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Classes of 1924-2005

The news is organised in the order of year of leaving Brambletye. Click on a link below to jump to the decade that you require.
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1920s

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1924 Baynham, John:

our oldest Sidcup Place survivor, aged 97 years, died in November 2008. The Memorial Service was held at Chichester Cathedral.

1930s

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1940s

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1940 Troughton, James (Captain):

has three sons, one daughter and 12 grandchildren. He and Georgina have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversay. 
1942 Lawford, Timothy:

after the recent death of his wife, he hopes to move closer to his family in Harpenden.
1943 Whitestone, Peter:

has three daughters, one of whom is married to an old Brambletye boy, Peter Cobley.  They are married and live in different countries, allowing Peter and his wife, Sally, to travel to Luxembourg, the Maldives and England.
1944 Aslett, Jon:

presently has a great-niece in the School. He was an Officer in the King’s Own Royal Regiment and spent 12 years in the 2nd KEO Gurkha Rifles in the Far East.He won the M.C. in Borneo, retired in 1965 and ran a small specialist roofing company.
1948 Stanes, Richard:

his wife, Sara Jayne, was awarded the OBE last year for services to the Hospitality Industry. Richard is a wine merchant with Sterling Wine Agencies Limited in London.
Walden, Peter: has recently retired to Poole from a private medical practice. He was at Haileybury College and did two years National Service in the Middlesex Regiment.

1950s

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1951 Tony Ward:

left Brambletye in 1951, went into the Army via Sandhurst and left Army as Colonel in 1993 to become Chief Executive of a large charity looking after the elderly poor. His two sons also attended Brambletye: Toby - who went on to Shiplake and is now Head of Production for a major TV company. Giles - who went onto Harrow - St John’s, Cambridge - Law in the City and then changed to Economics via a Masters at Sydney, Australia and a PhD at Minnesota University USA. He is now working in the Treasury.

1952 Hammersley, David:

went to Clayesmore School after Brambletye, and then on to Australia to work on large sheep stations in the South for nine years. He married Helen in 1967 and then qualified as a Chartered Surveyor specialising in New South Wales farms. He retired in 2000 and has two children (his daughter, Kim, was a Gap Student in 1991 and has three daughters) and six grandchildren. He and his wife, Helen, play tennis each week and they keep bees.
1953 Greaves, Jon:

has been married for over 40 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. He owned a fairly large provincial advertising agency for thirty years. He sails, shoots, plays tennis and golf.
Spicer, Christopher:

retired in 2005 after 25 years working for the Duke of Grafton’s estate in Suffolk. He is now on the St. Edmundsbury Council. He does voluntary work for the Diocese and is a busy, working trustee for the Suffolk historic churches.
Wagstaff, Roger:

sold his office interior business in 1993. He and his wife live part of the year in Denver, where they have a house near their younger son and his family. They also have a bolthole near Oxford. He still plays tennis, golf and he skies. He is also an Honorary Steward at Wimbledon.
Walden, Bengie:

after a full career in the Royal Marines, has been active in the charity sector and is now an Independent member of the Hertfordshire Police Authority. He has three sons and a daughter plus two step-daughters and three grandchildren.
1956 Cobbe, Hugh:

edited a book edited called ‘Letters of Ralph Vaughan Williams 1895-1958’ which was published in August 2008.
1957

Bracegirdle, Nicolas:

works for the MOD after a career in the RN and the RNR. He was Deputy Weapons Engineer on HMS Antrim in the Falklands. He has spent the last six years managing a high tech buoy for the US Navy aboard USS Georgia. Married to Caroline, they have 2 daughters and a 28 foot motor-sailor. He has been awarded the MBE.
Harmer, William: having acquired a MBA late in his career, William is busy winding his Management Consultancy business towards retirement. He is Chairman of the Parish Council and is heavily involved in other local activities. He plays golf, tennis and shows dogs at Championship shows. He has been married for 38 years and they have two children.
1958 Norman, Chris:

died on February 5th 2008. During the late sixties, he taught at Brambletye before leaving to teach briefly at Clifton College, Bristol but returned to teach and marry the Brambletye Sister/Head Matron, Enid. They had originally met here, kept in touch and subsequently were married in 1972. Chris taught History and was very keen on cricket. When Brambletye bought Sheridan House, our first Pre-Prep, towards the end of the seventies, Chris ran it for several years.  He had a spell as Deputy Head at Holmbury St. Mary and then went on to teach at Rosehill before retiring due to illness. 

