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Welcome to the 2011 edition of your alumni magazine, andcongratulations to those whograduated during the last year.

We are 50 years old in 2012 and we want you to comeand help us celebrate. There will be events taking placeto mark this special occasion throughout the year. Readmore on page 7.

Pictured on this issue’s front cover is our story fromalumnus Andy Robson, former Christ Church student,who has been helping street children in Mumbai, read all about his charities and how you can becomeinvolved, on page 12.

Putting an end to the destructive cycle of domesticviolence is explored on page 10, while our studententrepreneurs feature on page 14. The explosive soundof percussion used with amazing lighting is takingaudiences by storm. Ethan Maltby tells us about hisunique show on page 8.

The Link also contains a round-up of University news,plus information on alumni services. And don’t forgetto check out the Class Notes and Bulletin Boardsections to find out what some of your former fellowstudents are doing now.

We’d love to hear from you, too. So if you have a storyto tell or simply want to update us on your life sinceleaving Canterbury Christ Church, please get in touch.Use the form enclosed with this magazine or email usat alumni@canterbury.ac.uk. You may find yourselffeatured in the next edition of The Link! Please alsoremember to give us your updated email address, so you can receive the e-bulletin.

We hope you enjoy the magazine.

Corporate Communications Team

Published by the Corporate Communications Unit, July 2011

Email: alumni@canterbury.ac.uk

04 newsExclusive Canterbury performance by world-class conductor

06 features07 We are 50 in 2012!

08 When dimensions collide

10 Breaking the cycle of abuse

12 Rescuing Mumbai’s street children

14 Encouraging entrepreneurs

16 class notes18 bulletin board20 keeping in touch

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Vice-Chancellorinstalled Canterbury Cathedral hosted aunique ceremony in February, asProfessor Robin Baker CMG becamethe first Vice-Chancellor in the UK tobe installed by our Chancellor, TheMost Revd and Rt Hon Dr RowanWilliams, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Dr Rowan Williams led the unique Service ofInstallation which began at the University’sChapel. This was followed by an academicand ceremonial procession through the cityto the Cathedral, where the Archbishopconcluded the ceremony with a Liturgy of Prayer and Blessing.

Exclusive Canterbury performance by world-class conductor

Archbishop of Canterbury opens Research Centre

Chancellorofficiallyopened new researchcentre

One of the greatest musicians of hisgeneration, Vladimir Ashkenazy, led a concert at Canterbury Cathedral insupport of St Gregory’s development.

The exclusive visit to the city, the first formany years, saw Ashkenazy conduct theSouthbank Sinfonia, of which he is patron,in a programme that combined his love ofEnglish music with Schuman’s popular celloconcerto. Guest artists included the cellistRaphael Wallfisch and the Sacconi Quartet.

The concert celebrated the new relationshipbetween Southbank Sinfonia and Christ Church, developed as part of the St Gregory’s project.

“Performing with the young players in theSouthbank Sinfonia has been a wonderfulexperience,” Ashkenazy said. “Music bringspeople together and creates a strongersociety. As in life, tensions and jealousies are soon forgotten when working togetherfor a common purpose.”

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The Research Centre for Children,Families and Communities wasofficially opened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in April. The Centre willundertake work that aims to enhancethe lives and life chances of childrenand young people, their families andcommunities, both in the UK andabroad.

“It has always been a great delight to beassociated with Canterbury Christ Church andI am very proud of my connection. However,the work and agenda of this the Centre makesme prouder than ever to be this University’sChancellor.”

5University answersGovernment call totrain more healthvisitorsThe University is responding to arecent Government pledge to boostthe number of health visitors andschool nurses by increasing thenumber of places available on theircourse in Specialist Community PublicHealth Nursing.

The Postgraduate Diploma and GraduateDiploma BSc (Hons) is aimed at nurses andmidwives who wish to develop their skillsand gain a formal qualification to enablethem to work in the community as a healthvisitor or school nurse, as well as encouragingformer health visitors back into practice.

The programme will help to advanceknowledge and understanding of currentissues in public health and safeguardingchildren and vulnerable young people. It will lead to an expertise in child growth and development, introduce the study ofpharmacology and prescribing for communitypractitioners, as well as developing leadershipskills to create effective team working.

Upon successful completion of theprogramme, graduates will be able tospecialise in working with vulnerable women and their families, young parents, or continue to develop management skillsand become a public health nurse leaderwithin the NHS.

For more information visit:http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/health

University ranks 13th inEngland for its studentemployability rateThe 2009-2010 Destination of Leavers fromHigher Education (DLHE) survey indicatesthat 94.3% of UK full-time first degreeleavers from Canterbury Christ Church are inemployment and/or further study within thefirst six months of leaving the University.

The 94.3% employment rate means theUniversity is rated 13th in England and 17thout of all UK institutions. These figures comein the same month that Canterbury is ratedthe safest city for students in England, Walesand Northern Ireland, according to theComplete University Guide.

Christ Church academics receiveprestigious awardsProfessor Tony Lavender, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research & Knowledge Exchange) atCanterbury Christ Church, received the MB Shapiro Award 2011 in recognition of thesignificant impact he has made on knowledge and practice in British clinical psychology, as well as for developing widely recognised innovation in the field.

Masi Noor, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, has been awarded the 2010 Early CareerRecipient for the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence, Peace PsychologyDivision of the American Psychological Association, for his research contributions to thepsychology of violent conflicts, such as the ones in the Middle East, Latin America, andNorthern Ireland.

