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       Marcus Erooga (Wf 70-73) edited    George Howson (Wn 08-12) has
       Protecting Children and Adults from   established Petroleum & Co, creating
       Abuse after Savile which was published   high end films within the classic and
       in January 2018.                   collector car industry.

       Matthew Gregory                    Dudley Hughes (Cr 59-64) has been
       (Sy 86-91) is                      appointed as Chairman of the Manor
       the Executive                      Learning Trust (in addition to his role as
       Producer of ABA                    Chairman of Northamptonshire County
       Productions. After                 Council).
       Bloxham, where he
       appeared in many                   Gavin Jacobson (Cr 68-03) has been
       plays, including                   keeping busy with regular book
       King Lear and                      reviews and articles in such august
       Equus, Matthew                     journals as the TES, The Economist and
       studied at                         the LA Review of Books. His recent
       Warwick and Cambridge universities.   article on the Kim dynasty and North   Marcus Markou’s (Wf 84-89) short film
       He has directed numerous productions   Korea was the cover story in June’s New  Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times,
       for Faust International, the theatre   Statesman magazine.             which he directed as well as writing
       company he founded in 1999, and since                                  the screenplay, won the People’s Choice
       2006 he has been Executive Producer                                    Award at the Taos Short Film Festival
       of ABA. On 7th September 2017, his                                     in New Mexico, the Best Drama Award
       production of Waiting for Godot had                                    at the Beeston Film Festival and Best
       its opening night at the Arts Theatre                                  Short at the San Luis Opisbo Film
       in the West End. Former Head of                                        Festival in California. He is currently
       English Andrew Whiffin, who directed                                   producing a Hollywood movie alongside
       Matthew in King Lear in 1991, was in                                   Cassian Elwes.
       the audience when the curtain went up.
                                                                              Richard Newbould (Sy 97-04) joined
                                                                              the Internet of Things (IoT) team at
                                                                              Vodafone Global Enterprise and is
                                                                              responsible for the security portfolio.
                                          Mike Joyce (Wf 89-92) has recently
                                          been appointed as Executive Director
                                          for the International Hockey
                                          Federation and the Foundation for the
                                          Development and Promotion of Hockey.

                                          Ollie Kilgallon (Wn 12-17) played
                                          in the Premiership A League for
                                          Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons.
                                          He confessed it felt a bit odd pulling
                                          on a Tigers shirt after all the years
                                          spent watching and playing for arch-
                                          rivals Northampton Saints, but reports
                                          that it was an awesome experience
       Charlotte Gridley’s (Ry 15-17)     nonetheless. This is a significant
       painting Isolated won the front cover   achievement for Ollie to be playing
       competition for Specialist Crafts   at this level only eight months after
       catalogue.                         leaving Bloxham.

                         Miles Hedges     John Lamb (Wn 92-94) is a senior music
                         (Cr 69-74) has   lecturer at Falmouth University. He is   Rupert Peace (Wf 91-96) has enjoyed
                         been appointed   married with one son.               great success in his career as an
                         by the Woodard                                       international photographer and has
                         Corporation Board   Joseph Langer (Wn 00-07) is a first   recently had a number of magazine
                         as its senior    officer for Jet2.com on the Boeing 737-  covers, including Condé Nast Traveller
                         independent      800 fleet.                          and My Boat International.
                         director.
                                          Libbi Leroux (PC/Wf 95-97) set up her   Oliver Rupert Pelendrides (Wn 08-
       Andy Hendy-Ibbs (Ry/Sy 79-84)      own business in 2009 burgundyescape.  13) is conducting fleet training as
       has been promoted to Director of   com. She lives in Beaune, Burgundy,   a junior warfare officer. Currently
       Operations & Strategy at ATB Northern   with her husband (they married in   deployed in HMS Enterprise, flagship
       Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.        2004) and their three children.     of SWMCMG2 (Standing NATO Mine
                                                                              Countermeasures Group Two).
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