss of my good friend Richard Aston to cancer, have put a different perspective on life, and I’m ready for a change of direction. I will continue to work with horses in a smaller capacity, helping another trainer, my friend Harry Derham.

GAVIN SPICKETT (1969, E)

My new book on running for beginners entitled If I Knew Then What I Know Now (published by Crowood Press) will be released in October 2023. Medicine at a Glance, 5th Edition, to which I am a chapter contributor, should also appear towards the end of the year or early in 2024. I am using my retirement to continue working on a number of other publishing projects. I am also using the time to re-acquaint myself with areas of knowledge that I had at Radley, such as Latin, Greek, ancient history and archaeology, but which were side-lined by the demands of a career in the NHS. I continued to run competitively on both trails and roads and completed the Kielder Marathon at the end of 2022. (See the ‘New Releases’ section for full details about Gavin’s book)

1970s

MARTIN FRYER (1970, C)

I’m now living back in London. I retired in September 2022 after a career in the British Council. It’s good to be settling into a life in the UK after many happy decades living and working in Argentina, Brazil, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and the UAE - enjoying all that London has to offer. I am a trustee of the Art Monthly Foundation.

CHRISTOPHER SANDFORD (1970, C)

I have a new book coming out around Christmas 2023 called 1964: The Year the Swinging Sixties Began, or some close equivalent. Older ORs may dimly recognise the subject matter, and I can confirm that at least one of our numberthe late Ted Dexter - features prominently in the text. I still live mainly in the US but I am trying to rectify that. (See the ‘New Releases’ section for full details about Christopher’s book)

HUGH WOLLEY (1970, F)

Accepting every invitation for work and play makes for a full and fascinating life. I’m working part-time, providing financial direction to several SMEs, family companies and angel/seed/VC-backed growth businesses. A few voluntary jobs too. I’m Captain of Aldeburgh Golf Club (93 rounds in 140 days so far) in 2023.

CHARLES HAWKINS (1973, E)

It has been a full and eventful year for me. I have been appointed Trustee of the largest hospice in North Wales while continuing to serve as a Director of the local Credit Union. I have also stepped up my artwork, taking commissions and exhibiting; an abstract of mine won the Spike Holly Award in one exhibition. It has been good to reconnect with some ORs. My wife and I continue to enjoy travelling amongst all this too.

NICK HOLLAND (1973, D)

I have just returned from the first-ever World Rowing event on South African soil. I competed in the World Rowing Masters’ Regatta and have returned with four gold medals. I am the Champion of the World in the following Men’s F (aged 60-64) races: 8+, the 4x, the mixed 4x and the mixed 2x. I also came 6th in the Men’s F Single A Final.

NICHOLAS VETCH (1974, F)

Nick Vetch, Co-Founder of the Big Yellow Self Storage Company, was awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours 2023. The CBE reflects his role in a range of human rights initiatives, most recently for founding a charity engaged in assisting Ukrainians to settle in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

TOBY CLARK (1975, D)

Nicki and I have now been in France for 10 years and we enjoy very much living in the Forest of Rambouillet, outside Paris. Our family consists of a beagle, a labrador and two horses. I have recently taken up rowing again, with the Cercle Nautique de Versailles. We row in the spectacular setting of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles on the Grand Canal. I am still working with the European Space Agency, hoping to see Europe’s new rocket, Ariane 6, launch before I retire.

ALASDAIR EMSLIE (1975, B)

I was awarded the appointment of Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) from the King in the 2023 New Year Honours for Occupational Medical Services to the Royal Household.

ANTHONY TALBOT (1975, H)

Still living in Sydney. It’s a relief to be somewhat distanced from the British headlines, but I always enjoy my regular return visits. It will be interesting if one of those coincides with an OR event ... I wonder what you all look like now?

MARTIN COOK (1976, E)

I was called to the Bar at the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn in July 2023, and specialise in costs law.

CHARLIE MACKESY (1976, E)

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, an adaption of Charlie Mackesy’s (1976, E) bestselling illustrated book, won a BAFTA for best British short animation.