The Children’s Minister, Sarah TeatherMP, visited the Medway Campus tomeet with the first group of studentsstudying on the unique New Leadersin Early Years programme.

The programme was launched by theChildren’s Workforce Development Council(CWDC), in conjunction with Christ Church,last summer. The programme is the only oneof its kind in the country, and its aim is todevelop a new generation of outstandinggraduate leaders for the early years sector.

Following extensive placements in early years settings including Children’s Centres,childminders and private, voluntary orindependent settings, students will be in a substantive working role in their secondyear, whilst completing a Masters Degree.

At the end of the two year course the graduateswill have gained an MA Early Years, Early YearsProfessional Status (EYPS), and leadershipand management skills and experience.

To find out more about New Leaders in Early Years programme, visit the website:www.newleaders.org.uk/

The Minister forSport and Olympicstalks about London2012The Minister for Sport and Olympics,Faversham and Mid Kent MP, HughRobertson, gave a public lecture in March,discussing the opportunities available forBritish Sport due to the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Andrew Balsdon, Director of Sport atCanterbury Christ Church University, said:“We share the Minister’s desire to raise theimportance of sport and physical activity.The University works closely with partners in the community to give our students thebest possible sport experience.

“It is hoped that the lasting Olympic andParalympics’ legacy will support students to be active sports participants and enjoyhealthy lifestyles whilst studying atUniversity.”

Education Minister visits BroadstairsMinisters of Statevisit the University

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The following received HonoraryFellowships from the University fortheir dedication and work within the community.

Darren HenleyDarren Henley started hiscareer in the media industryby making tea in thenewsroom at Invicta Radioin Kent. He then filled in asan overnight presenter and

graduated to news reporting and reading.He then moved to Classic FM as anewsreader and progressed upwards to become Managing Director.

Leyland Ridings JPBorn in Australia, LeylandRidings has lived in Kentsince 1984. He was electedto the County Council in1997 as the ConservativeMember for Sandwich and

appointed Cabinet member for Children,Families and Educational Standards at KentCounty Council in 2008. He now serves asDeputy Cabinet Member for VulnerableChildren and Children and Young People’sHealth.

Charlotte EdwardsMBEThe most capped One DayInternational player in thehistory of women’s cricketand its leading runs scorer,Charlotte Edwards currently

plays for Kent. She has captained England to two Ashes wins, the ’50 Over World Cup’and the ‘World Twenty/20 Championships’.In 2008 Charlotte was awarded the highestindividual honour a player can achieve,when she became the ICC Women’s WorldPlayer of the Year.

Richard Sturt OBESolicitor and former KentCoroner, Richard Sturt,conducted the inquestsfollowing the capsizing of the MS Herald of FreeEnterprise and the IRA

bombing at the Royal Marine Barracks in Deal in 1989.

Roddy Loder-SymondsRoddy Loder-Symonds isVice President of CanterburyFestival and was a formerHigh Sheriff of Kent. Heserved as a Governor at ChristChurch from 1998-2010.

New appointmentsWorld renowned academics strengthenresearch into nursing practiceThe Department of Nursing and AppliedClinical Studies appointed Dr Kim ManleyCBE as Senior Research Fellow and ProjectManager for a joint project with East KentHospitals NHS Trust. Four HonoraryProfessors will work within the Departmentfor the next three years: Professor SallyHardy joins from City University where she is responsible for leading postgraduateeducation provision and research. ProfessorTanya McCane is the Mona Grey Professor of Nursing Research and Development at the Institute of Health Care Research, Schoolof Nursing, University of Ulster. Professor Val Wilson joins from the University ofTechnology Sydney Research and PracticeDevelopment, and is Director of NursingResearch and Practice Development at TheChildren’s Hospital at Westmead; ProfessorKen Walsh is the inaugural Professor ofNursing Practice Development at theUniversity of Wollongong.

Internationally acclaimed Mozartexpert heads the Department of MusicProfessor John Irving, an internationallyacclaimed expert on Mozart, joined theUniversity in August as the new Head ofMusic and Professor of Music History andPerformance Practice.

High profile members of industry andcommerce inspire business studentsUniversally respected business leader andformer Chief Executive Officer for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Tom Purves, has joinedthe University as Visiting Professor inManagement Practice. Also joining theUniversity as Visiting Professors are ProfessorJeff Hyman, who has recently retired from theUniversity of Strathclyde and is also a VisitingProfessor at the University of Tianjin in China; Dr Geert Duysters, Professor ofEntrepreneurship at Eindhoven University

of Technology and Tilburg University in theNetherlands. Dr Duysters is also the ScientificDirector of the Brabant Centre ofEntrepreneurship.

A new era for University partnershipsDavid Smith, newly appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (External Relations), is thestrategic lead for the University’s externalfacing activities. David will lead on themanagement of partnership arrangements,the University’s five campus network, a growing portfolio of internationalactivities, marketing initiatives and will linemanage the Dean of the Faculty of Arts andHumanities and develop the University'scultural engagement strategy with him. Newappointments to support David include SueKendall-Seatter, Director of Partnerships, andMark Wilson, Head of International Office.

New Dean for the Faculty of Social and Applied SciencesDr Janet Haddock-Fraser will take over asDean of the Faculty of Social and AppliedSciences in October.

