Sue played the “1st Fairy” in the “Clifton High School, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare, June 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th, 1945.” Copy of the original programmed is on file.

Email from Mike Bedford to Neville 24th Juy 2008 says - “I was amazed about 2 weeks ago to get an E mail from Jerry Kendall - my old room mate who had heard nothing/zilch of for 50 years - I was their best man and again the occasion was Golden wedding. He has been a factory manager for Dunlops then Uniroyal tires from Uganda to Newcastle to Dumfries. I believe you first met Sue at a party that Jerry and I gave? Best wishes - Mike.”

Sue worked briefly for Pye Telecommunications Ltd., Cambridge from 1954-1955. From here she was recruited by Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, Cambridge to support a project team by helping with the ‘intensity measurements and computations and for preparing the diagrams’. A paper from this project was published 7th October 1957 and revised 4th December 1957, entitled ‘The Structure of the Pyrimidines and Purines. VII. The Crystal Structure of Caffeine’ by D June Suto, Crystallographic Laboratory a part of Cavendish.55 Sue worked for them from 1955-1957.56

Airmail letter 3rd Feb 1958 from Mrs C N Osmond, 7 Park Gates Drive, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England to CN Osmond Esq, District Officer, Shinyanga, Lake Province, Tanganyika. Write to home adress - Southfield, Monday Feb 3!!
I was wheeled into this room to the accompaniment of ‘Land of Hope & Glory’ - I felt I should salute!
My darling daddy-boy - We might have guessed junior would turn out to be a filly, having been conceived at 12 Bentley Rd! Nevertheless she maanges to look quite like her Daddy in the noseand jaw, and has got a little dimple in the chin just like you! The eyes are blue (mosy babiea re) and have a very wise expression - obviosly an intelligent child. She’s much bonnier than baby Philip Coggan was, and is not at all wrinkled, but a nice pink. Theres a reansonable amount of brown hair. eyebrows look fair, so she may turn into a blond as I was. Poor little Nick alias Bill must have got lost in the fog. I was quite surprised when I was told we had a girl, ‘cos everyone seemed to think it would be a boy, though I had no secret wishes either way. She really is a cutie, and you will have to be careful not to make me jealous of her, I knew you first! XXX. Wasn’t she clever coming early? I’m so glad for your sake, you will done hardly any apcing up and down.
Now for a blow-by-blow account of the fray! I was too busy watching shows ‘Heartbreak House’ on TV to notice a vague tummy-ache, but when I went to bed at 10, I couldn’t settle at all. I didn’t think it was baby because according to the text books, things usually start with back ache which I hadn’t got at all. Also one often has a little flow of blood. Anyway at 12 I popped in to tell Mum my suspicions - she said go back to bed and read a book, and about 1amshe popped in to see me and we decided to get up and stoke up the fire. Dad & Gran were asleep! Sally looked quite fed up at being disturbed and obviously thought we were crazy! The contractions or pains are supposed to start at quite long intervals and gradually get closer together, but mone seemed to start close at about 5-6 minutes, though of course they grew stronger as time went on. After timing several contractions, I rang Southfield at 3 and they said come along in. So Daddy was woken with a cup of tea and as it was fairly misty we took it easy and got here at 4.30. I changed into a nightie and was given an enema to clear the bowels which wasn’t very pleasant and I felt a bit sick at this time and was too busy using the lavatory in one capacity or the other to relax when the contractions came. I was glad when I got settled on the comfy bed in the labour ward, and I was given the routine injection of penthidine to help me relax. By this time it was getting on for 5.30, and nurse left me in soothing darkness saying she’d look in inan hour. There was a bell by my side if I wanted her. I began to have to really concentrate on the job and the contractions were getting mucg closer and stronger. Then the nature of them began to change and I found myself having to push down. At this I rang for nurse, as you shouldn’t push down till they give you the word. Now it wa 6.15. She gave me gas & air mask to inhale, and fetched matron. Gas & air does not knock you out, just dulls the senses, and also gives you something to do. Anyhow matron said go ahead and push and I did! Soon I could feel baby’s head in the passage and I stopped pushing hard whilst the head was gently eased out. I was breatjing gas and air again now, but could feel baby coming out, tho didn’t see her appear. I did see the cord being tied and cut, to the accomplishment of healthy yells! She was born at about 6.40pm, and I felt wonderful and very happy. You may not realise, but this is very quick for a first birth, and I had a very easy time, no more than a nasty to the dentist really. It couldnt have been more straight forward. I dont know if I can feed her yet, ones milk does not come immediately, but she was sucking heartily for a few minutes at lunchtime, so I’m hoping for the best. I hope Mum & Dad will be visiting this evening, tho’ I know Dad has to go to L’pool today. I’m dying to show the baby off. I hope they will be allowed to see her. Mum has had a sneaking wish for a girl. There are 8 of us in the ward, the others seem pleasant and easy to talk to. Not all first babes, 2, 2nd & 1, 4ths! You must keep this letter it will be fun to read again. Kate xxx & I send all our love Sue xxx

