FROM
OUR
CHAIRMAN
The abiding regret of our Association is that so many past students of Forest High are unaware of our activiti,es and it is our earnest desire to make known to as many as possible, through the medium of this magazine, our current and future plans for the progress of the Association. Negotiations are pr~ceeding at .the moment for the acquisition of land for the permanent establishment of our headquarters and playing fields. Should these sucoeed we shall have acquired some twenty acres of land, within the municipal area and in close proximity to municipal transport, and we feel that the really solid foundation the Association lacks at present will have been well laid. T n the meantime, every effort is being made by the various sections to foster and promote interest amongst our current members. The Organising Committee for the morning market, well pleased with their recent progress, have earmarked a date in September and engaged the Masonic Hall, Kenilworth, for another of their popular ev,ents. Further details of this will be made available in a later issue of this magazine. Each section has carried out its own particular activity with marked success during this year. A very sl'c~essful and well attendecl Tennis Tournament and Championships have just been complet,ed. Table Tennis and Badminton are goin1i from strength to strength, both the Women's and Men's Hockey Sections are maintaining their previous ethusiasm and zeal for the game, while readers will be able to judge for themselves the progress of our cricket,ers and individual soccerites elsewhere in these pages. Close co-operation is being maintained with the Appeal Committee in raising funds for the War Memorial. We are extremely proud at being afforded the opportunity of being associated with such a worthv cause. Ma~y requests have been made- to the Committee for the revival of the Annual Club Dinner, but while it is appreciated that such an event is of outstanding interest to the men, it is felt that the ladies of the piece are equally entitled to join in the fun and plans are being macle for a suitable function to be held shortly. This, incidentally, will be in addition to our Annual Association Dance. 1: wish to conclude this brief appraisal of our activities by expressing my sincere wish and earnest hope that the interest displayed in the publication of' this first issue of our own magazine will be such that its regular issue will be an event of some importance amongst our members and that it will also be conducive to our being able to welcome more and more new members into our ranks as time progresses.