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'''Tom Povey''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1963-1970). | '''Tom Povey''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1963-1970). | ||
==Before BGS== | |||
Povey attended St Mary's Roman Catholic School, Boston. | |||
==At BGS== | |||
At BGS Povey's extra-curricular activies were: | |||
* basketball club | |||
* photographic society | |||
* amateur dramatics | |||
==After BGS== | |||
Povey studied first Maths at [[Wikipedia:University of Plymouth|Plymouth Polytechnic]] then transferred to [[Wikipedia:Brunel University of London|Brunel University]] to do Computer Science. He did industrial training initially with [[Wikipedia:British Gas|British Gas]] in London and then twice with [[Wikipedia:Burroughs Corporation|Burroughs Corporation]] in Feltham. After graduating, I worked for Burroughs in Feltham and Cumbernauld, then [[Wikipedia:Digital Equipment Corporation|Digital Equipment Corporation]] in Reading and then Nashua, New Hampshire. He left Digital at the end of 1993 and worked for a number of companies in a variety of roles until retiring from full-time work in 2018. | |||
Now, I am tour manager and web master for both [[Wikipedia:Ray Cooper (singer-songwriter)|Ray Cooper]] and the [https://www.johnjonestrio.org/ John Jones Trio]. I am secretary and web master for the [[Wikipedia:Howard Foundation (UK)|Howard Foundation]] charity. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 7 July 2026
| Tom Povey | |
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| Education | St Mary's Roman Catholic School, Boston; Boston Grammar School (1963-1971); Plymouth Polytechnic; Brunel University |
| Employer | British Gas (London); Burroughs Corporation (Feltham and Cumbernauld); Digital Equipment Corporation (Reading, UK and Nashua, New Hampshire); tour manager for Ray Cooper and the John Jones Trio; secretary and web master for the Howard Foundation |
| Parents | Tom J Povey |
Tom Povey was educated at Boston Grammar School (1963-1970).
Before BGS
Povey attended St Mary's Roman Catholic School, Boston.
At BGS
At BGS Povey's extra-curricular activies were:
- basketball club
- photographic society
- amateur dramatics
After BGS
Povey studied first Maths at Plymouth Polytechnic then transferred to Brunel University to do Computer Science. He did industrial training initially with British Gas in London and then twice with Burroughs Corporation in Feltham. After graduating, I worked for Burroughs in Feltham and Cumbernauld, then Digital Equipment Corporation in Reading and then Nashua, New Hampshire. He left Digital at the end of 1993 and worked for a number of companies in a variety of roles until retiring from full-time work in 2018.
Now, I am tour manager and web master for both Ray Cooper and the John Jones Trio. I am secretary and web master for the Howard Foundation charity.
External Links
- YouTube - a message from Tom Povey to the 2025 (125th anniversary) Annual Dinner of the Old Bostonian Association