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Richard Armitage - was Managing partner of the commercial and trade law department of Simmons & Simmons, London office
John Bull (1940) Mayor of Westminster 1984-85: Evacuee from the East End of London. Died 2007.
Brown, Richard J (1960) Retired teacher, author, expert on Chartism, runs the History Zone
Brunt, Martin (1966) TV Reporter, Sky News
Brian Capper (1968) Reader in Christian Origins, Canterbury Christ Church University College
Leslie Caswell (late 1920s) a highly talented artist who was a student at the Slade
David Clark (1969) David Clark & Company, an independent estate agency owned by David Clark, Ely
Peter Coxhead (1959) Formerly Senior Lecturer & Academic Manager, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham: 2009 now Honorary Senior Lecturer
Michael Delanoy (1948). MBE New Year's Honours 1999. For services to the Farmland Museum, Denny Abbey
Simon Curtis FWCF, HonAssocRCVS (1967) Simon is a past Master of the Worshipful Company of Farriers. PhD from the University of Central Lancashire (2017); BSc Farriery (2011). His thesis was on the effect of loading on hoof growth and shape in thoroughbred foals. In March 2018 Dr Simon Curtis received the Sir Colin Spedding Award, presented by HRH The Princess Royal, President of the National Equine Forum.
Professor Peter Deasley (1954): died 2017: had a distinguished career in industry and academia
Ralph Dunham (1959), now retired from primary teaching but still doing some supply work: he most enjoys combining his hobby and teaching skills in the education services provided by the Severn Valley Railway
Geoff Fernie (1959) Director, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute at Toronto Rehab, Professor in the University of Toronto
Award of the Order of Canada December 2017Sir Philip Foreman, (1934) former Chairman of Short Brothers, Belfast
Geoff Gammon (1950) in Ohio has retired and with his wife Dixie is heavily into "Exotic Bird Breeding & Internet/Web-site development-related activities. Never a dull moment!"
Frank Haslam (equiv 1959) Soham Grammarians' and EHS 1905-1972 websites editor - RAF websites - Leatherhead websites
Nick Grainger (arrived 1963 in the 3rd form): yachtsman and IT expert
John Harding (arrived 1962): author of Escape from Prickwillow, amongst many others. Chris Jakes spoke about him at the 2011 reunion.
Michael Hawes 1969 Partner in The MHH Partnership, Certified Accountancy practice, Soham and Cottenham
Neil Holmes (1952) photographer and author
Paul Holmes (1946) retired royally after 27 years on the Cambridge Bench
Professor Dick Housden (arrived 1942, staff 1955-60) a Pro Vice Chancellor of the Open University, retired
Bill Kelly (1955): Eur Ing W H Kelly MSc MA CEng FIMarEST now retired from Devon & Cornwall Joint Marine but visits Ely as President of the local Royal Naval Association
Graham Knott (1946) teaches Electronics and Microcomputing at Cambridge Regional College
Professor Geoff Layer ('1967') Vice Chancellor, Professor of Lifelong Learning, University of Wolverhampton
David Leland (1952) director of The Land Girls (1998), Personal Services (1987), Mona Lisa (1986) etc.
Paul (Taras) Lomatschinsky (arrived 1966-67 in the 3rd form), ITFT Indvidually Tailored Flight Training
Peter Lupson (1957) semi-retired teacher, author
Duncan McFarlane ('1965'), Leeds based musician/composer, part time computer operator
Rev William Case Morris, 1870s/The Mowforth Bequest
Stephen Murfitt (1965 entry) amongs other educational appointments, latterly the pottery tutor at Marlborough College, he returned to establish a workshop in his native fens at Wicken. He moved in 2018 to the north of Cambridgeshire. Ceramic Review film.
Andy Murkin (1965) Burwell history and Andy's music
Tony Noble (1968) Marshall Aerospace & Ely Roller Hockey Club
Andrew Nunn (1955), Professor: Associate Director of the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit
Trevor Parfitt (1955) Scott Racing Services
Mike Petty (1957) Cambridgeshire Researcher, Lecturer & Historian
Stuart Porter (1959) Senior Research Fellow, Technical Lead NA Pharmaceutical Tech Global Pharmaceutical Applications R&D, Ashland Specialty Ingredients
Alan Richmond (AF Gathercole 1962) a web developer since 1993. His first site was one of NASA's earliest.
Tony Russ (Staff 1972) Formerly Director of the Quins Coaching Academy, then Chief Scout, now (Jan 09) heading Bristol's Academy updated
Trevor Salmon (1960) Chair of International Relations and Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration, Aberdeen University, 1996; Professor, College of Europe, 1995: now Emeritus Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations, University of Aberdeen.
Colin Searle (1962) Ivor Searle - Engines of Excellence: built up by Colin with his late brother Michael 59
Chris Stewart (1969) Chris Stewart Letting Agents, Ely
Clive R Taylor (1955) Chair Emeritus of Pathology (1984-2009), USC School of Medicine
Simon Taylor (1970) Ritz Music, Richmond, Surrey
Ken Vail (1950) Graphic designer and author of jazz books
Michael Yeomans (1960) President, Partners in Pharma LLC
Jeff Watson (1951) Ecology and sculpture
Simon Wynn (notionally class of 1965, joined in 6th form in 1970) MD of On Line Broadcasting
There are numerous references to Soham Grammarians in Barber's Littleport & District Directory and Almanack