Distinguished Old Framlinghamians
Framlingham is rooted in the county of Suffolk, but Framlinghamians have spanned the world from the age of Empire, through times of conflict and into the modern era, in pursuit of trade and adventure. There are those who have made their mark in business, sports, academics, as artists and writers, in agriculture, in the services, the media and in the world of entertainment. You can learn about them here, and you can nominate additions.
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Esther Gosling (Victoria 2009-2011)
Esther represented Oxford Blues in the 2012 and 2014 varsity rugby matches. They were victorious in both and in 2014 she kicked a... Read more
Esther represented Oxford Blues in the 2012 and 2014 varsity rugby matches. They were victorious in both and in 2014 she kicked a penalty and two conversions to win 17-12. She also played for Oxford 2nds Netball in 2014, Oxford 1sts rugby league in 2013 and Oxford 2nds rugby union in 2013 – they were victorious in all of these!
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Caroline Reid (Victoria 2003-2009)
At the College she was Head Girl 2008/09, won the Tony Knight Prize for Girls’ 1st Team Games, The Packard Prize for... Read more
At the College she was Head Girl 2008/09, won the Tony Knight Prize for Girls’ 1st Team Games, The Packard Prize for Biology (UVI) and a Wallace Scholarship in 2009.
In March 2015 she became the first OF to be President of a women’s boat in the Boat Race and you can see the story here . She holds a triple Cambridge Blue for Rowing.
On 10 December 2015 she became the first OF to take part in the Women’s Rugby Varsity Match. In so doing she has become the first women ever, from either Cambridge or Oxford University to win both a rowing and rugby blue.
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Mr Robert Irving Newton (Rendlesham 2003-2008)
A prolific run scorer while at the College. He made his first class debut for Northamptonshire in 2010 and on 14 September... Read more
A prolific run scorer while at the College. He made his first class debut for Northamptonshire in 2010 and on 14 September 2010 scored his maiden first class century.
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Mr James Hurlock (Rendlesham 2001-2006)
Although James only left the College in July 2006, he has already made a significant mark on the rugby field. After being... Read more
Although James only left the College in July 2006, he has already made a significant mark on the rugby field. After being captain of an unbeaten College side he went on to captain the England U18 XV to victory against 32 other European countries – and to cap it all they beat France in the final! When will he join Andy Hancock with a full England cap?
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Mr Adam Peter Wolley (1995-2001)
In 2010 he cycled solo from London to Cape Town in 200 days, an amazing journey of 14,300km. Not content with that... Read more
In 2010 he cycled solo from London to Cape Town in 200 days, an amazing journey of 14,300km. Not content with that challenge, in 2011 he set off to row the Atlantic as part of a 4 man crew which completed the 2623nm in 41 days 23 hours 34 minutes. They were the youngest 4 man crew to ever cross the Atlantic. Since then he has undertaken further challenges, all raising fantastic amounts for charity.
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Mr David John Slater Macaulay (Rendlesham 1994-1999)
Rugby for Scotland (I think one of the Under 22(???) teams rather than full cap but might be wrong)
Lloyd Upsdell (Rendlesham 1996-1999)
He was born in 1983 in Wales and has cerebral palsy. After attending the College he became a successful full time athlete... Read more
He was born in 1983 in Wales and has cerebral palsy. After attending the College he became a successful full time athlete and competed in European, World and Olympic events. His record was as follows :
Paralympics: Sydney 2000: gold (100 and 200m), Athens 2004: bronze (200m)
World Championships: Birmingham 1998: gold (100 and 200m), Lille 2002: gold (100 and 200m)
European Championships: Assen 2003: silver (200m), Espoo 2005: gold (2005)
He also held World record in 200m and was European 100m record holder.
He retired from full time athletic in May 2007 and since May 2012 he has been a healthcare assistant at Mid-Essex Hospital.
He is also skilled in Coaching, Event Management and Public Speaking.
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Mr John Rutherford Barker (Ziegele 1984-1995)
Together with a 3rd member of the team, they have competed in the 2007 Polar Race, a 300 nautical mile race from... Read more
Together with a 3rd member of the team, they have competed in the 2007 Polar Race, a 300 nautical mile race from the town of Resolute in Canada to the magnetic North Pole. Their team, called Polar Horizon, finished 2nd overall, out of the 6 teams, having taken 15 days, 32 minutes & 24 seconds to cover the 337 statute miles. They ended only 6hrs 55 minutes behind the leaders, but over 2 days ahead of 3rd place team and 5 days ahead of the 6th team.
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Mr Alexander Cristian Henney (Ziegele 1984-1995)
Together with a 3rd member of the team, they have competed in the 2007 Polar Race, a 300 nautical mile race from... Read more
Together with a 3rd member of the team, they have competed in the 2007 Polar Race, a 300 nautical mile race from the town of Resolute in Canada to the magnetic North Pole. Their team, called Polar Horizon, finished 2nd overall, out of the 6 teams, having taken 15 days, 32 minutes & 24 seconds to cover the 337 statute miles. They ended only 6hrs 55 minutes behind the leaders, but over 2 days ahead of 3rd place team and 5 days ahead of the 6th team.
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Mr Peter Richard Dening-Smitherman (Ziegele 1982-1992)
In 1998 took part in the British National and British Army Nordic championships at the national centre for biathlon in Germany. In... Read more
In 1998 took part in the British National and British Army Nordic championships at the national centre for biathlon in Germany. In his 1st season of skiing he did well to qualify amongst 200 athletes. He came away with the senior novice champion title. He has since served in the Army and in 2006 was undertaking Triathlons.
Read lessMr Caspar Leo Zafer (Stradbroke 1989-1992)
Is an actor and commercial producer living in the USA. He’d rowed at university and had long thought about some sort of... Read more
Is an actor and commercial producer living in the USA. He’d rowed at university and had long thought about some sort of endurance event – and so, when he spotted an article about a rowing race across the Pacific, he decided to investigate further. The rest is history. He put together in a scratch crew of four and won the first 2,400 mile Great Pacific Race, crossing the Pacific in a world record time of 43 days, 5 hours and 30 minutes.
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Mr Nigel Thomas Janes (Kerrison 1982-1989)
Like Richard Rowe, he has successfully sailed round the world in 1992/3 and was in the winning boat. Read his full story... Read more
Like Richard Rowe, he has successfully sailed round the world in 1992/3 and was in the winning boat. Read his full story taken from 1993 OF Magazines.
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Mr Michael John Pegg (Garrett 1977-1986)
hHas the distinction of being the only OF known to have captained a national side at sport, apart from Ernest Robert (1890-94)... Read more
hHas the distinction of being the only OF known to have captained a national side at sport, apart from Ernest Robert (1890-94) and the late great Norman Borrett (S31-36). He captained the Finnish national cricket team and whilst doing so had a victory against a touring MCC XI.
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Mr Simon Neil Harby (Stradbroke 1978-1981)
Has successfully motorcycled around the world with his wife. He did this to raise awareness for treatable blindness and in total they... Read more
Has successfully motorcycled around the world with his wife. He did this to raise awareness for treatable blindness and in total they covered 70,000 miles and visited 24 countries.
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Mr Peter Macfarlane (Ziegele 1973-1981)
In 2013 he became one of the few people to ever complete the 740 mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail and what makes... Read more
In 2013 he became one of the few people to ever complete the 740 mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail and what makes it possibly unique is that he completed this journey in a canoe that he both designed and built.
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