Paul Gibbens
1966 - 1971

Paul Gibbens & Daughter Alexandra (& the one that got away!)
Birthday
6th June 1955

Relatives who attended Salvo
None before or since. My sister (Maria) went to Sacred Heart up to 1973. (Just like the old joke, we then went off to live in Weston-super-Mare because Kenton was too interesting)

Current Place of Residence
Between Bristol and Bath. I've spent most of the last thirty years in the West Country.

Employment
Adviser to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, a project management and relationship management role. Much of my earlier career was with British Gas. I left in 1996 to take an MBA Masters Degree at University of Bath. A mature (?) student.

Previously an independent management consultant (resting). Much of my career has been with British Gas; in customer service management and systems development.

Marital Status
Married to Lesley since 1979.

Offspring
Mark, born 1987, Christopher born 1990, Alexandra born 1991, Michael born 1994.

Interests
Playing badminton; swimming; watching football (Spurs and Bristol Rovers).

All-Time Top 10 - an eclectic mix of:
1.  Belfast Child - Simple Minds
2.  Ooh Baby Baby - Smokie Robinson + Miracles
3.  In God's Country - U2
4.  Halo - Texas
5.  A Day in the Life - Beatles
6.  Two Tribes - FGTH
7.  She Makes My Day - Robert Palmer
8.  The Female of the Species - Space
9.  Spanish Steps - Van Morrison
10. Born Slippy - Underworld

Favourite Classical
Nimrod (Enigma Variations ) - Elgar

Ambition
To buy an "all zones" ticket and recreate one of those "try to visit every tube station" days of circa 1968. Will need to buy a new anorak for this feat ...

Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Appearing on Radio One Roadshow, 1981.

Best Memories of Salvo
I don't have any fond memories of the school whatsoever. But the time coincides with things like:

Worst memories of Salvo
Fr Dominic telling my parents about my persistent truancy, which turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.

A general culture of copout discipline, where the teachers went for soft targets like boys not wearing caps, while not tackling the school's real problems.


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