“Voluntary Work. Between 1970 and 1975- For one year, Service Secretary of Harpenden Ladies Circle. For several years, helper with ‘Meals on Wheels’ service. Member and subsequently Secretary of St George’s School, Harpenden, P.T.A..
Current Employment. Sept 1975-present. Maths teacher at Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School, Hatfield. Since 1982 I have also been Head of Careers Education.”57

Sue’ Funeral 4th December 1986 at St Nicholas Church, 2pm:
Order of Service: Book of Common Prayer, 1928 Version
Conducted by: Revd Dennis Mihill, assisted by Deconess Julie Childs
Organist: Eric Park
Hymn 113 Father, hear the prayer we offer
Reasding 1: The Wisdom of Solomon Chp 3 v1-7 read by Jule Childs
Hymn 426 The Lord’s my shepherd (Psalm 23)
Reading 2: From the Society of Friends Christian Faith & Practice read by Kate Duckering
Address: Dennis Mihill
‘Sue Osmond was not a practicing member of this church. From what I know of her, I think she would have called herself an agnostic. Whatever our belief, or lack of it, we will get nowhere if we are not honest and true to ourselves. Let us remember, that the sin which Jesus most condemned was that of hyprocracy.
I remember Sue, not only as an honest person, but as someone who was caring and considerate. I had somedealings with her when she was the Careers mistress at Bishops Hatfield, and I know the care with which she placed pupils with my firm for work experience. I know my eldest son has a lot to thank her for - for it was her patient tutoring that enabled him to get his ‘O’ level maths. And when I saw her last week, when she was desperately ill, she was still able to enquire after my own position and well being of my family.
I remember Sue as a quiet and calm person, (I do not knowif that was how she was at home), but she seemed to me to be the kind of person who gets on with things quietly and efficiently, without having to make themselves very obvious. My wife reminded me the other day, of the very good work she did some year ago as Secretary of the St George’s PTA.
But perhaps today we remeber Sue chiefly for her courage. Someone said, “he who has not lost a child does not know what grief is”, and when Sally died, Sue and Neville must have plumbed the depths of human tragedy and grief. And in her long last illness, she had the courage to use her illness in the cause of medical science as she made herself available for new treatments and was doing so right uop to the last week of her life.
And so, we give thanks today for the life of Sue Osmond, for all that she gave to her family especially as wife and mother, to young people as teacher, and to many of us who were privildeged to be her friends.’
Commital - Farewell at the door to the coffin.

Christopher Neville Osmond written by Stephen Osmond 6th Dec 2016
Neville was born on 8th June 1932 in St Albans where his father Cuthbert was organist at the cathedral. In 1937, Cuthbert went to Salisbury to convalesce from overwork but died there. His wife Hilda decided that she and the two boys (Neville & Stephen) should remain at Salisbury where she had family and friends, and they lived in the city until Hilda’s death in 1952.
Neville was educated at Christ’s Hospital, Horsham from 1944 to 1951, where he became Senior Grecian (Head Boy). He did his National Service when he joined the Royal Artillery and served in Hong Kong. Having been awarded an Exhibition to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1953, he studied Economics.
It was at Cambridge that he met his first wife Sue Bedford. They were married at Woodford, Cheshire in 1956 and had three children, Kate, Sally (who died in 1969) and Tim. Sue died from cancer in 1986 and both she and Sally were cremated and buried at St Nicholas Church in Harpenden.
In 1957, Neville joined the Colonial Service and worked for the Tanganyikan Government as a District Officer until 1960. The family then returned to England where Neville landed a job with Clark’s the shoemakers managing their production planning at the Plymouth factory. He and the family then transfered to Street in Somerset, where the Clarks head office was based to join the personnel management team. They moved to Harpenden in 1967 while Neville worked in publishing and management consultancy in London. 
In 1975, he became self-employed as a management, organisation & personnel consultant. He was to become a Fellow of the Institute of Personnel Development and during 1984-85 was Fellow of the London School of Economics. 
From 1990-95, he was semi-retired, but revived his business in order to remarry. He first met his second wife Antje Sommer in 1989 through the Dorothy L Sayers Society. They became engaged in 1994 and married in October, 1999. 
Since the 1990s he was a Justice of the Peace on the St Albans bench; an active member of the Harpenden Lions Club, the Baconian Club of St Albans, and Christ’s Hospital’s Club Committee, becoming its Herts/Beds branch chairman. He also helped re-organise Victim Support in Hertfordshire between1993 and 1995. 
Neville was involved with many fund-raising activities.  Most notable was his work with the Harpenden Lions Club Life Skills Programme, providing educational materials for schools to teach children the skills needed to manage their lives and become responsible members of society.  He was looking forward to seeing the total raised reach £250,000 in the coming year, a great achievement for a local charity.
He was equally active on behalf of Christ’s Hospital, being instrumental in setting up the Blue Fund.  This was a new initiative to provide for the pupils least able to afford the fees, and has already funded 8 pupils in the school.