Dr Haddock-Fraser will join us from theUniversity of Kent where she has beenActing Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciencesin 2011 and Director of Learning andTeaching in the Faculty since 2008.

Honorary Fellows

New Professorsand ReadersThe Professorship and ReadershipCommittee recently conferred the titlesof Professor and Reader to the following:

Reader:Dr Patricia Driscoll, Department ofPostgraduate Initial Teacher EducationDr Carolyn Oulton, Department of Englishand Language StudiesDr Hazel Reid, Department of ProfessionalDevelopment

Professor:Mr David Bradshaw, Department of MediaDr Margie Callanan, Department ofApplied PsychologyDr Paul Camic, Department of AppliedPsychologyDr Trevor Cooling, National Institute forChristian Education Research

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We are 50 in 2012!

Canterbury Christ Church will be 50 years old in 2012 and wewant you to help us celebrate.Come and join us for events to markour half century. We have lots ofthings planned to commemorate this great occasion and one of thoseevents is an open day especially foralumni.

We also want your involvement –whether it’s your memories which we can share with everyone, or youcoming to the events. Please send us your personal memories of yourtime here at Canterbury Christ Churchand include your photos – either emailthese to us atalumni@canterbury.ac.uk,or if you only have hard copies and

don’t mind us having them, send those to Isobelle Leggett, CorporateCommunications Officer, CanterburyChrist Church University, RochesterHouse, Canterbury, CT1 1UT. We willuse your memories to create a visualtime line, so only send those you don’twant back.

Some of the events happening in 2012 to put in your diary are listed here, but these are only the highlights, full details of all events can be found on the Jubilee web pages.

Mozart’s Requiem and Karl Jenkins’ The Armed ManCanterbury Cathedral – Saturday 17 March at 7.30pm

Alumni Open day Saturday 19 May 10.45-5.30pm Catch up with old friends and tutors and take a stroll down memory lane – there will be plenty to do and see and lots of entertainment

Golden Jubilee ServiceFriday 28 September at 11.00am

Golden Jubilee Photography CompetitionThe theme for this special competition is Freedom. There is a cash prize of £250 to the winner – full details and how to enter are on the Jubilee web pages. You will find a link at www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni.

We want to keep you informed of events, so please let us know your current contact details, especially your email address.

Keep an eye on the alumni web pages and this will give you the link to the Jubilee web pages with all the up-to-dateinformation and how to book events: www.canterbury.ac.uk/alumni.

Help celebrate 50 years of Christ Church

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Imagine a world of percussion where communication is only through the medium of drums and imagine what happens when that world

inadvertently enters ours.

This is the journey you take when you entercomposer and director Ethan Maltby’sproduction of DrumChasers. A tale ofwarring drum tribes from another world,who are accidentally brought into ours.

Ethan describes it as “a musical withoutwords, but with drums” with forbiddenromance, gangs, drum fights, drama andcomedy – a show for the whole family toenjoy. Building upon the success of hisprevious show, Noise Ensemble, Ethan has Stephen Fry on board with this uniqueproduction. Stephen brings the wholestory together through his narration.

Using poetry to tell the story“I immediately had Stephen Fry in mind as the narrator,” explained Ethan. “I havealways admired his work and voice. Eventhough it was a long shot, I approached himand he loved the whole idea, partly becauseno-one has ever produced a show usingonly percussion to tell the story.”

Ethan involved a singer/songwriter colleaguefrom Christ Church, Jenna Donnelly, to writethe poetic narration. The poem fills in thebackstory of the characters and helps guidethe audience through their world. The mainstory of DrumChasers centres around Mr Bennett, a caretaker in an old concerthall who looks after all the percussioninstruments. One night the instrumentscome to life and he comes face to face with the people from Noiseland. He and the audience are pulled into their world ofpercussion, feuds and forbidden love.

“Mr Bennett serves as an anchor for theaudience and a way for them to becomeinvolved in the story,” Ethan continued. “He watches from the sidelines, but getsdragged into the ancient feud andultimately it is up to him to find a resolution.

“The cast is made up of a mixture ofpercussionists, dancers and actors and eachone has a unique character which bringsplenty of variation and drama to the show.”

From small lunchtime concerts to theworld stageEthan has been a percussionist since earlychildhood. He made the move towardscomposition when he was a Music and RFTVstudent at Christ Church. His intention tobecome a film maker changed when herealised he was more interested in how theend product sounded rather than how itlooked and so took an MA in Composition.He then became a lecturer and formed theChrist Church percussion ensemble whichgave a series of lunchtime concerts and thenperformed as part of the Canterbury Festivalwith Noise Ensemble. Ethan developed theshow into a production for the EdinburghFestival before writing it into a full touringshow which has played all over the worldand in front of thousands at the FA CupFinal at Wembley Stadium.

“DrumChasers is a natural progression from Noise Ensemble,” Ethan concluded. “I have taken the strongest elements fromthat show and brought them together witha solid story. The show is touring again inSeptember/October, ending with a show atthe new Marlowe Theatre as part of theCanterbury Festival, which is nice to endwhere it all began many years ago. In 2012it is booked to perform in Taiwan beforereturning to tour in Holland.”

Ethan is looking forward to one day fillingthe Albert Hall with a full orchestral andchoral production for his dramaticpercussion performances.

