PERSONALIA NEWS
George was mentored by the late Paul Daniels and
added: “Paul had always been a very supportive
fellow magician and offered advice wherever he
could.”
Charlie Horncastle (02-09) completed a
foundation in art and design at Hull College and
went on to study fashion design at the Manchester
School of Art where he specialised in menswear.
In his final year Charlie was one of a selected few
chosen to represent the university by showcasing
his final collection at Graduate Fashion Week. After
university Charlie went on to complete a few short
internships at high-end fashion houses before going
on to work as part of the menswear design team
at River Island. He is now working as part of the
boys wear design team at Boden. Charlie has also
combined his work interests with his other passion,
music, and has worked and even toured with a
number of bands.
Fraser Deas in Beijing
including Premier Skills which is a project to develop
grass-roots football across China by training up
Chinese PE teachers to become football coaches
and referees.
David Dickinson (04-12) graduated with a
first class Master’s degree in Chemistry from the
University of York in July 2016. He has decided to
go in to teaching and takes up a post at Tonbridge
School in Kent from September 2016.
Ed Falkingham (04-11) has been signed by
Championship Rugby Union Club, Doncaster
Knights for the 2016-17 season. Ed makes the move
from Hull Ionians where he has had a stand-out
season, playing alongside his friend and fellow OP
Isaac Green (09-11).
Hannah Farmer (97-04) is a qualified solicitor
specialising in rural and agricultural law. She moved
back to Yorkshire from Staffordshire to take up the
role of senior solicitor with Lupton Fawcett Denison
Till based in their York office. Earlier this year Hannah
was co-opted on to the OP committee to help with
careers and events.
Sam Fletcher (07-13) was awarded first
class honours in his degree in Psychology and
Criminology at Northumbria University. He plans to
go to Sandhurst for a 3-month course in September
before starting the 44-week commissioning course
in January to become an officer in the Army.
Emilie Garvey (01-07) is currently based in Hong
Kong and working for Morgan Stanley Asia. She is
responsible for recruitment events and marketing
as well as supporting the business in reviewing role
profiles and running assessment days.
George Hobson (03-14) performed his magic
for a second year at the prestigious Aston Martin
Racing at a 24-hour race, in June 2016. George said:
“Performing for such a prestigious company is a real
pleasure, but to be asked back is an honour.” George
has performed magic for corporate and private
events all across the UK and plans to set sail next
year to perform magic on-board cruise ship liners.
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with catering and event companies, Jules went to
the European Bartender School to do a professional
bartender course under the expert tuition of
world champion bartender, Tom Dwyer. During his
training he developed a passion for mixing cocktails
and decided to turn this into a business, launching
Fusion Event Bars in 2015. Working with private
and corporate clients, Jules provides premium bar
services for weddings, parties and events as well as
offering cocktail masterclasses. To find out more visit
the website: www.fusioneventbars.com
Alice Horne (03-10) is now qualified as a vet and
working at a practice in Llandrindod Wells in Wales
doing general veterinary and larger animals.
Chris Hornsey (09-13) graduated in 2015 with a
2:1 in his law degree at BPP Law School (Accelerated
LLB Hons). He has now passed the Masters Legal
Practice Course with Business to complete his
legal qualifications. He is currently looking for fulltime employment and recently started a part-time
position with UPS at East Midlands Airport as a
part-time export broker.
Charlotte Jenkins (neé Turner 97-04) is an
Occupational Therapist in a community neuro team
covering North and North East Lincolnshire.
Matthew Jones (01-08) visited school in April
2016. He is a Spanish Teacher and Resident Boarding
House Tutor at Clayesmore School in Devon where
he has worked for the last four years. He thoroughly
enjoys the job and still travels regularly to Spain with
the school as well as independently. He still enjoys
tennis and plays for Pocklington Tennis Club when he
is home in the summer holidays.
Tom Kay (97-07) graduated from RADA and is
now continuing with his acting career. Earlier this
year, he produced a couple of short plays for the
annual RADA Festival and was then invited to join
RADA’s graduate company. He spent the summer
on-board the Queen Mary 2 Ocean Liner, playing
Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice and Oberon in
Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has just finished a
verbatim piece at the King’s Head Theatre in Angel,
London. It sold out to packed houses and was filmed
by the BBC, who used one of Tom’s speeches for a
news report.
Amy Laverack (01-08) is the fifth generation of
her family to work for the family butcher’s business
in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. She oversees the
bakery’s wholesale business and is responsible for
marketing.
Julian Lawrence (00-11) is now running his own
events business Fusion Event Bars. Having graduated
from Leeds Beckett with a degree in Event
Management followed by a number of placements
Julian Lawrence
Annie Marsland (93-00) lives in Weymouth
Dorchester with her husband and three daughters.
As well as being a mum she also has her own
business, Annie’s Farmhouse Crafts, making gifts from
reclaimed wood.
Roger Moorhouse (06-10) achieved a first class
degree in Engineering Design at Bristol and is now
working on the Jaguar Graduate Programme.
Toby Nash (05-09) who is a qualified yacht master,
has undertaken a trans-Atlantic yacht delivery for
the owners of a 44ft Hallberg-Rassy. The crossing
from Nice in France to St Petersburg in Florida took
ten weeks sailing via Gibraltar, the Canaries and
Antigua. On his return in February 2016, he joined
his sister Sophie (00-11), an Occupational Therapist
at The Chelsea Group School in Earlsfield, London,
to volunteer in Italy for the charity Katie’s Ski Tracks
www.katiesski tracks.org
This organisation takes disadvantaged children with
life-threatening medical conditions, disability or
extreme social problems, on an adventure skiing
holiday of a lifetime, without their parents or carers.
(See feature on page 38).
Jessy Pang (04-11) completed a pharmacy
degree course at the University of East Anglia. She
completed her training to be a pharmacist at the
University College London during the summer of
2016.
Alfie Potts Harmer (03-14), a Hull City fan
and budding football writer, recently won the
Young Football Blogger of the Year award at a
ceremony in Manchester attended by football
stars Gary Lineker and John Barnes. He won his
award for his blog A Half-time Report. His longterm ambition is to become a newspaper football
writer.