Adam Gladwin (Powell 1978–83) had a long-overdue meet up in October 2023, enjoying Adam’s hospitality in Eastbourne. She said: ‘Nostalgia was the keynote and we laughed at our 18-year- old selves and re-lived the pain and ecstasy of not being boarders in the sixth form of Eastbourne College! Only geography stops us meeting up more frequently.’ From left to right: Giles , Jo , Adam , Amanda .
A Sam Adcock (Craig 2002–07) tells us: ‘I’ve just welcomed my second child, was living in Manila for eight years running a b2b mar- keting agency called The Ortus Club (www.ortusclub.com) but the pandemic saw me return to Europe. I now live in the centre of Rome, a stone‘s throw from St Peter’s Basilica, with my wife and two kids. Still frequent Manila often, where most of the agency is still located and always keen to meet Eastbournians who are passing through.’
Jan Bending
Jan Bending , who worked as a nurse in the College medical centre from 2019–22, got in touch with us a few weeks before the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations to say: ‘I have been invited to be present at the British Legion ceremony in Normandy on 6 June.
I had already arranged to be staying with former neighbours from my days living in Normandy and was pleasantly surprised to be sent an invitation to the event. I am an honorary Nor- mandy Veteran but did not expect an invite. I am bringing a copy of my first (published) novel to leave at the Mairie in the village where we lived. The book Deception is published under my maiden name Jan Stirling Locke and is set in Normandy during the years of occupation. The sequel, Restoration , which will be published next year, is set mainly in Bonn in 1946 but also in pre-war East Prussia and highlights the plight of the ‘Wolf Children of East Prussia’ post war. The third book of the trilogy, Destiny , is set mainly in Berlin 1948–49 as well as in East Prussia 1888–1921.’
of finance.’ Following his A-levels last summer, Alex is now in his first year studying Economics at the University of Bath. Matthew Batson (Reeves 2010- 12) studied at Nottingham University where he gained a degree and a Masters in micro- biology. From there he went to University of Kent (Canterbury) where he did research work on the subject of antibiotic resist- ance, as a result of which he attained a PhD in July. Roy Bishop (Powell 1978–83) – see the entry for Hartmut Richter in this section. Robin Blenkarn (Powell 1977–82) – see the photo in Stephen Gray’s entry in this section.
Mark, left, with co-writer and director Sean Renwick, who also appears in the film Mark Burnham (Gonville 2018– 20) contacted us in August 2024, with news of a short film called Pocket Money that he was plan- ning to make, highlighting the theme of men’s mental health. Mark had recently graduated with distinction from a film production course at the University of South- ern California (USC) and is aiming
Richard Austen (School 1967–72), who is the OE rep in Singapore, sent us this photo of himself and Peter Braithwaite (School 1963– 67), on the left, when they met up in November. Nikki Awdry (Lush) (Nugent 1987–89) – see the photo in Jenny Lush’s entry in this section. B
Amanda Burger (Ford) (Nugent 1981–83) sent us this photo of a get-together of College friends. She told us that she, Jo Histed (Watt) (Nugent 1981–83), Giles Tomsett (Powell 1978–83) and
Isabella Brougham (Jarvis)
Isabella Brougham (Jarvis) (St Andrew’s 1996–2001, Eastbourne College 2011), under her professional name of Bella Grace, designed the official posters for the Wimble - don tennis championships in July 2024. Bella was at Moira House school but completed her A-level in Art at the College in 2011,
Alex Bailey (Craig 2019–24) was awarded the Fundamentals of Financial Services Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chartered Institute for Securi- ties and Investments (CISI) after achieving 100 per cent in his exam. The CISI qualification in the Fundamentals of Financial Services provides the essential basic knowledge required to work in financial services and is typically studied by new or junior employ- ees working in the industry. Alex studied for the qualification during Year 12 at the College and was the first pupil to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award in the five years that the course has been offered at the school. Alex said: ‘I am delighted to receive this award, which should set me up well to enter the world
achieving an A grade. Her designs took inspiration from some of Wimbledon’s most iconic trophies and incorporated foliage and traditional English gardens. She said that
there were creative tennis elements incorporated in the images, with hydrangeas made from score cards, roses inspired by tennis nets and agapan- thus fashioned out of tennis rackets. The designs appeared on tickets, programmes, billboards, t-shirts, mugs, posters and notebooks and would
have been seen by over 500,000 ticket hold- ers during the event. She said at the time, ‘I’m completely honoured to have this opportunity and it means the world to me.’ Bella’s love of tennis goes back to her childhood when she was a ball girl at the LTA international tournaments in East- bourne. After the College she went to the College of Creative Arts in Fareham and achieved a 1st in Digital Film and Screen Arts. She then moved to the Isle of Wight, with her soon- to-be husband, and worked for a company designing the sails for Cowes week, before leaving to build up her business as a freelance digital illustrator, and has mainly worked for Disney, Netflix and Warner Brothers.
Rosie Bowles (Eckert) (School 2000–05) sent us this photo of her son Albert, proudly wearing his Eastbourne College baseball cap on the beach last summer, which would no doubt please his grandmother Nicky Eckert , who is the Chair of Governors. Peter Braithwaite (School 1963– 67) – see the photo in Richard Austen’s entry in this section.
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