MARK CADBURY (1977, C)

I’ll be 60 years old in November 2023, and I am still working and playing sports. I have played for Babington House Cricket Club for 24 years and still going - getting a little slower but still enjoying batting. I play golf about once a month and tennis once or twice a week. I work for Bath Recreation Ltd as Chief Marketing Officer, a charity that is the landlord of Bath Rugby, amongst other activities, and also work pro bono for NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Support, a charity based in Bristol. I have a wife and three sons, who are all excellent sportsmen - rugby, hockey, cricket and tennis - a great deal better than their father!

GEORGE HOLLINGBERY (1977, C)

Sir George Hollingbery was appointed British Ambassador to Cuba in February 2022. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Meon Valley from 2010 to 2019, working in No 10 for 2 years and as Minister of State for Trade Policy as the UK prepared to leave the EU. Prior to being an MP, he ran his own businesses including the country’s first chain of surgeries, based in the Pets at Home pet superstores. He met his wife Janette at the Wharton Business School and they have three adult children.

SIMON PERKINS (1978, E)

The 1983 1st VIII held a very enjoyable 40-year centenary lunch at Henley in July. Six of the crew were able to make it, two had other commitments, but contact sadly has been lost with one. Andrew Trotman, the crew’s coach, and his wife Mary were welcome guests. It was a great chance to catch up with old friends and reminisce about highlights of a successful season, including the first Radley win over Kent School, USA and numerous regatta victories. The 1983 1st VIII reunited at Henley.

ROLFE HAYDEN (1979, E)

I have retired from Simmons & Simmons. I will spend time between London and Hong Kong.

SALLY LINES NÉE FIELDING (1979, D)

Having retired last year after 25 years leading various UK charities, I now live in Puglia, Southern Italy. It is a bit strange because we are subject to the Brexit regulations and can only be there for 90 out of 180 days, so we are travelling around the world in between, which is an odd but exciting semi-nomadic existence and hopefully not a permanent thing! We had to leave the UK because my husband, Pete, developed a severe chemical reaction to agriculturally generated ammonia while we were living in Somerset, and the specialist consultant’s advice and conclusion to this untreatable and rare reaction to UK air was ‘move or die’, so we moved. We are converting our previously derelict Italian farmhouse, going ‘selfsufficient’ as far as possible with regard to energy and water, managing our 120 olive trees and producing the best extra virgin olive oil we’ve ever sampled (!) and developing a large-scale dry Mediterranean garden. If any ORs are interested in what we’re doing out there, then you can watch our episodes on YouTube (search for our channel which is @LaBollaPugliaYT), follow us on Instagram (@LaBollaPuglia) and/or take a peek at our website www. labollapuglia.co.uk . OR visitors are also always welcome!

1980s

TOBY ASHWORTH (1981, G)

I am very honoured to have been appointed by The Duke of Cornwall to be the High Sheriff of Cornwall for 2023/4. The High Sheriff’s charity I have chosen for the year is The Children’s Sailing Trust, founded in Cornwall. I am particularly keen to encourage all children in Cornwall to experience the sea and feel comfortable on the water. This is our surrounding environment in Cornwall and we must embrace the local opportunity. Like many Cornishmen I learnt much from my early experiences in boats in local waters; but also crucially at Radley (Capt Sailing) before going on to join the Royal Navy, to serve in ships around the world, and then off-shore racing etc. The valuable lessons and experiences gained, of Independence, Creativity, Resilience, and Confidence, are the key watchwords of #childrenssailingtrust and are just so apt. They are essential and necessary skills for young people facing today’s challenges. May I encourage you to have a look at their website www.childrenssailingtrust.org.uk.

PETER SWEATMAN (1982, F)

My work in climate change and innovation was profiled in a commemorative book entitled ‘His Majesty at 75: The Leadership and Vision of King Charles III’ that was launched at Claridge’s in London on His Majesty’s 75th birthday, 14th November 2023. I became a social entrepreneur after leaving JP Morgan in 2000, and I’ve worked in climate finance since 2004.

