The Salopian no. 157 - Winter 2015

OLD SALOPIAN NEWS 53
Simon Frew (PH 1982-87) continues
his travels. He is now in Thailand and
visited Shrewsbury International School
in Bangkok while there. His role as an
Ambassador for Four Seasons Hotels
continued, with him helping to open
their employees’ Sports Day in Chiang
Mai, Thailand. He plans to visit Hong
Kong, Perth and Bali next and to be
back in Shrewsbury at Christmas. You
can follows his travels on his blog:
http://www.sifrew.com/
Rob Barber (SH 1995-97) announces
his engagement to Charlotte Bennett-
Diver on 16th December 2014 in Kalk
Bay, Cape Town. He and Charlotte
have run Golden Africa in Botswana
for the last 12 years, a company
running bespoke safaris throughout
Botswana. The website is www.
golden-africa.com and they would
be happy to extend discounts to Old
Salopians and their families wishing to
come on safari with them.
Freddie Mason (O 1997-2002)
proposed to Sophia Hargreaves in
October and is delighted to be able to
announce their engagement.
Siôn Charlesworth-Jones (SH 1998-
2003) and his wife Kathryn welcomed
their first child, Olivia Rose, on 18th July
2015, weighing 8lbs 6oz.
Justin Bayliss (O 1985-90) reports
that he completed a bicycle ride from
Paris to Nice in order to raise funds for
a breast cancer charity.
1990 - 1999
Dr James William Brooke-Smith
(Rb 1992-95) is now Assistant
Professor of English Literature at the
University of Ottawa.
James ‘Bomber’ Ashcroft (SH 1992-
97) and his wife Anna celebrated the
birth of their second son Guy Mallory
Ralfe Ashcroft on 23rd March 2015. After
a number of years working as the News
Editor on Shooting Times magazine,
James went into the art world and
worked on Bond Street in London for a
leading contemporary gallery. He now
runs his own art consultancy business in
London, Ashcroft Art.
Jonathan Beeston (Rb 1995-00)
was married on 13th June 2015 in the
Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the
Palace of Westminster. He and his new
wife Fiona held their reception in the
House of Lords. They are now living
in Corfu.
Richard Nichols (S 1998-2003) was
married to Sarah Lagar on 20th June
2015. He is now working as a lawyer
for Clyde and Co. in Manchester.
Jack Fanning (O 1997-2002) is
assistant professor in Micro-Economics
at Brown University, Providence, USA.
He was married to Courtney Sanks on
4th July 2015.
Jon Pendergast (PH 1993-98) and
his wife Jen welcomed their second
child into the world over the summer.
Dominic Rilian Pendergast was born
on 31st May 2015, a little brother
for Sebastian. Jon and Jen are still
living in Toronto Canada, where
they moved five years ago as part of
Jon’s work assignment for SunGard
Data Systems. Jon has recently been
promoted to head up SunGard’s
global professional services business
for trading book risk management.
2000
Will Bannister (Rt 2000-05) is
delighted to announce that he is due to
marry Jennifer Lawrence early in 2016
and that they are expecting a baby boy
at a similar time. He is working in the
wine trade and is always happy to help
any Salopians with any requirements
that they might have.