To find out more about DrumChasers, visit www.drumchasers.com

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“a musical without words,but with drums”

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Breaking the cycleof abuse

Abuse often breeds abuse. Whether it is through drugs and alcohol, sexual relationships or identity, manyyoung people find themselves the victim or perpetrator of abuse because of experiences in childhood. To try andbreak this cycle, young people who have experienced abuse have helped to produce a Healthy Relationshipstoolkit for themselves and their peers to use. It helps them to identify abuse and therefore avoid the pattern.

Sophie is now 23 years old and hascontributed to the toolkit by speaking openlyabout her experiences. Determined to be incontrol of her own destiny, she has pulledherself free from a drug-filled existence andan abusive relationship, to put herselfthrough college and onto a career path.

She is keen to help others and tells us herstory here.

“I was 16 when I left home, without anyGCSEs or any qualifications at all,” Sophieexplains. “My mother and step father movedto London and I didn’t want to go with them,so they helped me to find accommodation in a supported housing unit for youngvulnerable people aged between 16 and 25. I had been suffering from depression, whichcaused me to miss a lot of school, hence noqualifications. I arrived at the unit and soonwent off the rails with my newfound freedomand associating with older people whoinfluenced me into taking drugs.

Escaping an abusive relationship“I met a boy whom I thought was reallyvulnerable, but soon discovered that he wascompletely unstable and spent the next 18months trying to get away from him. Heused his Attention Deficit HyperactiveDisorder as an excuse for his behaviour andwas totally manipulative. He had a strangecontrol over me, which I couldn’t seem tobreak free from. He made me feel guiltywhenever I tried to break it off and wheneverhe scared me he always turned it around tome over-reacting. I believed this for a longwhile until one day he had me pinned downwith a pair of scissors at my throat and amanic look in his eyes. I realised then that I had to get away.”

During this time Sophie realised that shedidn’t want to be trapped in a cycle of lowpaid jobs which would be the case if she hadno qualifications, so she set about finding a

career. She took a beauty therapist coursewhich enabled her to take her key skills andgain qualifications in Maths, English and IT.She discovered that she loved meeting andhelping people and thought she would likeoccupational therapy. She took an access ‘A’ level course in Human Biology, Psychologyand Sociology in order to get into university.At the same time she was dealing with theabusive relationship and a culture of drugs.

“I had to move right out of the area to getaway from the drugs and him,” Sophiecontinued. “Even though I felt totallyisolated, I also felt relieved to be away fromthat environment. However, he managed to track me down and turned up at my newflat. I was afraid he was going to turn upwith a shotgun or something, so I movedagain and then he couldn’t find me.

A bright future“I am now a completely different person.That’s why I wanted to contribute to thetoolkit. Telling my story might help others seethat if they try, they can change things too.Doing the OT course helped me realise that I wanted to help people to live independentlives, but not necessarily in a hospital setting,so I applied for the job I am doing now withthe supported housing project I was in. I feelI can empathise with these vulnerable youngpeople because of my own experiences. I tryto get them to see the bigger picture and notjust live from day to day.

“I don’t regret any of my life because it has made me appreciate everything I havenow far more. I feel proud of what I haveachieved. I could so easily have gone thewrong way. I could have become pregnant at a young age or a drug addict, but myambitions to have a better life saw methrough. I have a job I love, a new flat, a car I never thought I would ever own and alovely boyfriend. I am studying for a diplomain housing practice with the Institute of

Housing and hope to continue my career and become a housing officer.”

The Healthy Relationships toolkit has beendevised by the Swale Domestic ViolenceForum, in collaboration with the Centre for Health and Social Care Research atCanterbury Christ Church. It enables youngpeople to identify and understand domesticviolence, whether it is in their own home oran abusive relationship they may be in.Rebecca Perry, Domestic Violence Co-ordinator, and Rebecca Duffy, HealthyRelationships Facilitator, organised workshopsand interviews with young people who haveexperienced abuse and worked withinschools to produce an invaluable resource for young people and their parents to use. It helps them to recognise what is acceptablebehaviour and what is inappropriate, what isactually 'abuse' and that abuse is not normalbehaviour they have to accept.

Professor Annmarie Ruston, Head of theCentre for Health and Social Care Research,said: “The project is part of the South EastCoastal Communities programme to supportcoastal communities. Nine universities in theSouth East were involved and out of all theprojects put forward from the Kent andMedway region, we negotiated the successfulapplications for funding for eight, one ofwhich was the Domestic Violence Forum’sproject. All eight projects are very ambitiousand aimed at working with communitygroups to build their own capacity toimprove their health and wellbeing. Not only did we secure a successful applicationfor funding for this project, but we alsosupported them through academic leadershipand guidance and training in evaluationmethods and running focus groups. Thisparticular project is very successful and hashelped a great many people in SwaIe. I hopethey can continue with this good work.”

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“I had to move right out ofthe area to get away from

the drugs and him”

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“The only sustainablesolution to their plight is education”

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Rescuing Mumbai’sstreet children

Living cheek-to-cheek with the affluent and elite in Mumbai are the street children, who spend their days scavenging and begging and nights literally sleeping on the streets, while tourists step over them

to get to their destinations.

In the world of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’, theseare the forgotten, invisible people, ignored bysociety, or when brought to the attention ofthe authorities, forced into children’s homeswhich are more like prisons. Some of thechildren are sent out to beg by their familiesand can return to their homes in the slums,while others are orphans who have no othermeans of survival, and their home is the street.

