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Robin Apthorpe (S 59) with his wife at St James's Palace on 28th November 2018, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the RAF Club with HRH Princess Eugenie of York. When Robin told her that any Old Oundelian would be proud of her because she was wearing the OO colours, she replied: “I did it for you.”
terrible heatwaves in France this summer. He is still involved in CERN, although he is starting to wind down.
The 10th April 2019 saw the birth of Percy Kirkman’s (Sn 94) daughter, Jessica Rose. This came 10 years to the day after the birth of Andrew, their youngest son. Percy is still living in Chamonix and working in La Tzoumaz, which is over the border in Switzerland. His objective this year is to complete the Tour des Fiz, which is 61km long with 5km of near- vertical climbs and descents, within the cut-off of 16 hours. Plenty of water will be required!
Malcolm Llewellyn (Sc 60) is settled in the Dordogne, wondering what Brexit will bring (like the rest of us!). He is in touch with one or two OOs, but has seen none apart from his brother, Roger Llewellyn (Sc 56), who was 80 in January this year.
Christopher Pain (Sn 52) is another OO suffering in the French heatwaves. Local temperatures hit 45C in July. Their daughter, Isabelle, lives near Bressuire in France and is busy competing in a number of showjumping competitions.
Sam Pauly (W 97), like many OOs, wondered why their Corresponding Member officially resides in North Yorkshire! I should perhaps explain to the younger OOs that I have lived much of the last 30 years in Europe and still spend large chunks of the year out of the UK, so please don’t hesitate to send me your news in the years to come.
Andrew Shaw (Sc 66) writes to say that his children, nieces and nephews are almost all married off now. In recent years their various weddings have taken him to the UK, US, Canada and Italy. He and his wife have sold their house on Lake Como, and are now looking for somewhere to live near their daughter, Francesca, her husband, Luca, and their two children.
Peter Suddards (S 52) finds
travelling increasingly difficult, as his wife’s titanium knee rings all the
alarms in airport security! They are another couple surviving the
heatwaves, living on a private airfield where any OOs are welcome to visit
in their private aircraft. He goes on to report that Neil Slingsby (D 53) and www
Stephens (St A 59) on other occasions during the year at the RAF Club.
Nick Berchem (D 86) emailed to say he is currently posted overseas as the British Liaison Officer to the French Cavalry School in Saumur.
Nigel Bett (Sc 67), a long-term Menorca resident, is now returning to the UK after 22 years on the island. He is hoping to buy in Oundle and should be in residence by October of this year.
Jeremy Cross (Sn 63) is enjoying a busy retirement in Brittany. He says it was a great pleasure to have Ken Barrell (St A 63) and his wife to lunch in July last year. This June he celebrated 50 years since his ordination in 1969.
My old House-mate, Jonathan Darnell (N 76), emailed to say that he is now living in Alicante, where he has a small apartment rental business. He advises that his brother, Andrew Darnell (N 79), is living and working in Suffolk. They walked part of the Pennine Way together this summer.
Neil Everitt (Sn 78) emailed to say he is still above ground and that life seems to be continuing in much the same vein!
Tessa Chaffey Guenegou (W 97) reports that all is well with her family
(she has three girls). She caught up with Olivia Colling (K 97) for a long weekend in Norfolk without the children, along with Lizzie Gent (W 97). At the time of writing, she was off to see her brother, Peter Chaffey (St A 01). He now lives in the US with his wife, who is expecting their second child.
James Heath (St A 63) is still living the dream in Cyprus. He is playing more golf than before, as unfortunately he has had to give up sailing due to the advancing years. Having travelled all his life, he now remains at home with family and friends. His son works at Goldman Sachs, whilst his daughter is a director of the Onion Collective in Somerset, which helps small groups develop their towns and villages with government grants.
David Hutchinson (N 61) continues for most of the year in Colombia. Getting his oil licence into production looks much closer, as he now has a major US oil producer as a partner, which is a relief. He is still working with the government on finance matters, farming cattle, coffee and orchids, and managed to survive a nasty leptospirosis infection thanks to top Colombian doctors.
Quentin Ingram (St A 64) has little to report apart from surviving the
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THE OLD OUNDELIAN 2018 –2019
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