MATTHEW HANCOCK (1983, H)

I have been Master of the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, my City Livery Company, for 2023. I have recently published a book, Celebrating the Cherry, for Livery charities. I continue to run a fruit business and spend as much time as I can in Corfu and Cervinia with my family. (See the ‘New Releases’ section for full details about Matthew’s book)

JAMES HUNTLEY (1983, B)

After 10 years as a Consultant in the UK NHS (I paid my dues!), I relocated to Doha, Qatar to be part of the inception team of a major Children’s health initiative in the Middle East: Sidra Medicine. After letting the dust settle from the World Cup, I decided on another relocation: to be a Professor of Paediatric Orthopaedics at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.

ADRIAN THEED (1983, B)

I’m still river and coastal rowing hard. Off to Boston, MA, to defend an HOCR title in Oct. My son is in Vth form, B Social. I’ve been growing timber and renewable energy on Exmoor while working with health data to make a difference.

RICHARD CLAXTON (1984, C)

In parallel with my work as a GP, I’m continuing to work in Garden Design and Therapeutic Horticulture, trying to bring Green Therapies to all who might benefit from them, on the NHS. If you’re interested, have a look at www. gardening4health.co.uk and www. richardclaxtongardens.co.uk (Instagram under the same name).

MATTHEW GODFREY (1984, H)

I was appointed Senior Deputy Head of Downe House - the all-girls boarding school near Newbury, Berkshire - in September 2021. One aspect of my role is managing the school’s close and longstanding relationship with Radley; this involves fairly regular visits to the College, which are always enjoyable. Julia and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in May 2023 and live within walking distance of Downe House. We have three children, now aged 18 (Grace), 17 (Alec) and 15 (Sam). I still love tennis and have fond memories of playing at Radley. I have wonderful friends from my days at Radley and it was my English teachers there who inspired me to (eventually!) switch from business to teaching at the age of 30.

SID KEYTE (1984, D)

My brother Robin (1985, D) suffers from a very rare genetic muscle-wasting disorder called myotonic dystrophy, which is a type of muscular dystrophy. It is incredibly debilitating and has progressively got worse over the last 20 years. Along with having to live with this, he is also recovering from non-Hodgkinson lymphoma cancer for the second time in less than 4 years. His muscle wasting disorder means Robin now can’t hold a cup of coffee securely, stand for too long, do his belt up, or get out of the bath. He is only 51 years old. Robin and his wife Jenny, who is his full-time carer, are amazing people and so positive, despite what they are going through. They never complain or ask for help. Very little is still known about myotonic dystrophy, so I wanted to raise awareness and help provide some vital funding for deeper research.

Sid Keyte ran the London Marathon in 2023, dressed as a phone box, to raise awareness of myotonic dystrophy.

I decided to dress up again in my iconic 15kg red Telephone box for the London Marathon 2023. I managed to stumble around just about in 6 hours and 54 minutes and even had a race with a Rhino in the final mile! Robin, myself and the charity have been totally blown away and so thrilled seeing all the amazingly generous donations coming in. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated and sent messages. www. justgiving.com/fundraising/sid-keyte7

RUPERT MACINNES (1984, C)

After a fantastic two-plus decades at Capital One UK (latterly as General Counsel, Board member and Consumer Duty Champion), I am now on gardening leave till the end of 2023. Trying to spend as much of it as possible on adventures with my three daughters and wife and/or on the high seas. The plan is going well so far with a summer spent in Namibia, the Isle of Wight and sailing from Portugal to the Canaries, and from Oslo to the Solent. Excited about the rest of 2023 and to see what 2024 holds.

MARK MILLING (1984, C)

I have now lived for ten happy years at Lancing College in West Sussex where I am the Bursar. My clever wife, Francesca, has just become Head of Lancing Prep at Worthing and my daughter, Purdey, has just started at the Senior School in Year 9. How time flies!

GILES MORGAN (1984, F)

With a 30-year career in the international sports marketing industry, 2023 was perhaps my most manic year. Combining my duties as co-host of the award-winning Are You Not Entertained? sports business podcast and as a Board director of Matchroom Sport, Major League Pickleball, in 2023, I took the role of Group Head of Sponsorship of Howden Broking. In July this year, we announced the shirt sponsorship of the British & Irish Lions alongside our sponsorship of Ascot Racecourse. Away from work, I married Penny ChetwyndTalbot - blending our family of 6 kids aged 18-24 and instantly creating the Brady bunch of South West London, where we live in disordered harmony.

