Old Edgeburians 1998

Marriages: Scott Luard, Robert Maxwell, Peter Taylor, Simon Jacobs

Births: A daughter (Harriet) for Peter Thursfield and his wife Jackie; a son (David) for Patrick Reason and his wife; a son for William Jungius and his wife; a daughter (Jemima) for Robbie Thursfield and his wife Catherine.

Engagements: Robert Cregeen, Simon Colc, Tim Geary, Paul Inman, Guy Kekwick, James Macdonald-Smith, Simon Maxwell, Daniel Morris, Oliver Spark, Ben Frankel.

Deaths: Jock Moss, Bruno Elgood.

Tim Aldous (formerly Findjan) works in France and is captain of the Toulouse Cricket Club. Ben Bourne took part in the Farnham Amateur Operatic Society production of `The Boyfriend' and is being sponsored by National Grid at Sheffield University. Neil Emberson has had a most eventful gap year travelling throughout Central America, especially Mexico. Rupert Farmer is working for the BBC as a programmer. Piers Farrar-Hockley is teaching at Bedford Preparatory School; Henry Farrar-Hockley has been working as a waiter in his gap year, then travelling in India, Nepal and Thailand. Edward Hadfield has been working in the House of Commons as a research assistant to Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrats' Defence spokesman. Andrew Hazell is reading Marine Engineering at Liverpool University. Simon Hunt is a chartered accountant; James Hunt works for a sports marketing firm; and Adam Hunt has completed his final year at Bristol University. Tom Jacobus has passed his Second MB and is doing a clinical year on the wards of Liverpool hospitals. Adrian Luscombe-White is taking a leisure and tourism degree course at the Aviation College in Dubai; Ben Luscombe-White is at the same college. Mark Mackenzie-Crooks has been in Bosnia in the Army; Simon Mackenzie- Crooks is working for Customs & Excise in the Channel Islands; and James Mackenzie-Crooks is at Bristol University. Robert Maxwell is a Management Accountant for P&O in New York. Jonny Norton had a stand at the Hampton Court Flower show displaying plants he had cultivated from the old fashioned flowers in East Lambrook Manor garden, and was featured in a programme on Hampton Court Flower Show on Channel 4. Max Robertson is now studying Art at Chelsea College. Ben Thomson featured in an article in The Daily Telegraph on Dyslexia written by his mother, Patience Thomson, a former Edgeborough Governor; Ben is now Chief Executive of a Merchant Bank. Ben Walker (Hundleby) received a degree from Southampton University and after working in a bar with Dominic Allom is now working in a shop selling silver. Andrew Yale, who was severely dyslexic at Edgeborough, has been called to the Bar at the Inner Temple by Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and the Rt Hon Lord Lloyd QC DC of Berwick.

Bradfield:

Charlie Bagnall has won academic and drama prizes, and took a leading part in `The Taming of the Shrew'. He also played soccer and hockey for the 1st XI. Charles Carpenter and Mark Sealey were members of the 1st XI cricket tour to Barbados. Mark Sealey played centre-back in an unbeaten Hockey 1st XI. Stephen Fuller won his 1st XV colours for Rugby. Oliver Barder contributed to the `Film Music Good CD Guide, by giving biographical data on Yoko Kanno, a female Japdnese film composer; he has now gone up to Hull University. James Cooke is on his way to Oxford Brookes University after a gap year involving an overland adventure in Africa.

Bryanston:

Erin de Glanville has played netball, hockey and tennis for the Under 15 As, and is doing the bronze DofE

Charterhouse:

James Hadley was in the yearlings basketball and cross-county teams.

Churcher's

Catherine Kirk performed excellently in `The Chrysalids' and has been awarded a 6th Form Scholarship to Lord Wandsworth.

Downe House:

Lizzie Harrison won her year's technology prize for a sweet-dispensing machine.

Farnborough Hill:

Natalie Partridge is enjoying tremendous success as an athlete at school, district and county level.

Lord Wandsworth:

Mark Brightwell has played Rugby and hockey for the College, has been appointed Head of House, and did his Gold DofE expedition in the Summer. Giles Hall has represented the College at Hockey and athletics; he, too, has been appointed Head of House, and has 'done some debating for the school'.

Marlborough:

Andrew Gillott is the Wiltshire under 18 fencing champion. Edward Jackson is the Dorset Under 17 800m, 1500m and cross country champion, and the Wiltshire Schools and South West of England 3000m champion; he has also won the prize for the most commendations. Sarah Jackson has achieved Grade 7 singing and her bronze DofE, as well as performing in concerts in London and on the Radio.

Louisa Carmichael has been playing in the Symphony Orchestra.

Millfleld:

Joshua Jackson has enjoyed his first year; he has played hockey for the Under 14 As and was in the school skiing team, coming 4th in the Nationals.

Pangbourne:

Tom Brown has played Rugby for the Under 14 XV and has had success as a cross-country runner.

Priors Field:

Roisin Docherty took a leading part in the School play, `The Caucasian Chalk Circle'. Verity Osborn won the junior high jump with a personal best of 1.37m.

Seaford:

Tim Clark has had an exceptional sporting year: he was captain of the College Under 15 hockey team (they beat the England Girls U16 team!), represented Hampshire Under 15s who were Southern Counties and National champions, and played for the South West team who were the National runners-up; he has also played Rugby and Cricket for the College Colts. Clark Lewis has played Rugby, cricket, hockey, squash and athletics for the Under 14s.

Sherborne:

Oliver Bourne has now left and hopes to go to Northumbria University; he gained his silver `DofE' and is close to gold. Patrick Gidney is a School Prefect; he has played in the second teams at all three major sports, toured Pakistan with the cricket side and took a leading part in his house play. Peter Hall has now left; he was a house prefect and won a prize for Business Studies, but was prevented by injury from playing any games in his last year; he is going to Nottingham University. William White was in the Colts B Rugby and Hockey teams.

Sherborne Girls:

Helen Bourne has represented the school at hockey and still plays the oboe. Harriet Gidney has enjoyed lacrosse and continues to play the clarinet; she is moving to Clifton.

Wellington:

Ollie Fryer has been awarded a 6th Form Scholarship. James Robertson has played cricket for the Under 15s at school and county level, scoring a stack of runs.