The only sustainable solution to their plight iseducation. This is their only escape from theperpetual cycle of poverty. To be able to readand write, especially in English, is a luxurymany do not even dream of. Bringing thatpossibility to them is Sport Science andEducation alumnus, Andy Robson’s dream.

“I always wanted to work with streetchildren,” Andy explained. “I wanted to goout to Bolivia before starting university life at Christ Church, but that unfortunately fellthrough. When I got the opportunity, manyyears later, to become involved with a charityin India, I leapt at the chance.”

Providing education, medical help and adviceVision Rescue is a charity committed tohelping street children by giving theminformal education, medical help, counsellingand advice. Founded in 2004 by Biju Thampy,motivated by a picture of a three-year-old boysuckling from a dog in the street, the charitystarted by giving out food at railway stationswhere most of the children congregated. Hestarted to teach the children basics and as thenumbers grew, bought a bus to give informal45 minute lessons in English, Hindi andMaths. After each lesson, the children receivea healthy meal. The children are taught to alevel where they can enter into governmentschools.

“Some are volunteers and most areunqualified,” Andy continued. “The amountof education the children could get was very

limited. I was asked to look at how we couldimprove this. After an initial visit, I decided toquit my job in England and spend my timeout there. I introduced phonics to help thechildren to read and write and trained theteachers, giving them tips and methods onorganising lessons, providing differentactivities and how to engage the children.

“There are now about 20 staff on the fourbuses. They teach and feed about 800children a day, travelling to 16 different areasin and around Mumbai. Around 200 childrenare now in full-time education in government-run schools.”

Improving standards even further“Now the level of education they receive hasimproved, we have hit another problem. Theirstandard is higher than the State’s and theyare either unlearning everything we taughtthem, or coming back to the bus and askingto stay with us. The government schools areovercrowded with 70-80 in a class for twohours. Phonics are not taught and only thebetter schools teach English.

“These children want to learn; they know theyneed an education to get out of poverty and45 minutes will not do that. It gives them thebasics, but now we want to set up properschools. We also want to set up a teacher-training academy using a syllabus based onEnglish methods. We have discussed different

ways we can achieve this with Christ Churchand I am now researching the best approach.

A brighter future for some“Unfortunately, it isn’t always a fairy story.Many of the children go on to full-timeeducation and do very well, but some don’t.Just recently, a few children from the buseswere arrested for begging and put into achildren’s home. They will now miss out ontheir education. Those who go to school andstill live on the streets are often bullied becausethey can’t afford the proper uniforms and books.

“But others are lucky. One 12 year-old lad Imet was cleaning motorbikes to earn enoughto buy a uniform and books to go to the localschool. It would have taken him three monthsto earn enough. I personally bought him auniform and books and now sponsor hiseducation so he doesn’t have to go outbegging. I see him every time I go back. He isnow 14 and his ambition is to be an engineerand he is working hard to realise that dream.

“Another 15 year-old lad, Ravi, lives on thestreets but goes to school because hisuniform and books are paid for by theproject. His prospects are now infinitely better.

“A six year-old orphan was rescued by VisionRescue from among drug addicts and found a place in an orphanage in Goa. He now hasan excellent education and can speak English. All he wants to do when he is older is to helpother people.”

Now back in England and Deputy Head of aPrimary School in Surrey, Andy has set up acharity, www.streetlifeindia.co.uk, to raisefinancial support for Vision Rescue.

“There are so many desperate families outthere who want their children educated, butmoney means survival and they have to sendthem out to beg. They hate the way they liveand are so grateful for the opportunity we areoffering their children.”

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Identifying them as possible candidates for support, Julia Jones, Entrepreneur inResidence, took them under her wing andpointed them in the right direction to getstarted.

“Some students stand out as entrepreneursby nature,” Julia explains. “I help them toactivate their ideas and open doors for themso they can pursue the business they want to create. This could be securing funding,setting up the business contacts or helpingthem set up their strategic goals.”

Andy Robinson has been a DJ and eventsmanager for the past 10 years and decidedhe wanted to combine qualifications with hischosen professions. He has just completed his first year and is looking forward tograduating, while continuing with a newventure he started after he arrived at ChristChurch with Julia’s encouragement.

Seizing opportunities“When I arrived at Christ Church I saw anopportunity to get a show on CSR radio, the University’s radio station,” Andy explains.“While training for that, a London companyasked me to produce a weekly two hourshow for them to drive traffic to theirwebsite. They do a lot of corporate work forcompanies like BT and Goldman Sachs anduse the radio shows as a value added tool for the corporate websites.

“I love doing these shows. I play the music

I like and also through the internet have arelationship with the audience. I am alsohelping Julia on her project, Generation Expo,a lifestyle exhibition with live music, whichopens in October at the Brighton Centre. AndI have just finished an internship with WarnerBros, which made me realise that I wanted to work for myself. I think that there will be a large market for internet radio shows in thefuture which I am pursuing.”

Internships expose new possibilitiesLucy Cousins, another of Julia’s protégées,has just completed her BA in MusicManagement and is managing two musicartists. She is about to take a Masters inMusic and Entertainment Management.

“I started interning for Julia on a variety ofprojects as soon as I arrived at Christ Church.My first big project was the Soundsurf MusicEducation Tour in association with Gibson,Hard Rock Cafe and Pure Solo. Four of usfrom Christ Church went on the tour andhosted workshops on copyright in schoolsand colleges. And we also hosted open mikeevenings for local bands to air their work.

