Old Ratcliffian's News

Celebrity Cricket Match & Sporting Lunch

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Thanks to the great support of a number of our professional sporting parents and
Old Ratcliffians, we have been able to arrange a 6-a-side Celebrity Cricket Match
and Sporting Lunch here at Ratcliffe on Saturday 16th June, in aid of the School’s
2012 Annual Fund.
The aim of the day is for everyone, either playing or spectating, to have a great day out
and along the way help us raise £10,000 to build an outdoor fitness and agility course that
can be used by the pupils here at Ratcliffe.
There are a number of ways you can help.
• Buy a team – £1500 each team will have one sporting professional and five amateurs.
There are only 6 teams, so if you are interested in participating please contact us
as soon as possible to secure your place.(To include 3 course lunch, wine and hog roast)
• Sporting Lunch – £35 per head. Come and watch the cricket and then mingle with friends and sporting
celebrities during lunch and at a lunchtime Question and Answer session. We would
encourage you to take the opportunity to invite other friends, who may not have been to
Ratcliffe before, to come and join us for what promises to be a spectacular day.
• Donation/Sponsorship – if you are unable to attend but would still like to help us raise
funds, please indicate this on the reply slip opposite.
• Evening Hog Roast – £10 per head at the end of play there will be an informal hog roast dinner and
the opportunity to enjoy a drink with the teams and supporters.

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee at Ratcliffe

Thursday, 17 May 2012

This excerpt has been taken from the recently digitised edition of the Ratcliffian from June 1887

Extensive preparations are going forward in order
to render this auspicious day memorable in Ratcliffe
annals. There will be a solemn Jubilee Service in
the morning in thanksgiving for the blessings
received from God, through Her most Gracious
Majesty, during her long and prosperous reign,
and a concluding service in the evening for the
same end. At night there will be a grand display of
fireworks and a huge bonfire will be lighted at a
signal received from the Malvern Hills. Our beacon
on Mount Pleasant, in the field immediately in front
of the College Farm, will answer that of the Malvern
and Beacon Hills. At other places in
Leicestershire beacons will be lit, viz :—at Naseby
Battle-field, Mill-hill, Market Harborough; Mount-
Sorrel, Broad-Hill, Woodhouse; Waltham-on-thewolds,
Beacon Hills, Charnwood Forest. All these
points will be distinctly visible from Beacon Hill.

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Fr Edward MURPHY IC BSc. 1954 - 2012 RIP

Monday, 19 March 2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Fr Eddie Murphy in a car accident  in Ireland on Friday, 16th March.

 Fr Eddie was parish priest of Wisbech, East Anglia, for just under a year; prior to that he had been parish priest in Neath, Sth. Wales which was his first parish appointment after his ordination in March 2007.
He joined the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) in 1976, coming from a period of study at Osterley. Amongst those in the novitiate house at the time was the future bishop, John Arnold, who was eventually to ordain him.
Fr Eddie was dyslexic, something which caused him great frustration over the years.  But he was extraordinarily determined and in the late 80s he successfully completed a degree course in computing, which he used to great advantage. His lifetime dream was to become a priest and  after three attempts at studying for the priesthood was ordained in 2007.
Prior to his ordination he had served  in various Rosminian parishes and houses, assisting with the establishment of computer systems. For a couple of years he had full time employment with the Church Army in London.
Wherever he worked, whether in schools, parish or religious community Eddie, or Ted as he was known to his family, endeared himself to both adults and children alike. He brought with him a charming vivacious personality along with his many gifts and talents.  He was especially sympathetic to the needs of the poor and marginalised and his door was always open to those in difficulty. “No, “I can’t”, or “it’s impossible” were words rarely found in Eddie’s life.
He loved music and could play a number of instruments including the piano, but his favourite was the flute, and he was well on his way to becoming an accomplished fluatist.
Younger OR's will no doubt remember Eddie during his time at Ratcliffe in the early nineties, when he was Bro Eddie Murphy. He was a computer whizkid  and helped out many students during his time here. He was a humble and gentle man and will be greatly missed not only by his Rosminian brethern, but by his parishioners and all who knew him.Fr. Eddie’s wish was to be buried  in Ireland and that wish was fulfilled when he was laid to rest among his Rosminian brethren in St. Patrick's Cemetery Clonmel, just  a short few miles from his home in Waterford. His sudden passing leaves a tremendous void but he leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, and good deeds and he goes to God,whom he loved above all with those good works gone before him.

May he rest in peace.

Fr David Myers, Provincial

The Annual Ratcliffe/Rosmini Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

This year's Ratcliffe/Rosmini Pilgrimage to Lourdes is open to all Old Ratcliffians and the party can accommodate up 45 people in Hosanna House.
HCPT have confirmed that the fare for the 2012 season will be £718 for adutls, (£376 for children 6-10 years, £341 for children 2-5 yeara and £15 for children under 2 years).
The cost includes airfare to and from Lourdes, tax, accommodation, food, insurance, travel and outings in France.  Cost of travel to and from Stansted is not included.

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Work Placement Required for Old Ratcliffian!

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Sophie Montgomery-Stuart, a 3rd Year Business Management student, is currently looking for a paid placement for a year starting in July/August 2012. She is looking for a role in HR, Admin, Operations or Buying. 

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Dr John McKay RIP

Monday, 20 February 2012

Dr John Mckay (40) died on 15th February, 2012 after a short illness.  His funeral is due to take place on 27th February, 2012 at the Church of the Sacred Hearth & St Catherine of Alexandria in Droitwich, West Midlands at 12 pm.

James Sheppard RIP

Monday, 30 January 2012

James Sheppard, Old Ratcliffian, 1978-81, died on Friday, 27th January in Moscow.The funeral will take place at on Friday, 10th February at St Barnabas Cathedral, Derby Road, Nottingham at 1pm.

Old Ratcliffian Magazine 2012

Sunday, 14 November 2010

Please let us know of any events, reunions, births, marriages and deaths for our website and for the next edition of the Old Ratcliffian.

All entries will be gratefully received and the more photos the better!

Old Ratcliffians' Announcements

Monday, 16 August 2010

Old Ratcliffians' Births, Marriages, and Deaths

One of the main functions of this website is to provide a source of information for the community of Old Ratcliffians. Please send in your announcements and they can then be put on the site.

If you have recently got married, please send some photos of the wedding and the names of any Old Ratcliffians in attendance.

If you have had a new addition to the family,please send in details and a photo.

If you know of any Old Ratcliffian who has passed away either a member of your family or a friend, please let us know. The resident Rosminian priest here at Ratcliffe nearly always offer Mass for the families of deceased Old Ratcliffians and,whereverpossible, we publish an Obituary in the annual edition of the Old Ratcliffian.

 

This is your website, please help populate it!

The Landsdowne Club welcomes Old Ratcliffians

Monday, 27 April 2009

One of London's exlusive clubs in Mayfair offers reduced membership to all Old Ratcliffians from the ages of 18 to 24. The Landsdowne Club has had a long relationship with the Ratcliffian Association and provides a haven of tranquility beyond the rush of city life in the heart of Mayfair.

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