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9 www.oaclub.org.uk Now in retirement he drives ambulances for the Red Cross, is a member of two boards of directors for a local community housing association and invigilates examinations. Jim is enjoying retirement and lives with Fiona in Garelochhead, Argyll and Bute. Graham Morse (1969) has written the biography of his father-in-law, Sir Walter Winterbottom, England’s first football team manager (1946-1962). It was published by John Blake in April 2013 and received national TV, radio and press coverage. Winterbottom was arguably the most influential figure in the development of English football in the twentieth century. He founded the FA national coaching scheme and coached the coaches: men like Ron Greenwood, Bill Nicholson and Bobby Robson who were known as his disciples. He managed football’s legends from Lawton to Charlton and Matthews to Moore. Further details are available. www.sirwalterwinterbottom.com Rodney Pitt (1961) a Newport, Shropshire, Town Councillor took part in a “Sleepover in the Rough” on Friday 29 November to raise funds for the newly created Newport Town Food Bank, which has been set up to provide assistance to needy families in the town. Earlier that evening there had been the Annual Switching on of the Christmas Lights, followed by the St Nicholas Street Fair and Fireworks, organised by Rodney. He is seen here (right) together with fellow Councillor Andrew Eade who was fundraising for “Stay” the homeless charity. The Sleepover was carried out on the cold marble floor of the town’s St Nicholas Church. £750 was raised – three times the original target. Paul Ramsey (1963) has been a professional railway engineer for 46 years. He ‘retired’ from British Rail on privatisation. Since then, he has been Specialist Advisor in Railway Engineering and Safety and a founding director of Bridgeclear Limited which provides patented low bridge warning systems. Paul has recently been elected a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Paul is trying, unsuccessfully so far, to retire. Gail and he have two sons – David, a project manager for Bombardier Transportation in Sweden and Peter, a Transport Planner for Mouchel in Manchester. They have two grandchildren in Sweden. Paul became a Reader in the Chester Diocese in 1999. David Ray (1966) left Rugby School in 2009 after 31 years teaching politics and economics. He is now immersed in North Somerset life; governor of schools in Weston and Nailsea, chair of Weston and District Community Transport, coordinator of a branch of Contact the Elderly and recently, David completed a year as President of Weston-Super- Mare Rotary Club. He joined Probus in 2013 and is actively involved in the local parish church and politics in the constituency (running canvassing and being Chair of one of the wards). David still finds time to watch Bath RFC and he is secretary and newsletter editor for the Colditz Society. Paul Ridout (1966) attended Winchester School of Art after Abingdon. On leaving Art College, he, along with a partner, set up one of the country’s first architectural salvage companies in Bath but was forced to give up due to ill health and so became a freelance graphic designer and sound engineer. He moved to Falmouth in 2003 and obtained an MA in contemporary visual art. Now officially retired, he continues to work as a designer, gardener and multimedia artist. He is married with two daughters, a granddaughter and a VW Van. Alistair Rose (1969) recently took early retirement after almost 38 years working in the NHS as a medical photographer/illustrator in and around the West Midlands, a career that he has thoroughly enjoyed. He has just moved from central England to Flamborough in East Yorkshire and is enjoying sorting out his new home and exploring the beautiful Yorkshire coast. Bobby Schuck (1966) , his wife Susan, and daughter Lily, have returned to the UK after working for nearly 20 years in Dubai running their own publishing, public relations