Meeting idols and future clients“The next big project was the Genesis Suite, a classical interpretation of their main hits. I was lucky enough to work on the PR sidewith one other colleague, which culminatedin the world premiere at the Barbican where I met members of Genesis.

“Working on this project led to my band management now. We worked closely withcompanies like Classic FM and one of theirfeature editors happened to be the drummerof The Crimea, which is a band I have lovedsince I was 14 and on whom my dissertationis based. I had written a consultancy reporton them. After they received it they asked meto be their manager on a short-term contract,but I hope it will continue after the launch oftheir album in October. I also manage a localsinger/songwriter.

“The whole experience at Christ Church hasbeen amazing. I thought that I would beinterning one day a week and never dreamt I would have the opportunity to have handson experiences like being on the biggest tour bus I have ever seen in my life. All theprojects I have worked on have been fantasticand opened up possibilities for my future. I don’t think I would have had any of theseopportunities anywhere else.”

Are you an entrepreneur who would like to inspire current students by sharing yourknowledge, challenges and experiences youhave faced whilst setting up a business?Canterbury Enterprise Group is a supportorganisation of undergraduate and graduatestudents of Christ Church who would loveyou to speak at their events. For furtherinformation and enquiries contact;marcusball@canterburyenterprisegroup.co.uk

Encouraging entrepreneursAt a time when jobs are hard to come by, is being an entrepreneur and starting your own business the

answer? Andy Robinson and Lucy Cousins think so. They both ventured down this path while studying for a Music Industry Management degree at Christ Church.

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Imagine what it would be like to be ableto see perfectly clearly every time youopen your eyes in the morning – free from the hassle and expense of glassesand contacts.

Centre for Sight is one of the leading lasereye treatment specialists in the UK and wereone of the very first companies to performlaser eye surgery in the UK. Established in1996, Centre for Sight offer a wide range of services such as cataract surgery, LASIK and many other eye treatments.

As a graduate of Canterbury Christ Churchyou are entitled to 10% discount off any laser eye surgery. Contact one of their eyespecialist doctors for a FREE consultation at www.centreforsight.com, quoting this offer.

Obituaries1993Julia Van-Cauter (nee Dean) – B.EdJulia died in August 2010 after a three-yearfight against melanoma. She had beenteaching in Hertfordshire since graduating and was much-loved and is greatly missed by her pupils, family and friends.

2007Andrew Cutting – PGCEAndrew died in October 2009. He wasworking as a PE Teacher in London at the time.

He will be sadly missed by family and friends.

Opportunities

A new delivery auction siteAre you moving house or need to ship items for Ebay and want a cheap solution? Aninnovative new website, called Anyvan, matches your items with delivery companies and‘man & van’ services that are travelling in the same direction as you want your items to go.The delivery companies bid against each other for your custom so the price gets cheaperand cheaper. You choose which one you want to use based on feedback rating, price andtimings.

This could save you up to 75% and it is better for the environment, reducing carbonfootprints by using space in vans already going in your direction. With a string of greenawards and Website of the Year award in 2010, Anyvan is offering alumni £20 free startercredit, and an upgrade to a ‘featured delivery’ in order for you to receive 60% more bids.

Go to www.anyvan.com, quoting ‘CANTER’.

MA in Community Arts at UCFThe practice-based MA programme in Community Arts at UCF is intended to supportpractising artists, teachers, workshop leaders and animators who are seeking to developtheir practice and skills.

The course, taught over 2 years during evenings and weekends and in intensivesummer/spring/winter schools, will yield tangible and measurable benefits to personal andprofessional development, and have a direct improvement on the way you conduct yourbusiness in whatever context you choose.

Contact: chris.price@canterbury.ac.uk to see how an MA in Community Arts from UCF canprovide professional development to your workplace and career prospects.

Left to Right:Karen Underwood née Walker became an artiste manager and Creative Director ofJC2000, The Millennium Arts Festival forSchools and consultant to a TV series.Maureen Emerson née Tulley is happilyretired after 27 years primary teaching.Barbara Smith née Taranto now workspart time with the London Diocesan Boardfor Education’s PGCE programme, being alink tutor for trainees just starting out tobecome teachers. Patsy Cameron née Stiffwas the headteacher of an Infant school inDenham, Bucks. Felicity Burke née Tiptonhas retired from teaching adults with learningdifficulties at a local FE College inShrewsbury. Elizabeth Walker nee Loadercontinued teaching whilst training to be anon-stipendiary minister in the Church ofEngland. She is currently a parish priest andan honorary Canon of Rochester Cathedral.Carol Frost née Wood completed herteaching career as a SENCO/Inclusion Manager.

What about theclass of ’72?

Left-right:Barbara Christopher née Wilson, JeanBentley nee Rosser and Sue Brindle néeThelfall. They were all music students and sangin the choir – do you recognise any of them?

class notes -remember me

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1976Roger WardBEd(Hons) Physics with EducationVice President Internal AffairsAfter graduation, I was a Physics teacher atSkinners in Tunbridge Wells, then went on to doa Masters degree at Chelsea College and thenmy PhD at Salford. I moved into HE and seniormanagement at a college in Surrey, running apioneering department in developing internetand electronic imaging in the UK. I set up myown company and worked on several educationalprojects in Uganda. I am now a part-timecommunications officer and web master for a college, and also a technical archaeologist specifically on the Great Arab Revolt project, a ten year project investigating the military historical sites of Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan.