Watt, Guy: is Managing Director of John Clegg Consultancy Ltd.  He is also Vice Chair of the Central Scotland Forest Trust which is the leading organisation in the creation of the forest between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Falkirk and Lanark.

1960s

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1960 Payne, Julian:

spent all his working life in the Hotel business culminating in being General Manager at the Ritz in London. He was Director of London’s oldest restaurant, Rules.
1963 Mason, Philip:

and his brother, John, own a three year-old racehorse called Little Toto with the Brambletye colours (pink with black spots) on the silks.
1967 Gillies, Duncan

(see Andy Gillies, 1973)

1970s

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1971 Drummond, Titus:

is on board the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s ship, Fort Victoria.  He is now Second Officer in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and was awarded a NATO medal for service in the former Yugoslavia, a General Service Medal and an Operations Service Medal.  He is married with three children.
1972 Hendry, Charles:

has been MP for Wealden since 2001.  He has also been Shadow Minister for Young People since 2002 and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party since 2003.  He is married and has two sons.
Nunn, Billy: has been a freelance journalist and public relations consultant for the last 20 years, working primarily in the field of technology.  He currently runs his own online PR/ Internet consultancy.
1973 Gillies, Andy:

returned to help as a student teacher with the Leavers in 1978/79/80. Owen Slot, chief sportswriter of The Times, and Andrew Harding, BBC Asia Correspondent were in his first group of leavers and he probably oversaw their first journalistic efforts in a school newspaper. He has met both since in his own broadcasting career, which started first in commercial radio. He now works for BBC Network Radio Sport, based in Scotland, and covering mainly football and rugby for Radio 5 Live. He worked on the Rugby World Cup. He has 3 children who go to Morrison's Academy in Crieff in Scotland. His brother Duncan (1967) lives in London and works in a West End theatre. 
1974 Carroll, Jonathan:

is Headmaster of St. Piran’s School (another Prep School) in Maidenhead. He has two daughters aged 15 and 11.
1975    
1976 Nocton, Richard:

is now a Partner in a firm of Chartered Surveyors and Land Agents in Marlborough. He has been heavily involved with the Rugby Club but now only watches matches. He has specialised in the sale of and purchase of farms, equestrian and rural property in Central Southern England.
Stanes, Marc:

lives in South Africa, where he is a well-known photographer, working in both the U.K. and S.A. He has had exhibitions in London and in New York.
1977 Davenport, Tim:

lives and works in East Africa.
1978 Lindsay, C.T.T.:

is currently a partner in a Boutique Investment bank. He is married with two sons.
1979 Rash, Guy:

is a GP with two children.

1980s

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1980 Walsh, Jonathan:

is self-employed mortgage broker, living in Andover. He has two children, Francesca and Charlie. He plays cricket for Andover.
1981 Preston, Nick:

was at The King’s School, Canterbury before University of Exeter where he read Chemistry. Employed since 1991 as Property Fund manager with CB Richard Ellis Investors. Married Annabel and have 4 children.
1982 Preston, Richard:

is happily married and has three little girls.
1983 Jones, Mark:

is a partner in a City Law firm, married with three children and lives in London.
1984 Le Neve Foster, Rupert:

married Claire and is an airline Captain for GB Airways at Gatwick. They now live in Sussex.
Digges, Jonathan: married to Katie with 2 children, Charlie and Connie. He lives in Limpsfield and commutes to London to work.
1985 Dalton, Nick: 

left Brambletye to go to Hurstpierpoint College. From there he went to Swansea University to read Marine Biology, followed by a Masters at Stirling University in Aquaculture (fish-farming). He has spent the last 6 years as UK Sales Manager for a marine navigation systems manufacturer called Transas Marine UK Limited based in Portsmouth. He has returned to Cornwall to take up a post as an International Trade Advisor for a semi-governmental organisation called UK Trade and Investment
Russell, Robert
(Lieutenant-Colonel): 		is in the RAMC on his fourth tour to Iraq.
Chaffer, Elliott: moved to New York as Creative Director of a design business.
Spencer-Jones, Matthew: joined the RAF after leaving University. He has spent his career flying fast jets. He married six years ago and has twins.
1987 Adams Dale, William:

