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THE REEDER 2018
OR NEWS & EVENTS
Reunions & Events
A summary of OR events and reunions that took place over the academic year SEPTEMBER 2017
OCTOBER 2017
2017 Leavers’ Drinks It was a busy night, as straight after the OR Ladies hockey at School (see OR Sport section), we had the 2017 Recent Leavers reunion drink at The Running Mare. The garden was packed with what must have been around 80 of our former pupils, including a smattering from other years who just happened to be there too!
Dirty Dancing charity film night This event was all about the 3Fs: the film, the fun and the Foundation, a unique combination that allowed our guests from across the Reed’s community to sing, dance and enjoy Dirty Dancing on the big screen whilst at the same time helping to support the Reed’s Foundation. It was wonderful that ORs Sian Rowland (Mullens 1986), Richard Pearson (Mullens 1980) and Emma Aird (Mullens 1988) were able to come along to support Charlotte Mocatta (Mullens 1988) and Jocelyn Mocatta (Bristowe 1987) for this charity film night in which all profits went to the Simon Church & Jonathan Turner fund, a bursary in memory of Charlotte’s brother.
Totnes Reunion Our former ‘OR Totnesians’ were on their best (and most entertaining) behaviour at this year’s reunion as they welcomed Headmaster, Mark Hoskins, for his first visit to the Devonshire town. Kathryn, Sharmaine, Pruw Boswell-Harper (the former Mayor of Totnes) and her husband Lionel, and the wonderful wives of the ORs were there too. Without giving any personal details away, the combined ages of these 10 gentlemen was 840 but their memories, stories and anecdotes of the School right back to 1940 had not dimmed one little bit! They – along with all absent friends who weren’t able to make the journey – represent the very bedrock of all what the School and its Foundation stands for!
1960s at The Bear On 25th October a group of ORs from the early 1960s met for their half yearly lunch at The Bear in Oxshott, albeit a slightly smaller number than usual: Ian Chate (Bristowe 1962), Geoff Levy (Mullens 1964), Dave Pafford (Capel 1965), Tony Turnbull (Bristowe 1964) and Chris Hawkins (Blathway 1962). However, there was a larger turnout for the March reunion which was held at the School (see over).
