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THE OLD BLOXHAMISTS

John Somerscales
(Cr 68-70)
held a solo arts
exhibition
Observations
showcasing his
watercolour and
oil paintings at
Wolfson College, Brigitte Whitehead (staff 99-16) has
Oxford. qualified as a Green Badge tour guide
for the City of Oxford Institute of
There was great Old Bloxhamist success Robin Spicer (Sy 05-10) studied Tourist guiding (ITG). She comments:
on the BBC’s The Big Family Cooking Industrial Design and Technology at “It’s great to belong to a professional
guild and I get to meet people from all
Showdown as Matt (Wn 05-07), Ed the University of Loughborough and
(Wn 07-09) and Sam (Wn 11-13) is now Head of Industrial Design at over the world.”
Pigott starred on the primetime show, Armis Polo. Robin has recently created
reaching the final. Proud dad Nick a prototype of his own invention, the
insists that they learnt it all from him! ARMIS Polo Helmet, using a 3D printer.
Having played the sport since the age of
Ollie Robinson (Wn 10-12) captained six, Robin used his own experience of
Northumbria University against Leeds the game and his knowledge of British
Beckett in the final of the BUCS Super Standards to create the design.
Rugby League. His disappointment at
his side’s defeat in that game must have Barney Williams (Sy 08-10) and Sam
Ryan’s (Cr 06-11) company Zeelo has
been tempered by the news that he was
voted as 2017-18 BUCS Super Rugby raised £1.2 million to reinvent the way
groups travel. They are now planning
Player of the Year. This award is notable to roll out their technology across
as it is voted by fellow captains and
coaches. different markets in the UK and Europe.

George Robbins
(Wn 98-03) set
up railrepay.
com which offers
the simplest
and quickest
way to claim
compensation In January, Tom Stephenson (Sy
for a delayed or 07-10) made his 50th appearance
cancelled rail for Northampton Saints. For the Rich Wright (Sy 96-01) has set-up a new
ski education programme, Montagne
journey. He won forthcoming rugby season, he will be
UK App of the joining London Irish. Magnique in Nendaz, Switzerland.
Year for the Travel,
Leisure and News Robin Thompson (staff 01-14) is now Robin Youngson (Eg 69-73) has enjoyed
category at the Housemaster of Orchard House at a distinguished medical career in the
UK App Awards in Christ College, Brecon. New Zealand public health service,
London. and the NZ Medical Association has
Canoe racer now given him their highest honour,
Hannah Shergold (Ry 98-03) won two Arthur Urquhart the Chair’s Award, for his outstanding
contribution to the health of New
prizes for wildlife sculpture at the (Sy 10-17) won
Mall Galleries’ exhibitions in London, three medals in Zealanders. Dr. Youngson has been
an advisor to the NZ Government
featured in British Vogue’s Gallery the U18 boys’
in their March issue, won Sky ARTS races at the and the World Health Organisation,
has campaigned internationally
Portrait Artist of the Year - Wild National Sprint for more than a decade, to bring
Card Winner 2019 and held a hugely Championships
successful first solo art exhibition in September greater humanity and compassion to
healthcare, and is the co-founder of
in Mayfair in June 2018, which was 2017. He has also
attended by many OBs and members of been selected for Hearts in Healthcare. Generations of
Bloxhamists have reason to be grateful
school staff. his first senior
international to him as he was the one who designed
event representing and built the school’s bellringing clock
GB at the Spanish in his last year at school. This ground-
K4 World Cup this breaking project, which depended
summer. on an automatic slide projector for
programming, is still going strong 45
years later!
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