JAMES SHAKESPEARE (1984, D)

Life continues happily in Cambridge, and I had the privilege of serving as Interim Archdeacon of Cambridge during the past year. Our oldest offspring, Hannah, graduated from York University, and our son Edward began at the University of East Anglia. We’re settling into being empty nesters!

BEN TWISTON-DAVIES (1985, G)

Ben Twiston-Davies created a life-sized bronze statue of crime novelist Dame Agatha Christie which is located near Wallingford Museum which houses an exhibition about her. Dame Agatha Christie was the author of over 60 detective novels which featured the wellknown characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie lived in Wallingford for more than 40 years.

ED BUTTERWORTH (1986, G)

Colonel Jules Facer ADC (1982, C) has handed over to Colonel Ed Butterworth, the new Head of Arm and Colonel Army Air Corps, 27th Jun 2023.

NICK NEWBURY (1986, D)

A meeting of past and future Radleians took place at Henley this year, when Olympic medallists Tom George (2008, G) and Ollie Wynne-Griffith (2007, D/J), winners of The Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup 2023, met Nick Newbury and his son Marco, who will be joining Radley in the near future.

FRASER OWEN-SMITH (1986, B)

Still in New York working in banking 25 years later, although I made the move to Greenwich just before Covid. I have three wonderful children: Sam, Poppy and Finn, who will hopefully be going to Radley in a couple of years!

SIMON ROBSON BROWN (1986, G)

I was appointed Governor of St Paul’s Cathedral School in late 2022. Having worked in Fund Management across the road from the school for around a decade, I was keen to be involved in this educational and musical harbour in the City of London.

LUCY ROONEY NÉE HUDSON (1986, C)

After many years of working in Distribution, I recently set up www. bitesizeluxury.com with my husband importing Bedouin picnic rugs from the Middle East to the UK and New Zealand.

TOBY TILL (1986, B)

I currently command the Army’s Experimentation and Trials Group in Warminster, attempting to accelerate the modernisation of the British Army, and I’m also Regimental Lieutenant Colonel of the Coldstream Guards. I live near Marlborough.

DAN CHANNER (1987, G)

I’m running a property business in Reading and am Chair of Europe’s lowest carbon laundry. I live in Oxford, still drinking at the Lamb & Flag. Two daughters, one wife. My debut novel will be unleashed next year.

NICK HISCOCKS (1988, A)

The sunny south coast is our home as we continue to serve Christ Church Westbourne in Bournemouth (www. christchurchwestbourne.com). I’m just about clinging on to playing squash, still trying to master the perfect flapjack and otherwise loving the sea! We love visitors popping in so get in touch if you’re passing through! I just celebrated 20 years of marriage to the patient and wonderful Cecilia, enjoying the parenting privilege together of Lucy (18), Millie (16) and Jonty and Titus (13).

MICHAEL WEBSTER (1988, E)

Brothers Michael, Nick and Jonny Webster (1988, 1991 and 1996, E) and Matthew Law (1996, F) founded Telum Media in 2013, an APAC subscription business creating connections within the media and communications space. Headquartered in Singapore, Telum has offices across APAC and they welcome more connections!

HENRY HEREFORD (1989, H)

Co-produced the feature film To Leslie (2022) which saw Andrea Riseborough nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. I starred as Brian Lee in the Netflix feature Luther: The Fallen Sun and currently featuring as the lead in the Amazon commercial for Ring doorbell ‘#Folo’. All in all a very busy 2023! (see the ‘New Releases’ section for more information about Henry’s film To Leslie)

ROBIN MARTIN-JENKINS (1989, B)

Now living back in East Sussex after eight enjoyable years at Harrow. Still channelling my inner GeoDave and Chopper Harris in the geography classroom.

1990s

GILES BANCROFT (1990, G)

In July 2023 I skippered Tango in the 50th edition of the Fastnet Race. I thought some readers would enjoy these photographs of her taken from Hurst Point two hours into our race! Solent officiandos will identify the North East Shingles east cardinal in the latter shots, and my figure is the one in the yellow jacket and hood on the helm. The race was started in strong winds that became a severe gale over the first night (force 9, or 50ish mph in lay speak) and it was a rather brutal race which challenged boat, body and mind. Our electronics failed during that first night, leaving us unseeing and unseen whilst in the Channel’s busy shipping lanes ... nerve-wracking.

