Old Princethorpians has successfully managed to put Martin Holland and Mark Lathwood back in touch after several years. The boys were in the same class from 1968 - 1975 but had lost touch.
OPs Secretary Melanie Butler found Paul Lathwood, Mark's brother's details on the OP database and with his help the pair are now setting up a reunion for later this year.
Shaun O'Hara is keen to track down his old friend Nick Harris, or Spadger Chadwick as he used to like to be known!! Both left around 1974/1975.
Shaun is now working in Social Research and revisited the College in July this year with fellow OP Chris Cowan (pictured on the left). On leaving school Shaun joined the Royal Hussars, including a stint in Ireland, then followed a very successful 14 years in financial services, when he owned his own brokerage which he later sold on to a insurance group, then an assortment of jobs including being a Superintendant Registrar marrying people.
He comments, "Nick Harris and I used to hang around together, we spent a few half terms with each others families and were generally a nuisance to the priests. Other members of the "troop"were, Andy Thomas, Nigel Wooton, Tom Powers, Mark Frampton and Peter Wright."
"Nick and I always had reserved desks at opposite ends of the back of any classroom we were in in order to use the 'divide and conquer' theory. Smoking haunts were roofs, cellars, the janitor's room, trees, fields, the farm, and any location thought to be safe."
"Nick's father was a Flight Sergeant in the RAF last based at Conningsby or Scampton in Linconshire and during half term we used to terrorise the village of Tattershall. He was last heard of living in Boston, Lincs."
"I thought I met Nick in North Norfolk on a farm in the late 80s, the guy I met was using a different name but was the spitting image of him. A name change would not have been uncharacteristic of Nick! Andy Thomas is also keen to find out what has happened to him."
If anyone can help put Shaun and Nick back in touch please email oldprincethorpians@princethorpe.co.uk.
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