Matthew Brockett and Paula Marie Failes - Wedding

Matthew Brockett (BGS 1983-88)

The wedding of Matthew Brockett and Paula Marie Failes took place on 23 June 2013 at King's Lynn registry office.

The couple live in Thetford, Norfolk. The best man was Councillor James Knowles of Wyberton. Other BGS old boys in attendance were Simon Ullyatt (BGS 1983-1988) and Russell Brockett (groom's brother) (BGS 1987-1992). the couple spent their honeymoon travelling around Norfolk and Lincolnshire, including a great couple of days back in Boston and enjoying the market day.

Paula and Matthew have two children, Jennifer (3) and Megan (2). Jennifer was named after Matthew's mother, Jennifer Brockett, who many old boys may remember as a dinner lady at BGS from 1984-1992. Matthew's father, Roy Brockett, was at BGS from 1950-1955 and was an active member of the school PTA from 1983-1992. The best man at Matthew's parents wedding in 1965 was Barry Spikings (BGS 1950-1955).

Bill Hilton and Christina Les - Wedding

MW "Bill" Hilton (BGS 1986-93)

Bill Hilton married Christina Les on 4 April 2013 at Bangor, in Top College which is the main building of Bangor University.

Christina, originally from Darlington, is a linguist and is currently studying for an MA in Translation Studies at Bangor.

When at BGS, Bill played in the Jazz Band. He now has his own business doing copywriting and training. He has written books, including How To Really Play The Piano (The Stuff Your Teacher Never Taught You) which is supported by a very popular series of videos on YouTube.