5th October, 2022
Your Webmaster
apologises that this report comes weeks after our historic and highly memorable
last annual dinner – the Association’s 89th. I went on holiday almost immediately after
the event and there was no time to process all the photos etc, let alone write up
the event in a report.
This was another
highly successful lunch with a record attendance for recent years. Our persuasive organiser Roger Edgell
arranged for the Bush Hotel to break their own record number of diners in the
principal function room and squeeze in 80 fairly rotund old boys.
The spirit of many
generations of deceased old boys and staff of the school were surely watching
us! We paid respectful tribute to those
who have only recently passed away before we enjoyed a very good meal amid a loud
buzz of genial discussion and reminiscence. Our President, Gordon Andrews, delivered
the last ever President’s Address and we sang the School Song in our usual
lusty way, a memory we can treasure and revive whenever we’re feeling nostalgic
as it has been filmed and will remain on this website for as long as your
webmaster is extant and in control of his actions.
So this is the
formal end of the association which is now being wound up and no official activities or events will take
place. BUT, this website will continue
and can serve as a rallying place.
Anyone wanting to announce plans for activities such as parties, drinks
or dinners for old boys is invited to tell the webmaster who will announce it
on the home page.
End of an era?
Yes, but precious memories will linger and can continue to be recorded so
please do not hesitate to send me any material that would interest or entertain
us for display in these pages.
Ian Sargeant
Saturday, 22 October, 2022
Link to the school song video – Click
Here
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