Career resume taken from Neville's 1983 CV, see copy on file.
1956/1960 Overseas Civil Service, Tanganyika - District Officer.Role was adiministrative, developmental and legalresponsibilities.
1960/1966 C&J Clark Ltd. shoemakers, Street, Somerset. Threedistinct roles.
a) 1960/2 Deputy Works Manager Plymouth - production andreorganisation
b) 1962/4 Personnel Officer, company HQ - all aspects for 650employees.
c) 1964/6 customer Services Manager - reorganised 4 departmentsservicing 3000 outlets.
1966/8 Thomson Publications Ltd. - magazine and book publishngetc, London. Personnel development Executive or 1600 UKemployees: a new role.
a) Established training and management development programmes.
b) Organisational reviews for TPL and Thomson Organisation:implemented.
1968/72 MSL International Ltd. - personnel managementconsultants, London.
a) 1968/9 selection Consultant: espicially personnel, marketingand planning jobs.
b) 1969/72 organisational Consultant. Developed and led servicecovering organisational review, change and development (65%).Management assessment, development and succession (35%).
1972/4 TEAM Management Consultants Ltd. - business andmanagement, London. Principal Consultant. Sold and ledassignments in, a) business performance and development (60%),b) organisational analysis and change (20%) and c) managementperformance, training and development (20%)
1974/5 Johnson Matthey & Co ltd. - precious metals, chemicals,banking - London. Group level personnel role for 6000 UKemployees: policy-formulation, systems development, internationtransfers, organisational changes, etc.
1976-present - Neville Osmond and Associates - generalmanagement/personnel consultancy. a) Business performance anddevelopment (15%), b) Organisational analysis and change (20%),c) Management performance, training and development (20%), d)Personnel management and systems (25%) and e) Career developmentwork (20%)
See updated CV (on file) 1996, listing the companies assignmentscompleted for - Hampshire County Council, Monsanto UK, SAAB,National Trust, RAC, etc..

Please find below the original wording of his nomination for his 2014 award
 
Neville Osmond (MaA 44-51)
Senior Grecian 1950-51
CH Club Committee, Chairman c. 1996–1999
BSB Member: pre 1997
Donation Governor
Member of the Amicable Society of Blues
 
Neville devised and was instrumental in setting up and running the first successful CH Careers Network in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Neville’s ideas for promoting affordable giving throughout the whole CH community can be traced back at least to 2006. In 2012 he devised, and was instrumental in running, the successful Blue Fund Pilot and he continues to support and pursue, vigorously, the rolling out of the Blue Fund as a contributory element in future fundraising by CH.
 
Here is an extract from the (Treasurer’s) speech at the Retiring Chairmen’s Dinner in the Court Room on 15th February 2000, when Neville was one of four retiring Chairmen in whose honour the dinner was held.
 
“Neville has a most impressive string of credits attributable to his period in office at the Christ’s Hospital Club, where he completed his three-year term as Chairman at the AGM in 1999, following an earlier similar period as Honorary Secretary. During Neville’s time in office, the overall membership of the Club increased from 2,800 to 3,400; the number of UK sections of the Club rose from 15 to 23 and the overseas Cordon Bleu increased from 10 to 21 groups, mainly in Europe, and the administration was strengthened with Wendy Kilner taking on a full time role, and a part-time Development Officer appointed.
 
“Closer ties were developed with the school, the Foundation and the partnership team and, recognising the importance of catching them young, Neville put great effort into getting each year’s leavers into membership of the Club. Especially appreciated was his work in strengthening the links with the Old Girls’ Association, which caters mainly for former Hertford pupils, some of whom felt no affinity with Horsham. And Neville’s greater involvement of women led to the election of Diana Gould as his successor in the Club Chair, gently consigning to history another of those last few traditionally male CH roles.
 
“We should not be surprised that a former Senior Grecian achieved so much in office, and it is not difficult to envisage the amount of time and energy which Neville must have given to ratcheting up the activity and image of the Club in so many significant ways.”
 
Kind regards, Margaret

Margaret Wadman
Christ's Hospital Old Blues' Association
The Counting House
Christ's Hospital
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 0YP
Direct Line: 01403 247665
Tel: 01403 211293
mw@christs-hospital.org.uk
www.choba.org.uk

On file is Neville’s copy of the ’English Oration 1951’ (speech) that he gave at Christ Hospital.