--- title: "Alumni" url: "https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/alumni" school: "The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College" --- Admissions Consultation BHCET schools in Hartlepool [Click Here](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/governance/admissions-consultation) **Tel:** 01429 273790 **Email:** admin@ems.bhcet.org.uk # Alumni ![](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/images/images/AlumniPage.jpg) We are very proud of our Alumni of former students who have gone on to achieve great things after leaving EMS. Below is a list of notable achievers - this list is far from complete. If you would like to nominate someone for the list please email admin@ems.bhcet.org.uk | Name | Profession | |---|---| | Paul Arnison | Professional Footballer | | Dominic Barberi | Opera North | | Duncan Bew | Head of Trauma, Kings College Hospital | | Kieran Bew | Actor | | Peter Bowes | Deputy Lieutenant of Durham | | Paul Brennan | Actor | | Andrew Carless | Football Journalist | | Gary Connor | Political Journalist BBC | | Daniel Cook | Organist at Westminster Abbey | | Anthony Day | Broadcast Journalist for the BBC | | Matthew Dolan | Professional Footballer | | Pete Donaldson | Broadcaster and DJ on Absolute Radio | | David Eagle | Member of The Young 'Uns, Radio Two Folk Group of the Year 2015 | | Anthony Emerson | Commercial Manager, Stoke City FC | | Janick Gers | Guitarist in Iron Maiden | | Chris Gorman OBE | Entrepreneur, founder of MusicQubed | | Michael Gough | Retired Cricketer and Cricket Umpire | | Paul Gough | Physiotherapist | | Corporal Owen Paul Green MBE | (Acting Sergeant) Corps of Royal Engineers | | Catherine Hanlon | Author of 'A Roll of Dice' | | Tony Harrington | Championship Referee | | Peter Hartley | Professional Footballer | | Steven Hetherington | Professional Footballer | | Tom Hickey | Footballer | | Dr Jim Hodgson FRCGP | GP | | Michael Hunter | British, European and Commonwealth Boxing Champion | | Fr Ian Jackson | Parish Priest, Hexham and Newcastle Diocese | | Chris Joseph | Author of "Manicdotes: There's Madness in His Method" | | Jennifer Kelly | Best Woman Engineer Finalist 2015 | | Andy Linighan | Professional Footballer | | Brian Linighan | Professional Footballer | | David Linighan | Professional Footballer | | Jemma Lowe | Olympic Swimmer | | Jez Lowe | Professional Musician and published Author (St Francis) | | Richard Maddison | RAF Group Captain, Station Commander and Chinook Force Commander | | Steven Magee | Principal Bassoonist in the Hallé Orchestra | | Savannah Marshall | Olympic Boxer and Boxing World Champion | | Chrissy Marshall Bell | Journalist at Cycling Weekly | | Philip Middlemiss | Actor | | Ann-Marie Noble | RAF Flight Lieutenant | | Professor Gerard Parkin FRSC | Professor of Chemistry, Columbia University | | Dr Elizabeth Pender | Senior Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy, University of Leeds | | Fr Shaun Purdy | Parish Priest, Hexham and Newcastle Diocese | | Dan Robinson | Fighter Pilot and Company Director of the Year 2015 | | Victoria Shore | Barrister specialising in Media and Entertainment Law | | Damian Spellman | Sports Journalist | | Fr Peter Stott | Parish Priest, Hexham and Newcastle Diocese | | Professor David Thwaite | Professor of Epithelial Physiology, Newcastle University | | Malinee Wanduragala | Wasps Rugby, promoted women's rugby whilst working as an Aid worker in Afghanistan | | Kevin Walsh | Paralympic Swimming Bronze Medallist | | Angela Cox OBE | Diocesan Director of Education for the Diocese of Leeds | | Dr. Jonathan Clarke | Research Fellow at EPSRC Centre for Mathematics of Precision Healthcare, Imperial College London | | Cole Keirnan | Professional Footballer | | Matthew Dolan | Professional Footballer | | Kieran Gill | Sports Reporter (Mail Online, Daily Mail, Liverpool Echo) | | Jamie Lynch | Presenter and Chief Racing Analyst for Sky Sports | | Mike Robinson | HM Royal Marines Corps Bandmaster | | Vihara Yates | Director of Orthopaedics Western Australia | ### WE ARE ENGLISH MARTYRS - 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