is still acting and was in Richard Curtis’s ‘The Boat that Rocked’ last Spring in a small role as the News presenter on a private radio station. He won the Perrier award in 2004.
Chaffer, Meyrick: is married and has two children and he works in IT.
Skinner, Charlie: is a Consultant in Palliative medicine at St. George’s Tooting and Trinity Hospice in Clapham.
1988 Addington-Smith, James:

and his wife, Terri, are to be congratulated on the birth of their second daughter in Hong Kong in May 2009:

1989 Breeze, William:

moved to Abu Dhabi in 2008 as a Senior Associate with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Cahusac, George:

is to be warmly congratulated on his marriage to Hannah Read in October 2008.
Freeland, Hugh:

teaches at Cameron House, a Prep. School in Chelsea, where he is the Sports Co-ordinator. He attended Mark Hatcher’s wedding in Chailey in mid- May 2009.
Hatcher, Mark: was married to Sophie in Chailey in May 2009 after a ‘cricket’ match at Brambletye. Among the guests was James Brooke. Mark is still sports mad but really limited to golf and cricket after a multitude of knee operations. He has worked for 8 years for a small property company in the West End.
Skinner, Toby: married Christine in August 2007 in San Francisco, where they met whilst working for Bonhams. He now works for a firm called ‘Weather Underground’ in the States. He flew over for Mark Hatcher’s wedding in May.
Walker, William: married Poppy in late June 2008 and they live in Epsom and work in London. William continues to work for the Department of Transport.

1990s

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1990 Breeze, Matthew: teaches, following his parents’ example.
Cumberbatch, Ben: starred in a new film based around University Challenge called Starter for Ten, as the Captain of one of the teams in the Final. Ben got to the last four for Best Actor in a television programme in 2004 as awarded by BAFTA for his performance as Stephen Hawking in ‘Hawking’. He has been seen in ‘Atonement’ alongside Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. He recently took a leading role as a former Detective Inspector in the second 'Mis Marple' murder mystery opposite Julia McKenzie.
Phillips, James: is now a Playwright and a Director. His first play, The Rubenstein Kiss, played in London and won two important awards.
1992 Breeze, Edward:

works in Sports Marketing and was married in August 2009.
Christie, Gavin: became engaged to be married to Miss Vanessa Hunt.
Phipson, Peter:

is to be congratulated on his engagement to Miss Lavinia Young.
Rowan-Robinson, Henry:  is a solicitor in London and engaged to be married to Alex Rutherford, another solicitor.
1993 Bickford, Max:

is to be congratulated on his engagement to Philippa. 

 
Birts, William Dr.: is at Frimley Park Hospital.
Kenworthy, James: has left the Army after five years.
Lamb, Tom:

It is with enormous sadness that we report that Tom was killed by a street robber in Lucerne in Switzerland in the early hours of October 25th 2008. He will be greatly missed by a huge circle of friends in this country and in Switzerland where he played rugby for the Lucerne Rugby Club for three years. His funeral was at All Saints in Fulham last November where the church was packed with ovwer 250 people celebrating a young life well lived and so much appreciated.As a great friend said: ‘He was loved by everybody because he loved everybody’.

1994 Breeze, Henry:

has begun a wine import business with a friend.
Burke-Murphy, Tim: has qualified as a MRICS.
Shaw, David: is to be warmly congratulated on his engagement to Lucy Harrison. He is a Fund Manager with Legal and General.
Stenhouse, Tom: is to be warmly congratulated on his engagement to Miss Nicola Gordon-Finlayson
Thompson, Graeme: teaches at Dulwich Prep. near Cranbrook. He is a Year 5 Form Tutor, teaching Maths and Geography as well as taking Games. He and his partner, Alex (teacher in the Pre-Prep of the same school) are living in Tenterden.
Thompson, Simon:

teaches Geography and coaches games at Bishop’s Stortford College.

