At school my reports always described me as having 'a small circle of friends' i.e. I didn't have many. But the ones I did have have stuck by me, so I'd like to give them some credit here,as they helped me survive my time at BCS with a smile om my face and a song in my heart. Kind of.
Tom Spilsbury
Still my best friend and faithful companion to this day. It seems a far cry from the days when Martin, Chris and I spent our lunchtimes trying to hide from him. It was all in fun, and I apologise now for our rather unfriendly actions. Meeting when I noticed him reading Doctor Who Magazine on the way to Fishbourne, we've been discussing sci-fi, music and anything else ever since while others look on in despair. But we've never cared.
Martin Walton
A chance discovery that we got on the same bus home got us talking, and we've been friends ever since. Despite leaving at the end of the fifth form, I've stayed in touch with Mart and watched jealously as he's got a well-paid job and made, in his own words, "shitloads of money". Still, despite his love of trains and balsa wood, he's incredibly good at what he does: designing lighting for both amateur and professional shows. I wish I had his ability.
Chris Barrett
For most of the first year, Chris seemed to spend his time being beaten up and crying in corners during the lunch hour while I more sensibly got out of class and went to the nearby library. We both joined the school choir and became friends, even having our photo taken for the Evening Post to plug a concert and discovering to our horror that we'd managed to appear on the front of the programme as well. Despite his insistence on being good at Physics, which I could never understand, we're still friends. I haven't seen him for ages though, so if you're reading this Chris, give me a call!
Simon Parris
If you meet him, you'll discover that Simon Parris is one of the nicest people in the world. One of the differences about being in a Cathedral School is that you get choristers, who are all younger than everyone else. The choristers originally seemed to be there to take the piss out of, but eventually they integrated into the rest of us. Simon probably did this the best without having to alter his personality to do it. He was a great boss in the Young Enterprise group (few people realised he and I were the only people who ever really did anything), and despite dashing to the toilets every five minutes, he was a useful study ally. Although his leg twitching could make it difficult to write...
Dominic Ready
Check out the big brain on Dom. Possibly the most intelligent person I've ever met, Dom surprised us all by going to Cambridge. The best thing about him is that he has never once come across as big-headed or showing off. He was just clever and we all knew it. Hopefully he's having fun at Cambridge, and hasn't forgotten the rest of us.
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