Page 13 - OM Newsletter 2024-2025

Daniel Bailey
Many OMs have been making a difference through volunteering and charitable work. Daniel Bailey and Rachel Hamilton-Russell
spent the summer in Ghana with the charity Village by Village, helping build a new pre-school and working with local children - an experience he described as humbling and life-changing. In Uganda, Dr Oliver Penney and his wife continue their long-standing commitment to rural healthcare, volunteering at Kagando Hospital and supporting the Friends of Kagando charity, which is currently fundraising for a new X-ray machine. In Sri Lanka, Izzy Barrett returned to support the Friends of Della and Don (FODAD) charity, writing a commemorative article for its 20th anniversary and interviewing community members whose lives were transformed after the 2004 tsunami.
Daniel Bailey (SH.19–24), Rachel Hamilton-Russell (3.19-24), Dr Oliver Penney (8.72–76, Izzy Barrett (4.19–24)
Izzy Barrett
In the world of entrepreneurship, Danielle Close, founder of sustainable skincare brand My Skin Feels, had the honour of meeting His
Majesty The King at Battersea Power Station, where she showcased her innovative products made from repurposed ingredients. Meanwhile, Seán Brickell received international acclaim when his watch brand, Edward Christopher, won a prestigious GOOD DESIGN Award for its debut timepiece, the Manta - one of only two watch brands globally to be recognised.
Danielle Close (4.04–09), Seán Brickell (4.83–85)
Danielle Close
Seán Brickell
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