Having got my Coastal Yacht Master in March 2020, I was the navigator on a boat in the 2021 Fastnet and skippered a couple of RORC races in 2022, so it was thrillingly full-on to take part in this year’s adventure as a skipper. Tango is part of London Corinthian Sailing Club’s (just by Hammersmith Bridge if you’re interested) new offshore racing initiative and the multi-national crew (8) are all Londonbased members. With three storms during our five days and twenty-one hours on the course, some fared better than others! The storm coming back across the Irish Sea was the most psychologically challenging part for me, but (despite a spinnaker wrap at 3am off the Channel Islands, deep frustration) it was great to get around and finish in Cherbourg with the crew and boat largely in one piece! Drinks followed. Tango placed 186 from a starting field of 430, 100 plus retired in the first twenty-four hours!

RICK BARKER (1990, B)

Rick and the team behind the BBC documentary The Real Mo Farah have scooped a number of awards for this shocking and revelatory project, including Broadcast, BAFTA TV, and Rose d’Or awards.

HENRY HODGSON (1990, C)

I recently moved back from 12 years living in Los Angeles, where I was working for the National Football League (NFL) leading their international growth efforts. Having left in 2010 with a young baby, I have returned to the UK with three American children and we are reacclimatising to life here after a decade of non-stop sunshine. I continue with the NFL in London, leading their UK business.

TOM STEMP (1992, A)

The family and I are still in Hong Kong after nearly 15 years. We’ve seen some interesting times in the last few years, with pro-democracy protests and some of the most aggressive covid restrictions in place right up until May 2023, but we held out and things have bounced back quickly! I joined BlackRock as Head of Executive Search for Asia Pacific in March 2022, and I am loving every minute. Catherine is still at Goldman Sachs running the Equities Legal team and Eliza (10yrs) and Hugo (7rs) are enjoying school (Kellett) and spending a lot of time on the tennis court and in the pool. Boarding school in the UK is on the cards in the next few years for both which is exciting and terrifying at the same time.

CHRISTOPHER DAVID (1993, C)

I’m living in London with my family: Jane, Charlie (11), Ben (8), Sam (5). I was recently promoted to partner at Clifford Chance representing companies and individuals in white collar crime matters and investigations.

WILL STEMP (1993, A)

Lots to update everyone on! I became fully Spanish in April this year, after 17 years of being a British expat in Spain. In May, I was appointed Commercial Director for an MGA (insurance underwriting agency) in Madrid called DUAL Iberica, which means that I have now moved from Barcelona to Madrid permanently, with my family. I had previously been Regional Manager for Berkley Spain for 7 years, so it was time for a change! If anyone is ever in Madrid, please do look me up!

OLLY LANGTON (1994, G)

J Social leavers of 2016 invited former Tutor of J Social, Olly Langton, out for supper in London. Olly reports that he, Rosie, Trish, and all the J Social boys had a wonderful evening: “All of them made it, which was amazing!”

BEN WITHINSHAW (1996, C)

I have set up Surrey Hills Accountancy, a local accountancy practice in Albury, south of Guildford. We specialise in cloud accounting in real-time and are growing in outsourced finance provision. We are always on the lookout for ambitious people to join our growing business.

ALEX LEDGER (1997, A)

This year we continued our theme at SkySchool of offering ORs the opportunity to learn how to fly in exchange for photography and film content. Arthur Davie-Thornhill is the third OR that has gone through this process and we hope to keep the tradition alive going forward.

JONATHAN STEEL (1997, G)

After 10 years away from the UK, 2024 is the year when my family and I shall return home and hope to put some roots down. Global sports marketing and football have allowed me to travel much of the world, but priorities have changed and home is where the heart is. Hope to catch up with as many old friends as possible upon our return.

CHARLES ROBINSON (1998, B)

After 12 happy years in Zurich, our family of four moved to Bermuda in the summer of 2022. We miss the mountains but the beach is a good short-term replacement.