1995 Gordon, Seaton:

is a trainee lawyer and takes part in Kung Fu and amateur dramatics.
Kenworthy, Andrew: has had an operation on his heart.
1996 Allman-Brown, Charlie:

has left for Afghanistan with the Irish Guards.
Burke-Murphy, Richard:

has qualified as a MRICS.
Shaw, Henry: completed an undergraduate degree at Nottingham and a post graduate degree at Oxford Brookes. He is now working for Knight Frank. He is a member of the Cordwainers Livery Company.
1997 Davies, Bill:

joined Jardines in Hong Kong in 2006. Currently with the shipping business.
Heppenstall, Nick:

has beenbased in Afghanistan and has been teaching the Afghan army
Ingham, James:

finished his post graduate degree at Notts Law School before joining a London law firm.
Lloyd Dada, Ramsay: works in banking in Abu Dhabi.
Martin, Harry: completed his Aeronautical Engineering degree from Bristol University in 2006. Joined the Royal Navy in September that year and passed out of Britannia Royal Naval College in April 2008.
May, George: graduated from Birmingham University in 2007 with a 2:1 in French. He is now a lawyer.
Underwood, Toby: continues to flourish as an Estate Agent. Both Underwoods spend a good deal of their spare time at the family villa in Portugal, accompanied by friends.
1998 Crawford, Ruairidh:

graduated from Imperial College in 2009.
Lloyd Dada, Bassell: working in banking in Abu Dhabi in a Dealing Room.
Seddon, Tom: after teaching, Tom joined Close Brothers.
Sidney, Philip: got a Distinction in his Masters at York University.
Stewart, Edmund: was at Edinburgh University and hopes to start a Masters in Classics at University College, Oxford.
1999 Crawford, Torquil:

read Land Management at Reading University. 
Gearon, Daniel: graduated from University in America, with a Mass Media degree and a Public Relations and Marketing Minor. 
Ingham, Charlie: is completing a property conversion course at Southbank University. He represents the Old Carthusians First Eleven which won the League but was beaten in the Cup by the Old Salopians in 2008.
Jones, William: studied at Cirencester Agricultural College.
Stimpson, Mike: is a fund manager in the City and really enjoying it.
Stimpson, Phil:  switched to Engineering from Physics at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University.

2000s

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2000 Hammond, Christopher:

has been awarded a Desmond (2:2) in Engineering from Hatfield College at Durham University.
Walker, Fred: having been awarded a Desmond at Durham University for his Geography degree, Fred is now doing a Master’s Degree in Surveying at Oxford Brookes.
Beacham, Robert: is reading Physics at the University of York. 
Bodkin, George: is at the University of Newcastle.
Bodkin, Henry: is at Durham University.
de Montfort, Guy: is at Oxford Brookes reading Architecture Art.
Keun, Giles: is at Edinburgh University reading Biological Studies.
Luckhoo, Henry: is at Trinity College, Oxford reading Engineering. He passed his 1st year exams with Distinction.
Moon, Jonathan: is at Nottingham University reading Management Studies with Spanish.
Morrison, Dominic: is at Northumbria University studying Criminology and Sociology. He plays rugby for the University’s First team as well as for Rosslyn Park
Reardon, Sean: is reading Theology at Durham University.
Tayler, Henry: was awarded the Cobbe Exhibition in Engineering Science at Somerville College, Oxford in November 2008. He rows for the College First Eight and is in the University’s 2nd Squash team.
Ter Kuile, Casper: went to Warwick University to read History/Sociology.
Watmough, Charlie: is at Hull University reading Business Studies.
2001 Pettifer, Charlie:

