Old Boys
NEWS
Andrew Biggin retires Andrew retired from his role as Alumni Relations Manager, Executive Officer of the OBGS and Secretary and Treasurer of the OBGS in December 2016 after over a decade of dedicated service. This is what Andrew wrote to the Old Boy community about his time at BGS: “I have been fortunate to have the best job in the world for the past 11½ years in which I have arranged and attended around 180 reunions including reunions in every state of Australia except the NT and one reunion in London. There have been an enormous number of highs and hardly any lows – how lucky am I? Over the 46 years I have been involved with the OBGS Committee, I estimate I 62
SUMMER 2016/17
have attended well in excess of 400 OBGS Committee meetings but the best part of all, I have made hundreds and possibly thousands of wonderful lifelong friendships and got to know so many people through the common bond of BGS. As I said to Ross (Featherston, Headmaster) yesterday, while I will miss my close involvement with BGS, which spans almost 55 years having walked into Rosstrevor for the first time on Monday 11 February 1963 as a 10-year-old boy starting grade 6, I will always be an Old Boy and will maintain contact accordingly. I would especially like to thank you all for your friendship, comradeship and support over the journey.”