Annual Dinner 2006
Well, what can we say? Yes, it was the typical re-union of Old Boys in the impressive setting of the Grand Hall of the Stationers' Company, but there were some new highlights. An amusing speech from OS Professor Tony Moffat (1954-61), an admission from the Master of the Stationers' Company, Patrick Shorten, that closing the school was a mistake (definitely a highlight, as it was the first time we had ever heard this stated publicly by any Company member), and the rousing singing of the school song - all four verses! Roger Engledow, the outgoing President, acknowledged was a definite highlight of his term of office. We certainly lifted the rafters that evening!
So who was there on 24th March 2006? Here's a full list, sorted by the years of their attendance at the school.
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Brigadier D G Sharp |
Richard Hersey 1951/58
Anthony Cole 1952/58
Geoff Slipper 1952/59 Michael Brady 1953/57 Charles Cruden 1953/58 Michael Hasler 1953/59 Richard Tyley 1953/59 David Cox 1953/60 John Geering 1953/60 Peter Redman 1953/60 Tony Hemmings 1954/59 Ian Smith 1954/59 Mike Weatherley 1954/59 Bob Townsend 1954/60 Martin Brown 1954/61 Roger Engledow 1954/61 Bob Harris 1954/61 Tony Moffat 1954/61 Roger Melling 1954/62 Geraint Pritchard 1954/62 Geoff Gascoine 1955/60 Mike Mote 1955/60 Peter Bonner 1955/62 Mike Geering 1955/62 Alan Hunt 1955/62 David Sheath 1955/62 David Freear 1956/62 Dave Lincoln 1956/63 Keith Mullender 1956/63 Ken Stevens 1956/63 Tony Reeve 1956/64 Chris Wilkins 1957/63 Peter Langridge 1958/63 |
Michael Evans 1958/64
Archie Reeve 1958/65 Michael Pinfield 1960/66
Reg Davies 1960/67 Andrew Forrow 1960/67 Michael Heath 1961/67 Stephen Jeffreys 1961/67 Philip Geering 1961/68 Tony Mash 1961/68 Derek Mitchell 1961/68 Alan Palmer 1961/68 Nigel Powell 1961/68 John Rowlands 1961/68 Keith Willis 1961/68 Ray Warren 1962/67 John Gray 1962/68 Peter Jarvis 1962/68 David Hudson 1962/69 Tim Westbrook 1962/69 Christopher Bell 1963/70 Stephen Bensley 1963/70 Martin Lawrence 1963/70 Nigel Dant 1963/71 Hugh Alexander 1964/71 Robin Baker 1964/71 Ray Hall 1964/71 Eric Hewitt 1964/71 Michael Kahn 1964/71 Malcolm Smith 1964/71 John Assirati 1964/72 Charles Zarb 1964/83 Andy Hamment 1966/73 |
Also, for those who missed it and wondered what we ate and drank,
here's the menu
(each one is linked to a photo of a plate for each course, just to get
your
gastric juices working):
Timbale of couscous, with provencale vegetables
with pesto & aged balsamic
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Confit duck leg with mixed bean cassoulette,
fondant potato and wilted greens
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Layered summer pudding served with clotted
cream
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Coffee, tea and infusions and mints
...all washed down with a white Cote de Pays d'Oc, a red Cote de Pays d'Oc, & Port - & port, of course! - to say nothing of the pre-dinner drinks in the Stock Room, the loving cup (apparently filled with orangeade for some...) and several pints afterwards in The Cockpit with comrades - a really boozy and friendly occasion!
