Editorial

Editorial

2 From the President 3 Thoughts from the Chair 4 From the Foundation 5 Dear Mother 6 From the Archivist 8 Trip to the Front 11 40 Years of Co-ed 12

Remembrance 2021 14

Share our cars 16

Lunch Club Meetings

18 Ode to Michele 19 Annual Dinner 2022 20 Charter Day 2022 22 Reminiscences 24 Past Presidents Lunch 25 Giving Day 2022 26 OB Sports Club 28 A Few Thoughts & Memoirs 32 Memories of School Days 33 Merchandise 36 Where are they now? 37 Hero of the Resistance 38 Weddings 40 In Memoriam 42 OBs Around the World 54 OB Management Committee 54 Honorary Members 55 Past Presidents 55

Thanks to Justin Harford, Head of Sixth Form, for our cover image

How quickly time

passes, I seem only recently to have proof-read the last issue!

Getting copy always requires effort both in sourcing it and creating it but it is worthwhile.

Generally, comments on the contents are very favourable and Tony’s layout design is much valued and appreciated.

This edition has a good mixture of regular and new articles but please do send me more! Reminiscences from School, School trips and descriptions of old haunts are all of great value, jog memories and produce more articles. I also want more ‘ A Day in the Life of’ copy.

What you do or did may seem ordinary to you, but not to others. It makes very interesting reading for them.

Two articles , just received, both contain a word of warning, ‘don’t sit next to Geoff Wright at dinner!’

I had the pleasure of sitting with Nick Burroughs and Peter Jones at the recent Annual Dinner but may have blighted the end of their

Geoff Wright

evening by pressing them firmly to write me an article for this edition.

Well, it worked! Two articles appeared two days later. Nick’s piece on the life of a Town Planner and Peter’s piece on a week in the life of a small town Mayor give me great pleasure to include in this issue.

I will end by giving my thanks to all who have contributed to the content and creation of this edition.

Geoff Wright

(1956-1966) Chairman Bristolienses Editor

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