BEN VAN DER GUCHT (1998, B)

We held a 20-year reunion for the B Social class of 1998 in June this year.

HANNAH FRASER-MACKENZIE NÉE NYE (1999, E)

Life continues to be a juggling act with two little boys, a singing career, and a trusteeship of a local preschool on my plate. Jude (4) has just joined his brother Adam (6) at primary school and is thrilled to be there at last! I am regularly performing with Armonico Consort, John Lubbock’s OSJ, and enjoying having more time for solo opportunities now it’s quieter at home. I took over as Treasurer of Long Wittenham Pre-School in October 2022, and am relishing getting stuck into the numerous challenges of keeping a not-for-profit charity financially viable in these trying times - I’m happy to say that hard work and determination from a dedicated committee are reaping success. When I manage to find a bit of spare time I am a keen crocheter, regular cinema goer, and runner (with a half marathon in my sights for 2024 all being well). I had a wonderful day over at Radley for the OR girls’ reunion in May. It was such fun sharing stories and experiences with the other members of our very exclusive club!

Many thanks to Alexandra & RadSoc for putting the day together.

FRED GASCOIGNE (1999, B)

I retrained a few years ago as a Chartered Surveyor in the utilities industry, with a focus on large infrastructure projects and clients. I’m married to Emma with two young children who are keeping us busy!

JAMES MACDONALD (1999, D)

On 3rd November, a gathering of classof-1999 ORs took place at the Hollywood Arms. With young children and family commitments, spontaneous events have been more difficult in recent years. When a date was put out there for a few drinks, demand was high and momentum gathered quickly! Conversation encompassed career changes, babies, sleep deprivation, an engagement, Charlie Fellowes racing, and memory lane.

Attendees: James MacDonald (1999, D), Georg Bauer (1999, C), Will Michell (1999, G), Tom Davies (1999, A), Tommy Dailey (1999, H), Tommy Haughton (1999, A), Ben Kelly (1999, C), Oli Wilson (1999, B), Ben Mounsey-Heysham (1999, H), Bertie Russell (1999, E).

MATTHEW O’CONNER LOMAS (NÉ LOMAS) (1999, H)

After a few years working in refugee shelters here in Berlin, I took time off to raise our children, including seventeen months of paid paternity leave. After completing a master’s degree in political and social philosophy at the Free University in Berlin I am now working in software development for a company that makes devices that connect cars to the cloud and provides customers with digital key services. My wife and I have been getting into sailing again, and I am glad of the experience I garnered with Mr Wylie out sailing Laser 2s and 420s (I think!) on a reservoir somewhere in Oxfordshire back in 2003-2004.

2000s

ILYAS KASSAM (2000, D)

I’m an artist and had a big exhibition in London earlier this year: ‘Ilyas Kassam’s solo exhibition Every Spell Is Wet When Held Too Tightly was shown at The Arx, Knightsbridge London, in April of this year. The exhibition showcases a collection of abstract paintings that explore the nature of language, and how it is held within the body and within our subconscious. Drawing from Japanese and Arabic calligraphic and esoteric traditions, Ilyas uses his whole body in the process of creation. The result is a collection of large paintings that are performative, gestural and deeply meditative in their presence.’

JAMES LEATHAM (2000, D)

For no particular reason other than to get everyone together again, a reunion of the Year 2000’s D-Social Shells took place on

15th December in London at The Hunter’s Moon, Fulham Road. It was a resounding success, with a full turnout including Mr Holden, our Tutor for the full five years, who was a particularly enjoyable addition to the evening... he seems to have completely forgotten the significant majority of our less savoury antics!

JAMES KENT (2001, E)

I am starting my second season as Assistant Coach of Stade Français in the Top 14, after three seasons with the French national rugby set up (FFR), with the Senior Team and U20s. I will also start doing some lecturing at LUNEX University in Luxembourg, on Coaching and Leadership which I am really looking forward to. From a personal point of view, my wife Hilda and I have a little girl who will turn 1 in September. Combining fatherhood and career coaching has been challenging but exceptionally rewarding!