Recognise anyone from the class of ‘70?

2002Neil MarsdenReligious StudiesI met up with a friend, Zoe Clayton, fromChrist Church when I moved to Norwich aftergraduating. We were engaged a year laterand married in Norwich Catholic Cathedral in2005. We now have daughter, Juliet. Zoe isstill a primary school teacher and I became an Independent Financial Advisor.

2005Kate WatsonBA(Hons) Primary EducationACC (Associate of Christ Church)AwardI became one of the very first Learning andBehaviour Mentors in Medway, a rolededicated to supporting children inovercoming barriers to learning, includinglow self-esteem and bullying. I then workedas a Learning Mentor in a further schoolbefore setting up a partnership with aSENCO colleague called 'Snivel and Shriek'.We design and supply resources to supportchildren's personal, emotional, social andbehavioural development, to school staff,health and social care professionals andparents, nationally. I also do freelance workfor 'Creative Partnerships' supportingteachers in implementing programmes ofcreative change throughout Kent.

2008Laura NivenTourism ManagementWhilst at Christ Church I trained to be a PAL(Peer Assisted Learning) Leader and duringmy last year of University, I worked forCanterbury City Council as an InformationOfficer at the Tourist Information Centre. I also supported Visit Kent as a volunteerassisting with the launch of their website, as well as supporting a campaign at theEuropean golf open. After graduating, I tooka three week placement in the events teamand have been working there ever since. I also fundraise for a local hospice andOxfam, organising music events for localbands.

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2006Nicholas DownsFilm Radio and TelevisionI met my wife, Hannah neé Brannigan, while at Christ Church. Hannah studied religion andthen went on to do her PGCE. We got married in Las Vegas last year, with Elvis presiding, andhad our honeymoon and wedding all in one during the October half term. My best man andhis girlfriend came out for a few days to attend the wedding and enjoy the sights, then wehad the rest of the week to ourselves.

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1969Tina Stirling (née Treacher) – Teacher’s Cert and B.EdAfter 15 years teaching, I became an ordainedMinister and am rector of seven rural parishes andan Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral,Oxford.

1970Trish Powell (née Smallshaw) – CertEdI retired at the end of 2010 and am free to roam. I spent the last 10 years of my teaching life in aPrimary School in Wolverhampton.

Norman Watson – B.EdI have now retired, but after teaching, I joined theCivil Service where I edited a series of major lawpublications.

1977Paul Humphries – PGCE Biological ScienceI taught for 12 years but have since left and nowwork in the optical industry as an independent salesconsultant specialising in contact lenses.

1983Martin Poll – English with Religious StudiesI am Principal Anglican Chaplain and Archdeaconfor the Royal Navy and an Honorary Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen.

1986Bill Hughes – PGCEI recently featured on Most Haunted Live. I havehad two books on Dracula published and am in themiddle of writing another on Victorian hypnotism.

1989Steve Taylor – RFTV with GeographyI am the Creative Commercial Director of the radiodivision of one of Europe’s largest media companiesand Creative Director for the cross-media operation.

1990Sandra-Jeane Brooker (née Cossou) – RFTV with GeographyI work with Senior Civil Servants and Ministers intheir private offices at the Ministry of Justice.

1991Hugh-Nigel Sheehan – Divinity with ArtI am an Associate Minister of a local church.

Angela Stevens – Sport Science & PrimaryEducationI was a mature student and have now retired fromteaching, but run a wedding video business withmy husband covering the South East.

1993Andrew Ost – IT with Religious StudiesI have been on the leadership team at a secondaryschool for the past four years.

David Van-Cauter – English with RFTVAfter the sad death of my wife last year, I amstarting to re-build my life as a self-employedfreelance editor, proof reader and personal tutor. I had a play produced at the end of last year,which is being considered by the BBC. My secondcollection of poetry has been published and I amnow writing a musical.

1996Helen Alkin – Business with Tourism and LeisureI joined M&S on their graduate programmefocussing on HR and now, 15 years later, I amresponsible for attracting, selecting and recruitinggraduates and school leavers into our businessacross the stores and head office.

Karen Chappell – RFTV with Religious StudiesI am now a freelance photographer.

Daniel Monaghan – History & Applied Social SciencesI am now retired, but very closely involved with myParish church.

Elena Santana Heal – Business and Finance with TourismI would love to get in contact with fellow studentswith whom I partied in the Student Union andwent to Malta.

Sara Lyons – Geography and Primary EducationI moved to Cornwall in 2007 and have set up afreelance consultancy in autism. I provide a range oftraining and support services for adults and youngpeople with autism and deliver training to schools,care homes and employers.

1997Craig Charteris – BA(Ed) with GeographyI have taught in a range of schools and am nowHeadteacher in a gorgeous village school.

Deborah Penny (nee Lewis) – BA(Ed) ReligiousStudies & EducationI took early retirement from teaching in 2009 dueto ill health, but enjoyed my 12 years of teaching.

1998Martin Murray – Adult NursingI am a Community Nurse for the homeless inInverclyde, having completed my LLM in MedicalLaw, and am now doing an MSc in Health Studies.

2000Sinead McNally – Music with RFTVI released my first single earlier this year, calledMoody Blues. I left Primary teaching to pursue mydream!

