We are delighted to share the news that Alice Afford (nee Pickin) (Class of 2012) and her husband Tom welcomed their second child, Beatrice early in the New Year.
Alice comments, "Beatrice Emily Afford was born on 2nd January 2023 making it the most wonderful start to the year! We are delighted to have a healthy baby girl and William is proving to be a brilliant big brother!"
Congratulations to them all!
Sad news has reached the Old Princethorpians, that OP Graham Hurst passed away on Thursday 19 January aged 58 years.
His funeral took place at Canley Crematorium on Thursday 2 February. Graham's old friend Michael Joannides sent us this information.
Graham attended Princethorpe from 1976-1983 gaining 11 O levels and one A-level. He was on strong medication from his mid 20s and spent many years at Town Thorns Residential Home in Easenhall and latterly at Hawthorne House in Tile Hill Coventry.
He was enthusiastically chatty on many topics particularly late 60s and 1970s chart songs and British classic cars. Many will remember him for his amazing recall of specific dates with local weather events being another favoured topic of conversation, particularly snow events.
Our sincere condolences go out to all Graham's family and friends.
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Sad news reached us just before Christmas of the sudden death of longstanding Princethorpe bus driver, Trevor Nicklin.
Trevor was a familiar face to many and will have been well known and liked by pupils and parents as he drove buses for the College for over 25 years. Over the course of his time with us he drove routes including Coventry, Stratford and Solihull, originally working for DeCourceys and then transferring to Ridleys Coaches six years ago.
Trevor was a thoroughly nice chap, unsurprisingly perhaps he was also quite the transport enthusiast and used to enjoy attending the College Motoring Festival.
His passing has come as a shock and our sincere condolences go to Trevor’s family, friends, colleagues and the pupils, past and present, who knew him. He will be missed by the Princethorpe community and we thank him for his faithful service.
Congratulations to OP Rosie Bagshaw (Class of 2017) who recently got engaged to her fiance Kyle Roberts. The happy couple have set the date for their wedding and are counting down the days.
An excited Rosie, comments, "We have set our wedding date for 27 July 2024 so we are busy planning away! We are planning to have a big marquee on my family’s farm!"
Rosie is a Teaching Assistant at Knightlow Primary School, where she has worked since leaving school, she met Kyle seven years ago at Young Farmers.
We wish them both a very happy life together!
Congratulations to OP Rowanna Hughes (Class of 2015) who has recently got engaged to fiance, Matt Furlong.
Rowanna takes up the story:
"We got engaged in the ski resort where we met seven years ago, Matt completely surprised me when he popped the question on the slopes as the sun was setting.
We bought our first house in Chester last summer and have settled in nicely with our dog Monty. I am working as a project manager for the Local Authority and Matt is a Detective for Cheshire Police. We are hoping to get married in summer 2025!"
We wish them both every happiness together!
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