is engaged to Miss Jemima Westwood.
Braverman, Adam: is at Leeds University, reading English.
Bacon, Trevor: is at London University.
Crookenden, Tom: is at Newcastle University reading Geography.
Davies, Angus: is at Newcastle Univeristy, reading Marketing and Management.
Davies, Henry: is at the University of Bath, reading Engineering.
Ford, Matthijs: is at Cambridge.
Hamilton, James:. is at Newcastle University, reading Classical Studies.
Henri, Dominic: is at Durham University, reading Ecology.
Ingham, Harry: is at Durham University reading History.
Laohakunakorn, Nadanai: is at Trinity College, Cambridge reading Natural Sciences.
Neville, Max: is at UCL reading Geography.
Stewart, Roland: at Caius College, Cambridge, reading History.
Whittington, Alexander: graduated from Leeds University.
Toller, James: is in Sports Marketing for Barclays Premiership.
2002 Boyle, Michael: is at Cardiff University studying Spanish and Linguistics.
Bray, Max: is at Oxford Brookes reading Accounting and Finance.
Durham, Hector: is at Oxford University reading Linguistics after travelling in China.
Erskine, Tom: is at King’s College, London, reading Biomedical Sciences.
Evans, Luke: is at Bristol University.
Gibson, Giles: is at Durham University reading English Literature.
Gibson, Harry: is at Oxford University reading Economics.
Godfrey, Ciaran: moved to Canada last September to study Law at the University of Calgary.
Hale, Tom: is at King’s College, London reading War Studies.
Hallatt, Tom: is at Edinburgh University reading History of Art.
Kelly, Charles: is at the University of Leeds reading Fine Art.
Lai, Justin: is at Loughborough University reading Management Sciences.
Lyle, George: is at Exeter University reading Engineering.
Porter, Michael: is at York University reading History.
Puddle, William: is at Newcastle University.
Sladen, Alasdair: is reading English Literature and Drama at Manchester University
Stimpson, Richard: is doing a teaching degree at Edinburgh University.
Tayler, Edward: is at Bristol University reading Mechanical Engineering.
Were, Alasdair: spent last year at Lausanne University studying French for one year. He is now studying Economics at the HEC at Lausanne University for three years.
2003 Berliand, Henry:

is at Edinburgh University reading Geography.
Crookenden, Rupert:  is reading History at Durham University.
Kingibe, Abdul: is at Oxford Brookes.
Cantor-Fuller,Joshua; formerly Schwalbe, has been studying Carpentry to either become a workshop joiner making hand-made furniture, or hone his skills as an acoustic guitar builder. In 2008, he was enlisted to the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP), where he is taking a 3 year Diploma Course in Music. He hopes to open his own studio one day.
Chow, Justin: is at King’s College in London reading Law.
Crookenden, Rupert: is reading History at the University of Durham.
de Montfort, Charlie:. is reading Psychology at Bristol University.
Hollingsworth, Matthew: struggled to find a place in football teams at Eton College, due partly to several severe injuries including a broken back. When he played, it was at left back for his house as he did for the Brambletye 3rds in 1997. He thanks CHT for his Latin lessons as he took GCSE and got a high A. ‘Not only was it beneficial on a grades basis but also for my further tuition in French, Italian and to some extent English GCSEs. Now I know why you learn Latin! It teaches you how to learn other subjects, not just languages!’ He continued his Fencing and, when not injured, challenged for a first team place (no mean feat when it consists of only 3 people) also being awarded his third ever set of colours. He is studying for a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Bristol University.
Hunter: Josh: spent his gap Year in Sydney and started Exeter University.
Hunter, Sam: spent his gap year in South America before starting University to study Architecture.
Moore, Tom started University reading Economics.
Parker, Josh: is at Edinburgh University reading Geography.
Pigott, Tristan: started his Foundation Course at the Wimbledon School of Art in September 2008.
Ripert, Geoffrey: went to the Sorbonne in Paris last year to pursue his studies.
Stirrat, Sam: is at Durham University reading Geography.
Westray, Tom: secured a place at the Chelsea School of Art for a Foundation Course in 2008.
Yim, Raymond: is at Loughborough University reading Materials Engineering
2004 Best, John: has left Charterhouse School took History, Politics, Economics and R.S. at A. Level.
Bourne, Robert:

at Eton College, Robert scored an A grade in five A Levels (English, History, Maths, Further Maths and Physics) and at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford.
Bullen-Smith, Max: took A Levels in History, Classical Civilisation,Theatre Studies and English with the hope that he might apply to Oxford to read History.
Cameron, Angus: left Bryanston and achieved an A and 2 Bs at A Level.
Charlton, Oliver: did so well in his A levels at St. Edward’s, Oxford that he is off to Edinburgh University to read Theology. He is presently working as a Gap Student at Brambletye.
Gillespie-Norris, Olivia: achieved As in Geography, Business Studies and R.S., and a B in Biology at A Levels at Downe House School. She is off to Newcastle University to read Geography.

Please note: News concerning Old Brambletyeans who left in 2005 or later will not be posted in the public domain but we would still dearly like to hear of your continued progress and successes.

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