Medbury School
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Centenary Update Archives Club members from L – R: Edgar Dormer (4B), George Hutton (5O), Archer Barker-Manning (5O), Charlie Hutton (4B) and absent from photo, Bruno Ash (4B) with Elizabeth Macpherson.
The countdown continues... Last November we launched Medbury’s 100-Year
contact with long-lost class mates. It has been wonderful
Symbol to the Medbury community via email as we
to reconnect former classmates once we do some
continue the Countdown to our Centenary on Thursday
digging and gain permission to pass on details.
9 February 2023.
If you are in Christchurch, please email us at centenary@
Our 100-Year Symbol is featured for the first time
medbury.school.nz to make a time to come in for a
throughout this edition of Play the Game. It has been
cuppa and a chat – we would love to hear your stories.
designed to celebrate Medbury’s heritage through
If you would like to catch up with former classmates
incorporating the common symbol that has represented
at the same time, let us know and we can invite them
the School in past logos into a striking form of 100, which
along too.
looks to the School’s next 100 years.
If you live elsewhere in New Zealand we can come to
Since its launch, we have had a number of Old Boys
you. Just let us know where you are and we will add
visiting the School to share their stories and memorabilia
your location as a destination on the Great Centenary
and have even received an invitation from members of
Roadtrip.
the Class of 1959 to join them for coffee on one of their monthly coffee mornings – this was a great honour and a lot of fun!
Of course, past Medburians around the world don’t need to miss out as we can Zoom you in to have a chat also. This is an opportunity to come together. Why wait
I have also received emails with updates from Old Boys
two more years when we can catch up with each other
and former parents and staff all over the world, as well
now and add to the stories that make up Medbury’s first
as requests from Old Boys asking us to help put them in
100 years.
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