2001Gill Stephens (nee Blackman) – MidwiferyI re-married in 2009 and am now a Team Co-ordinator for district nurses.

2002Amanda Talbot - Tourism & EnvironmentalManagementI have just returned from a two-year VoluntaryService Overseas placement in Kathmandu, securingthe rights of the low caste people. I am now anOrganisation and Advocacy Advisor for the sameorganisation.

Lee Woolcott-Ellis – Digital MediaI am a Security/CCTV specialist.

2005Ashutosh More – Masters in Public HealthI am enjoying working in London as a Public HealthSpecialist.

Michaleen Motley – MA in Fine ArtI am a part-time member of staff at the Universityand gained my PGCLT(HE) last October. I assist ininterviewing potential students for the PGCE 11-18and 14-19 Art & Design course.

Joanna Preston – Primary EducationI first taught English in a school in Germany andmet my husband there.

2006Kylie Brown – Adult NursingI am now a Theatre Practitioner.

Terry Rugg – Business Studies with GeographyI am now an Authorisations Associate with theFinancial Services Authority.

2007Michelle Curle – Children’s NursingI am a Community Health Nurse in Kent.

Danielle Jarvis – Sport and LeisureManagementI am a self employed Sports Coach specialising ingymnastics. I currently coach in 12 Primary Schools.

Christian Suffield – Cert.EdI am a Police Trainer with Dorset Police and am thelead of Diversity training.

bulletin boardwho’s doing what and where(apologies to anyone whom we have not included due to space)

people overseas2009Simon Clarke – Doctorate in Clinical PsychologyI am now a Specialist Clinical Psychologist for the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

Lisa Gleeson – Adult NursingI am now a Staff Nurse in Spire Healthcare.

Sarah Topliss – PGCE Primary EducationI have been teaching in a Primary School in Essexand am also the school’s PE, Dance and Drama Co-ordinator.

2010Deborah Charnock – Master of Music I still live in the Canterbury area and performregularly with friends from the course and studentson the current M.Mus programme.

Pam Hardiman – Management StudiesThe course has benefitted my job immensely and I am keeping up the link with Christ Church bygiving students in the Faculty of Education workexperience placements here.

Lydia Narraway – Business ManagementAfter graduating I travelled through Thailand andAustralia before finding a graduate placementscheme with a car rental company.

Silvia Rasca – Film, Radio and Television with Media and Cultural StudiesI am a Sabbatical for the Students’ Union and amcurrently the Vice President (Welfare and Education)for 2010-11.

Angela Simoes – PGCE & QTSI was a supply teacher after graduating, then wenton a well-earned holiday to Australia before comingback to start my career.

1966Patricia Luxford (née Wood) – CertEdI taught in the UK and Canada before emigrating to Australia in 1975, where I still live.

1973Helen Klein (née Engledew) – English(Education)I moved to the States in 1974. I have lived in seven

different states and raised seven children. I have

now retired and live in Florida.

1983Lynda Addison nee Shepherd - B.Ed (Hons)Natural ScienceAfter teaching, I returned to studying and qualifiedas a Chartered Surveyor before emigrating toFinland, where I am now glass artist andhave had two pieces exhibited in the Finnish Glass Museum.

1994Joyce Ann Nee Ho (née Goh) – EnglishLiterature with MusicI am now a Music Teacher in Jaya Selangor,Malaysia.

1995Stephanie Mills – BA(Ed)I worked in international schools in Pakistan andEthiopia where I met my husband. We have set uptwo schools for poor children in Ethiopia. We relyon volunteers and donations to keep us going.

Ben Murray – Radio, Film & TV Studies with ScienceI have moved to New Zealand and am a MotionCapture Technical Director for a digital company.

1997Penny Akers and Dean Fisher – MA in English Language EducationWe both came out to Hong Kong together to workin the English Language Centre at City University.We are about to set up our own EducationalConsultancy working with secondary schools.

1999Lesley Walker (née Carr) – BA(Ed)After graduating I did some supply teaching beforeemigrating to Hamilton, New Zealand in 2010where I am enjoying early retirement.

2000Dave Owen – Nursing StudiesAfter graduating I worked as a staff nurse in a localhospital and a children’s hospice, then did the samework in Australia and New Zealand. I am now on atwo year contract in Abu Dhabi as a PaediatricEmergency Charge Nurse.

Shelley Vernon – MusicI now live in the South of France. I have made threeCDs of songs for children learning English and createdteaching tools for English as a Second Language.

2001John Cornfoot – IT with Business StudiesI emigrated to New Zealand and am now aDepartment Manager at Otago University.

Veronica Mavin (nee Dougal) – NursingI have now retired to rural France!

2002Jess Casey - Social Science with Media and Cultural StudiesI now live in Barcelona and two years ago startedan arts organisation/gallery with my friend XavierKaye, whom I met at Christ Church, who studiedFine Art with Sculpture. We exhibit work ofEuropean and local artists.

2009Dr Caroline Moore – Language StudiesI am now a university lecturer in Guadalajara,Mexico.

Luke Wondergem – MSc PolicingI am a Senior Security Liaison Officer with theRotterdam Police.

2010Peter Baluch – Business Studies and MarketingI am now living in Slovakia.

Erratum: Andy Bloor is not working overseas as reported in the last edition of The Link – he isa Senior Lecturer in Education at CanterburyChrist Church.

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