| C.R.Sanders |
1952 |
Recovery from Triple by Pass operation and Pneumonia. My wife has been an invalid for last ten years and resident in a Private Nursing Home during this time. |
| Arthur Stockwin |
1954 |
Two weeks teaching at Hosei University in Tokyo in January, then research in the National Library in Canberra in June-July, and (shortly to happen) October-November. With colleagues I am preparing a volume on the work of my late doctoral thesis supervisor, David Sissons, mostly devoted to the history of relations between Australia and Japan. The material that he placed in the National Library is quite fascinating, particularly that relating to Australian war crimes trials in and concerning the Pacific islands war zone around the end of the Pacific War. Changing tack, may I ask if any of your readers know what happened to John McCracken, a good friend a year below mine, who was a brilliant artist? I have heard conflicting reports. which is now an imprint of Brill in the Netherlands. It will probably be monstrously expensive but I feel sure your readers will want to read it from cover to cover - all 680+ pages! "A book in two volumes, entitled Japanese Foreign Policy and Understanding Japanese Politics: The Writings of J.A.A. Stockwin" is due to be published in December 2011 by Global Oriental |
| Lewis Stevens |
1954 |
Book Published: An Unforgettable Woman: The Life and Times of Rosa Newmarch. 339pp.Troubador Publishing ISBN 976-1848766-709 Rosa Newmarch (1857-1940) is nowadays best known as the programme writer for the Promenade Concerts from 1908-1926 (She also wrote programme notes for several Birmingham Music Festivals). But equally important, she was instrumental in introducing to the English concert-going public music by many Russian composers, Sibelius and also Czech composers, particularly Janacek. Janacek's music was hardly known in Britain until Rosa Newmarch organised his visit to Britain in 1926. She made the first translation of Tchaikovsky's Life and letters I can supply an information sheet which gives more details if necessary |
| Michael Sutton |
1954 |
Michael Sutton (1954) and his wife Anne celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the beginning of September with a luncheon in Somerset for family and friends. Among the guests was Professor Peter Stoward (1954) who had been 'best man' at the wedding in 1961. Peter, accompanied by his wife Elisabeth, attended just days after having had a heart valve replacement operation. He is recovering well both from the operation and the lunch. |
| Rev. Michael Counsell |
1954 |
I am a retired vicar living in Northfield, still kept very busy helping at churches where the vicar is away. From October 27 to December 27 2011 I am looking after a church in Tangier, and enjoying the sunshine. I continue to write yearly editions of 'The Canterbury Preacher's Companion' with 150 sermons based on the readings for Sundays and Holy Days. A beautiful new edition of my verse translation of the Vietnamese epic 'Kieu' has been published in Hanoi. |
| Roderick Whitfield |
1955 |
Royal Air Force, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1955-57, Civil Service Interpreter (Mandarin Chinese) St John's College, Cambridge, BA (Hons) Oriental Tripos 1960 Princeton University, MFA, PhD (Chinese Art) 1965 Princeton University, Research Associate and Lecturer, 1966 St John's College, Cambridge, Research Fellow, 1966-68 The British Museum, Department of Oriental Antiquities, Assistant Keeper I, 1968-1984 Head, Percival David Foundation, and Professor of Chinese and East Asian Art, School of Oriental and African Studies 1984-1992 Percival David Professor of Chinese Art, 1992-2002 Research Fellow, The Palace Museum, Peking 2000 - date Research Fellow, Dunhuang Academy Senior Editor, Journal of Korean Art and Archaeology, 2007 to date Member Editorial Board, Artibus Asiae |
| David Arthur |
1958 |
I have just finished a two-year stint as President of the Yorkshire Union of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, and I continue as an active lay preacher. I am also vice-chairman of the Sea of Faith Network. I sing in both the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir and the Alan Cuckston Singers, and have recently been on concert tours of France and Belgium. I remain an active Liberal Democrat, currently vice-Chair of Wakefield LibDems, and recently visited the European Parliament at its Strasbourg location at the invitation of Diana Wallis MEP, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament. |
| Roger Marks |
1958 |
Over the years I had lost touch with KES. But in May 2011 I had occasion to visit Birmingham for a conference dealing with Religious Education in Schools on May 11th. As the day started quite early I travelled down the day before and stayed the night at a Travelodge in Broad Street. As I had never been to a concert in Symphony Hsll,this was not built when I left Birmingham in 1971 having been born and brought up in Hall Green, a search of their web-site revealed that that evening May 10th was the school's Annual Summer Concert. This I thoroughly enjoyed and as I was so impressed with the standard of music I wrote to John Claughton asking him to pass on my comments. This of course put me then in the 'found OE' category. From this I learnt about the 60 years re-union of the Class of '51 and enjoyed an excellent day at school on 28th September. I also met up with several of my old friends, Geoff Purkis, Robert Darlaston and John Patrick to name only a few. It has been amazing as to how this all came about. I am really pleased to be in contact with school again. Incidentally, while at school in September I took the opportunity to play the organ in Big School again as I had my first lessons on this instrument in 1957/58 under Dr Willis Grant. I hope you will be able to use this piece and feel free to edit it as you think fit. Roger Marks |
| Ian Brown |
