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Jeremy Brass: After leaving Oundle, I took a gap year, doing a ski season and travelling to North and South America with Ben Cossor (F 09) and Oli Stokes (S 09). I then went to Oxford Brookes to read Psychology, followed by a postgraduate degree in Finance. After much deliberation I decided to pursue my childhood dream of being a chartered accountant. I worked for Ernst & Young for three years until recently moving to Grant Thornton. I currently live in Cambridge with my fiancée, Beth. We are getting married in Gloucestershire next year.
Fred Clark: After Oundle I took a gap year working and travelling in South America and New Zealand. I then went on to study Agriculture at Newcastle, after which I took a position on the Brocklesby Estate in Lincolnshire for five years,
developing and managing their anaerobic digestion plant through extended commissioning, alongside training as an agronomist. I have since made the move to Cambridgeshire, where I now act as an independent consultant for a variety of clients, focusing on enhancing anaerobic digestion plants and crop production.
Nick Hennis: Following my time at Oundle, I went on to study History at the University of Nottingham, where I graduated with a 2:1 in 2012. Before beginning full-time work, I decided to travel through South America for six months, initially working at a law firm in Buenos Aires for a month, before making my way around the rest of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Upon returning to the UK, I moved immediately to London and started working in financial PR. I have been working in that sector for the last five and a half years, in
particular in the mining and oil and gas industries, and have enjoyed stints in New York and Singapore as a result. During my free time I am still a keen follower of live music, in addition to playing regular five-a-side football, although the lack of skill and pace that I possessed at school has only further diminished with time. I am a keen and regular member of the Old Ramblers cricket team, playing 3-4 times a year, including on last year’s tour to Sri Lanka. It is a fantastic way to keep in touch with many people from my Oundle days whom I may have otherwise lost contact with.
Felix Jones: I went straight from
Oundle to Bristol University, where I
spent three years bluffing my way
through a Sociology degree. With no
real idea about what I should do with
my life, I decided I should probably
join the Army. Before going to
Sandhurst in 2014, I was able to www
FEATURE
Class of 2009
Louisa Troughton (W 09) discovers what the 2009 School leavers have been up to over the last 10 years
When faced with the task of collecting bios from 186 of my School contemporaries, it appeared at first as if it was going to be rather a mammoth logistical undertaking. What I came to realise was that I was in the privileged position of having a preview of everyone’s news as I was collating this article – and I can honestly say I’m blown away by what my peer group has done in the 10 years since leaving Oundle. The diversity of talent, the entrepreneurship and sheer resourcefulness of the ’09 leavers has left me in awe, and I feel truly lucky to have shared five years of school with such an enterprising bunch.
Whilst there have been a number of OO marriages in the past 10 years, what’s plain to see is that the friendships made at the School have stood the test of time, with many having lived – and still living – with OOs (not to mention a few blossoming romances too!). These enduring friendships were built on a foundation of shared experiences and memories at Oundle, and I know each of us will have OOs in our lives, in many capacities, for years to come.
I feel it would be remiss not to mention the incomparable Thommy Purbrook, who holds such a special place in the hearts of so many ’09 leavers. Her enduring legacy in the form of the annual Thommy Purbrook Charity Rugby Match is testament to the joyful, vivacious person she was, and I hope this continues to go from strength to strength each year to keep her memory alive.
Thank you to those who have helped me chase and chivvy to get the collection of bios you’ll read below, and I hope you have as much fun as I did reminiscing and reading about what the ’09 leavers have been up to. Here’s to another 10 years of success, happiness and friendship.
THE OLD OUNDELIAN 2018 –2019
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