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The Bloomfield Bench

Six family members spanning three generations of the Bloomfield family have attended Ipswich School
L to R: Nick Gregory Head (OI 1981-88), Peter Bloomfield (OI 1957-66), Tom Bloomfield (OI 1986-96)
L to R: Nick Gregory Head (OI 1981-88), Peter Bloomfield (OI 1957-66), Tom Bloomfield (OI 1986-96)

Peter Bloomfield (OI 1957-66) joined us for the OI Cricket event on Sunday 26th April alongisde his son Tom (OI 1986-96), where he spent the day sat on the bench that he donated and had inscribed in honor of all of the Bloomfield's that have attended the School. The family has six members in total who attended Ipswich School that span three generations. The first to attend were Peter and his brother Rex (OI 1954-64), followed by Peters son's Tom and Ian (OI 1994-99) and Rex's son Jon (OI 1993-00). Tom's daughter and Peter's grandaughter Matilda (OI 2020-25) is the most recent School leaver of the family. 

It was a lovely afternoon spent overlooking the field and enjoying not only the excitement of the Cricket game, but also the wonderful weather. 

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