JAMIE LAING (2002, B)

It’s been a big year for me: I got married, launched two new podcasts under my production company JamPot and continued to grow Candy Kittens to be bigger and better than ever. After talking about it for so long on our podcast, NewlyWeds, Sophie and I finally got married in May in Spain and it was the best! We later spent our honeymoon on an island in Panama. My company JamPot Productions now produces three podcasts, NewlyWeds, Wednesdays We Drink Wine and NewlyDads. We continue to create a hub for all the shows you didn’t know you needed! At Candy Kittens we launched our first ever Gourmet Sour and a multiflavoured Sainsbury’s exclusive called Wild & Free (my personal favourite!). I got back behind the Radio 1 mic at the start of the year, chatting to the nation at 7am!

MAX RENDALL (2003, B)

I have been hired as the Managing Director for a new start-up called Neutral

Ignition. Neutral Ignition is a UK-based company helping the UK tackle climate change by offsetting the carbon produced by our vehicles. Carbon offsetting is not the long-term solution to CO2 emissions. However, we believe that it is a perfect intermediary. In the UK, we collectively drive approximately 330 billion miles a year. If we offset all the CO2 emissions produced in just one day, we would be sequestering about 238,500 metric tonnes of CO2 from our atmosphere. We believe it is important to show absolute transparency and that is why all our projects and project partners are British-based: from afforestation in Somerset, reforestation in County Durham, to Peatland Restoration in Scotland. This way people can see the project sites for themselves, rather than shipping the work abroad to places with no accountability. The system is highly scalable, with the programming interface supported by the DVLA. It’s a very exciting step in a new direction for me, but one I hope will help bring about a better world for my daughter to grow up in.

FREDERICK BOLTON (2004, G)

I will be marrying Carla Devereux in Co. Cavan, Ireland, on 29th September 2023. We live in London and I work in equity research covering mining companies.

GILES BROMLEY-MARTIN (2004, G/K)

I’m serving in the Irish Guards and have recently taken on the role of Adjutant, which has proved to be very busy. I’ve managed to fit in some fun in between the work, skiing for the Army over in Val D’Isere in the New Year and I played at Twickenham in the Army vs Navy rugby match in May 2023. I’m now living in Wandsworth, London, with my girlfriend Molly.

FREDDIE TAPNER (2004, F)

Freddie Tapner branched into television in 2022 where he was the Musical Supervisor and Music Producer for the 60-minute comedy Prince Andrew: The Musical for Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4. In 2023, Freddie has, among other things, been conducting Fiddler on the Roof at The Volksoper Opera House in Vienna, Austria.

MAX RIGBY-BELL (2006, H)

Research and career update - one for the nerds ... I’ve recently published a paper looking at silicon carbide composites and their potential in structural applications in tokamaks. Check it out here if you’re interested in materials science or nuclear fusion: https://www.sciencedirect.com/ science/article/pii/S0955221923005836. I’ve been working as a materials scientist for the UK Atomic Energy Authority for two years now, after a PhD at Manchester and a BSc at Leeds. Before that, I was taught by a number of excellent individuals who helped me forge an interest in science at school into my current academic career. Three of these teachers who I’d like to thank especially are Kevin Mosedale, Ian Yorston and the legendary Garry Wiseman. Equally, a shout out to the organiser (probably one of those just mentioned) of the school trip down the road to the JET fusion device at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (where I currently work), which has had me obsessed with fusion energy ever since.

Geographically speaking, I’ve gone full circle to end up at UKAEA, where I now help out with a tour that I had first joined with a group of Radleians (I think we were Removes at that stage) about 15 years ago. Now for some shameless marketing: The UK, along with a wider international nuclear community, has been investing in fusion energy research for decades, but things have been ramping up significantly in recent years. The most vital driver of the delivery of fusion and the construction of a new power generation industry is people - the current and future generations of scientists, engineers, technicians, policymakers, lawyers, accountants and everyone else who keeps the world spinning, so to speak ... We offer everything from work experience weeks, summer placements and graduate internships through to apprenticeships and full-time positions - and we’re actively hiring in both my team (materials science) and across the company. If you know someone who is interested in fusion and wants to get involved, you can contact me on LinkedIn or at max.rigby-bell@ukaea.uk.

