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from OAs Many thanks to the OAs who have been in touch over the last year. The date in brackets for each contribution denotes the year they left St Andrews. News
innovative baby sleep products like the Grobag baby sleeping bag and the Gro-Clock. After selling the business in 2013, Rob now writes children’s books and tours primary schools, teaching mindfulness to children; so far he has talked to over 26,000. He hopes to come and visit St Andrews for a very special school visit. Rob has four grown-up children and re- married in June 2025. He would love to hear from any OAs that remember him. His website is www.robholmes.org. “I have such happy memories of my time at St. Andrews … Dod Wainwright, choir with Mr Patterson, scout camps with Rivers Currie, refusing to eat peas with Nurse Muir, being the lost boy Tootles in the Peter Pan musical with its slippery dry ice and I will never forget Phil Lett shouting ‘every boarder has to have a shower’ after PE! So glad I was a day boy!!”
while we were both living in Venezuela in 2003 and I finally moved to the US permanently in 2017 after a seven-year stint working at Horse & Hound magazine in London. I am now a freelance Equestrian Journalist specialising in dressage and have had the privilege of attending the Olympics, Paralympics and many championships worldwide. “ Nicole Griffiths, nee Parris (1995) “Since leaving education with a BSc (Hons) in Software Engineer- ing, I have dedicated over 20 years to the pharmaceutical industry. My career began as a data program- mer in the UK offices, and I have since progressed to my current role, where I lead international clinical trial programs from our global headquarters in Copen- hagen. I reside locally with my husband and son. In recent years, I have embraced the challenge of competing in triathlons.” Anthony Roberts (1995) “I now live in Plumpton Green with my wife and our four kids. Since leaving St. Andrews, I’ve travelled a lot and explored various roles, mainly in live music and hospitality. For the last decade I’ve been busy organising international trade shows. It’s been a great ride, but family life always takes the top spot. Still loving my sports - I played my final game of rugby last year on Eastbourne ‘College Field’ vs The British & Irish Wooden Spoon team resulting in a broken collar bone, dislocated shoulder and broken wrist. Looking forward to retirement on the paddle court. I can’t wait to catch up with everyone at the reunion and hear what everyone else has been up to!” Ben Shuttleworth (1995) “Still at Boston Consulting Group
Peter Winch (1938) Birthday
celebrations Congratula- tions to Peter
who celebrated his 100th Birthday in August 2024. Family gathered to celebrate the occasion and his son kindly shared these photos of the event.
have been taken in the summer of 1961 since the picture shows the cricket scorebox under construction in the background. This was built in memory of E.R.T. Holmes. Errol was born in 1905 and, after attending St Andrews, went on to Malvern. He then played cricket for Oxford University, Surrey and England. He died in 1960, aged 54. The next picture shows the 1st XI later that term in front of the completed scorebox. The 1961 Cricket practice before lunch with Jack Bryan
Pete Fellows (1993) Steeplechase success
Martin Drury (1951) Recalling the ‘Briscoe Radio’ I wrote to Martin to see if he could shed any light on a radio that was given to the school by the Briscoe family in the late 1940s. Martin kindly got back to me with more information: “Yes, I remember the Briscoe radio. It was a fine thing and we were rather proud of it. It was in a recess high up at the west end of the Playroom, nearest to the playing fields. It fitted into it almost exactly and was enclosed by an iron grille to protect it from footballs. Under it was a plaque recording that it had been given by the Briscoe parents. In November 1947 we sat in front of it on rows of benches to listen to Princess Elizabeth’s wedding and that must be why I remember it so well. I suppose it must also have reflected something of the glory of Briscoe’s reputation. Philip Liddell was quite proprietorial about it, I remember, though I think even he would have needed a stepladder to adjust it.” Peter Shelley (1962) Cricket memories Peter wrote in to identify members of the 1961 1st XI Cricket team and also the boys in the swimming pool at the Devonshire Park (page 20). He also sent me a couple of other pictures, shown here. This first was taken at Jack Bryan’s cricket practice before lunch. Peter added that it must
‘Team Fellows’
There was a strong turnout of ‘Team Fellows’ at the College’s Steeplechase back in October. Six of them ran including Pete and his two children, Ben (Y11) and Jessie (Y8). Also running were their cousins, Sophie (Y13), Will (Y11) and Lottie (Y7). Particular congratulations should go to Lottie, Will and Sophie who all topped the podium in their respective races. [A number of the OAs who left in 1995 were kind enough to send me an update of themselves after I wrote to inform them of the reunion we will be holding for the ‘Class of 1995’ later this year.] Alice Collins (1995)
1st XI Cricket 1961 – in front of new scorebox. Peter is sitting, padded, in the front row. Note how tall Andy Teare was at the age of thirteen! team was a very strong one and had an unbeaten season, winning 11 of their 13 matches and drawing the two others. They scored a to- tal of 1499 runs against 755 scored by their opponents. Bill Dur- lacher captained the side and Tony Howeson topped both the batting and bowling, scoring 324 runs dur- ing the season and averaging 27.0. He bowled 132 overs and took 53 wickets, at an average of 4.17. Peter kept wicket for the side and in his Androvian report, Jack Bryan com- mented that he was “one of the best wicketkeepers we have had for a long time. He takes the ball quietly with certainty and some of his stumping has been quite first class; he was most impressive in the Harrow Colts match.” Rob Holmes (1982) Rob lives in South Devon, near Salcombe. He co-founded the Gro Company in 2000, which sold
which I joined “for two years or so” about fifteen years ago! I work on the people components (such as
Ben and family
organisation design, operating model, talent) in large-scale changes (including mergers, acquisitions and digital transformations). Proud husband to Catherine (lawyer) and father of William (11), Chloe (9) and Toby (7). Living in South West London.”
Alice and her family “I now live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with my husband Wade and our two sons, Lennox and Staby, who are six and four. I met my American husband
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