1959 |
Retired (nearly!), moved from Bath out to Frome in Somerset. |
| Howard Fincher |
1961 |
Since 2005, I have been living in Headington, Oxford, where I am a part-time Maths Tutor with the Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University. In addition, I am a CAB adviser at the local bureau. I keep in touch with my three married daughters (Worcester, Wimbledon and Saudi Arabia) and with my six grand-children. And I enjoy cooking lots of dishes with fresh ingredients. I am in touch with Chris Blunt and Alan Gracie, and we all met up for the funeral of Mike Storer in 2010. |
| Ian Plenderleith |
1961 |
Joined the London Board of Morgan Stanley, the US investment bank, as a non-executive Director. |
| Richard Butler |
1961 |
In terms of academic life, last year was my first year of official retirement, although I continued to work for Strathclyde University and other institutions teaching in Hong Kong, Breda (Netherlands)and Venice, and as PhD examiner for several other universities in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Four books were completed along with four journal articles and five book chapters, and papers given at conferences including ones in Australia, Turkey, and Macau. In family life, my wife and I celebrated a 40th anniversary with children and grandchildren in Canada in August 2010. 1 grand-daughter Evelyn Butler, May 2010, in Canada, to add to three already in Canada (2 boys and a girl) |
| Rod Marston |
1961 |
I have continued to act as a director of two mining/exploration companies based in Australia, which explore for or mine copper, gold, nickel, tin and zinc, in Australia and Morocco. I have been in Australia, working as a professional geologist for 40 years. I have made publications on copper and nickel mineralisation over the period from 1975 to 1985. I spent most of the 1990's as a team leader developing a major new gold mine in Ghana, West Africa, which is still operating today. |
| David Crigman QC |
1963 |
4th Crime Fiction novel entitled The Hangman's Fracture" published May 2011." |
| Nick Collins |
1964 |
Well I am in regular communication with David Crigman 1963 who is a renowned QC in Birmingham, Clive port a retired (at 49!!) teacher in Sutton Coldfield who is in a guitar class with Jim Evans from about 1961, and Chris Morgan 1963 who is in Swaziland. Sadly both Clive & Chris lost their wives to illness & so have a common bond & have reconnected in both Sutton & Swaziland. Peter Harborne who was the first UK Ambassador to Slovakia, later British High Commissioner in Trinidad now works in the House Of Commons checking that UK legislation conforms to EU legislation. Pat Ferns 1963 who has the Order of Canada & has been active in TV and documentary film making and I connected last year in Vancouver at the Premiere of his film about Charlles Darwin. He now lives in Victoria BC & we are trying to set up a publunch there or in Vancouver. He travels the world constantly & extensively. For my sins I have taught at Capilano University for almost a third of century and am a University Senator. |
| Richard Batchelor |
1964 |
I was awarded the Hornsby Cup by the Institution of Engineering Designers for the best paper of the year in Engineering Designer"" |
| Peter Handford |
1965 |
Limitation of Actions: The Laws of Australia (3rd ed) to be published by Lawbook Co, Sydney in November 2011 |
| Tom Johnson |
1965 |
Our daughter, Helen, married Joe Bridal at Marylebone Registry Office in London on Saturday May 21st, 2011, and afterwards at the Mappin Terrace in London Zoo. Helen and Joe live in Primrose Hill and work at the publishing company H. Bauer and Co. To celebrate the event I compiled two crosswords especially for them, one appeared in the May issue of Prospect magazine and the second was published on the day of their wedding in the Financial Times. |
| Christopher Lightfoot |
1966 |
Curated the special exhibition The Roman Mosaic from Israel at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sept. 2010-March 2011. Came out of retirement as the Director of the Amorium Excavations Project having run the excavation from 1993 until 2009 and now planning a new field season in 2012. For the laetst news see http://www.amoriumexcavations.org" |
| Nigel Gilbert |
1967 |
Gilbert, N. (Ed.). (2010). Computational Social Science. London: Sage (4 vols.) |
| Dr Robert Johns |
1968 |
Johns R.; 2011; Using the Law in Social Work (fifth edition). Learning Matters; Exeter. ISBN 978 0857254054 Johns R.; 2010; Social Work, Social Policy and Older People. Learning Matters; Exeter. ISBN 978 1844453498 |
| Brian May |
1969 |
I was one of a group of 13 who attempted to climb Kilimanjaro in January 2011. Seven of us made it to the summit, including me, even though the temperature at 5900m was -35C! A good challenge for my 60th birthday and charity benefited to the sum of £25,000. My feet have nearly recovered and maybe another challenge will be forthcoming. |
| Harry Irrgang |
1969 |
Met fellow Old Edwardian and classmate Richard Felski in Warsaw after 42 years and ended up talking in Polish to each other. As this is my first posting, perhaps I should say that I have lived in Poland since 1986 and am married to my second wife, Ania, who is Polish. I have two daughters from my first marriage, and six granddaughters. |
| Rex Walker |
1969 |
Having been successively finance Director of John & E. Sturge Ltd(fine chemicals), Triton plc (domestic showers), and Apollo Metals plc (aerospace metals), I co-founded First Choice Watercoolers Ltd (office drinks) in 1997. The company was sold to Nestle in 2001 and I retired in 2003. I was part-time Treasurer to two substantial charities until 2011. I have kept up my languages (all those verb drills with Vic Biggs et al must have paid off) and we have now retired to Spain. I am still in touch with a few OE's (George Marsh, Steve Hayes) but would welcome news of other contemporaries. |
