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Chatham House Assembly hall
Chatham Street
Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 7PS
United Kingdom

Alistair Manclark

Multi-talented musician and composer Alistair plays piano, clarinet, soprano saxophone and sings. He is heavily involved in the musical life at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School, having toured with them to France, Germany and Switzerland (even singing a mass in Strasbourg cathedral). He has recently performed in both a local and a school production of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing an apostle and Pilate respectively. When he finishes his A-levels Alistair is planning to study a music degree.

Ellie Madeira

Ellie has dyspraxia...and she is definitely fantastic! She is studying A-levels in art and science at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School and hopes to become an occupational therapist.

John Levy

John Levy is Executive Director of an Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East, and of the Friends of Israel Educational Foundation.

Kayleigh Stevens-Keatley

Kayleigh has a divine singing voice. She has performed all over Thanet, most recently as Johanna in Sweeney Todd, and both Mary Magdalene and Annas in two separate productions of Jesus Christ Superstar. Whilst completing her A-levels at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School, Kayleigh is also training to undertake singing grades with ABRSM. She is planning to study musical theatre at university.

Nathanael Wright

Nathanael Wright is an A-level student at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has forced him to repeat a year at school but he is undeterred. He loves travelling and would like to teach English as a foreign language.

Nick Hill

Nick Hill left the army as a Captain and is now a Company 2nd in charge in the Army Reserves. He is currently head of PE at Lorendon Preparatory School (but also teaches geography and forest school) as well as running the 'Military Fitness Academy'. A busy man indeed!