Ange Bosworth – ensuring a seamless interface F rom blazers to suits, Ange Bosworth has provided a tailored approach to outfitting each boy and ensuring the right fit during their time at College.
Steeped in College tradition through several generations,
Ange has brought years of College connections to her role as Uniform Shop staff member, often knowing the families who climb the stairs to the bustling space and bring their boys to try on their first uniform or seek a larger blazer or longer trousers as students race through their senior years. However, Ange believes it is the right time for a change, with travel and the chance to spend more time with her three sons – Old Boys Olly, Sam, and Tom – prompting her decision to retire from College life. “I have loved my 12 years at College,” she says. “It has been a wonderful experience and I have been so fortunate to work with recently retired Uniform Shop Manager Ann Shaw for so many years. Working with Ann has made the job even more enjoyable. It has been a very happy time, with so much laughter and fun, and I appreciate sharing all that with Ann. “Now, I am ready to take a step back from work and visit my sons in the North Island and England. Olly is a branch manager for Mainfreight in Hamilton,
overseeing warehouse logistics. London-based Sam (an Olympic gold medallist in rowing) is a property-focused project development manager while Tom is the national procurement manager for MG Group in Auckland.” Ange recalls receiving an initial call from College in 2011 – not long after the major earthquakes – when attending the Maadi Regatta with Sam. “As I recognised the school number, I thought I had better answer. I was asked if I was interested in applying for a role in the Uniform Shop. I had got to know Ann – and the shop – through my many visits with my boys. After an interview, I was offered the job and never looked back.” Despite all the post-earthquake upheaval in Christchurch – and at College – and “some decent shakes” in the following months, Ange soon was well ensconced in the busy shop.
“Initially, it was a few hours each weekday, and then it was three hours, and full-time in the full-on uniform season from November to February. It certainly helped that by then, I well and truly knew all facets of the school uniform for all year levels. It was also very helpful that I knew many of the College families through my own family and my boys.” For Ange, it has been special to see the College boys mature and grow from those slightly overwhelmed Year 9s to those confident Year 13s. While Ange will “miss the boys and all the lovely College families”, she will not miss the commute from Waipara in North Canterbury. “It has been great to work alongside Ann and immerse myself in College life – along with all the rowing regattas and cricket, hockey, and rugby games enjoyed by my boys – but I am looking forward to my next adventure.”
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