JAMES TUFNELL (2007, G)

In this past academic year, James Tufnell (G, 2007) supplemented his career in Management Consulting at Capgemini with a part-time History degree at Oxford University. If asked why he elected to do the course, after some waffle about the relevance of History, he will invariably list all the sports he has done for the University in the last year and the real reason for study becomes clear. In the last year, James had won the Varsity matches in Rugby League, Athletics (Discus) and American Football. He also played rugby for Capgemini UK with fellow OR Rupert Grace (2006, J) against Capgemini France in May at the French National Training Centre. Through the Rugby League he also played for the Scotland Students Team but sadly had to cut short his playing time with the team to go on Operation Cabrit in Poland with the British Army Reserves where he is currently trying to organise a game of Rugby League between NATO and the Polish National Team. Ultimately James is keen to remind all ORs that amateur sport doesn’t need to end after your 23rd birthday/university graduation ceremony.

HUGH WOLTON (2007, G)

I’ve spent much of 2023 working in India with the Rajasthan Royals IPL team. It was a real adventure to witness the inner workings of a professional sports team and travel across the country to iconic venues in Jaipur, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. Working alongside cricket stars such as Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Ravi Ashwin, Yuzi Chahal and Jason Holder was an extra bonus. Given that I never made it beyond the lower cricket teams at school, my time was best served outside the boundary rope and off the pitch!

BERTIE BEOR-ROBERTS (2009, H)

I have finished pupillage and am now practising as a barrister in Lincoln’s Inn. A highlight of the move back to London was an excellent reunion for H Social’s 2009 intake in January.

WILL STUART (2009, D)

Will Stuart’s professional rugby career goes from strength to strength. He continues to play for Bath Rugby Club and had a successful season playing for England in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

TOSCA 38 in Cyprus this year: Padre Tim Watts CF (1979, G), Captain Henry Tregear RHG/D

BEN WELDON (2013, G)

I have just finished my history degree at the University of Edinburgh. During my third year, I took a year abroad to the University of Maryland, College Park in the US and I was lucky enough to work at the Federal Public Defender - District of Maryland from January to May 2022. A huge influence in this experience was Andrew Norman (1964, F) who lives in the Baltimore area and was incredibly influential in pushing me in the direction of the opportunity and helping me through the application process. I thought I would get in contact in case other ORs find themselves in a similar situation in the region at some point and would like some guidance regarding career opportunities, particularly in the legal sector as Mr Norman is very open to helping those who find themselves there.

FELIX RAWLINSON (2014, F)

On Operation Cabrit in Poland, Guy Scott (2005, D, centre) has been second in command of Aliwal Troop, Royal Lancers, the British Contingent of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in Poland led by the US 9th Cavalry Regiment. Nick Bennett (2011, J, left) has been working on the Operation as a new Royal Lancers Troop Commander, fresh from completing his officer training at Sandhurst and subsequent Cavalry Officer Training at The Armour Centre at Bovington. For the second half of the tour, they were joined by fellow OR and Royal Yeomanry Reservist James Tufnell (2007, G, right) who took a secondment from his job at Capgemini Invent to lead on Information Activities and Outreach within the British element of the Battlegroup.

WILL DODD (2010, D)

On 21st August 2023, I bought Itchenor Boat Hire which is operating from March through to the end of October. There is currently a choice of eight boats to hire for pleasure cruising within Chichester Harbour, 1 of 46 designated areas of outstanding natural beauty in the UK, with a great choice of pubs, restaurants and cafes accessible by water, and a stunning sand dune beach for barbecues and picnicking - give us a buzz! http://www. itchenorboathire.co.uk

HENRY TREGEAR (2010, G)

Three G Social boys deployed with the Household Cavalry Regiment on Op

I started rowing at Radley and recently got to see almost a decade spent in the sport pay off with a gold medal at the U23 World Rowing Championships for GB. My younger brother (currently an F Social 6.2) also got gold at the U19 World Rowing Championships, so the whole family is feeling very grateful for Radley rowing right now!

CHRISTOPHE WALLENDAHL (2014, F)

After four years at Magdalen College, Oxford, I’ve just graduated with a Full Blue in Fencing and a Master’s in Engineering Science, specialising in machine learning. I’m now in my final year of education, reading for a Master’s in Financial Analysis at London Business School.