OLD SUTTONIAN FEATURES
Old Suttonian Reunion Round-up Will Radford (Staff 2015-)
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n February this year, the Development Office was approached about helping to reinvigorate the long-standing Spring reunion for leavers from the forties. Ian Kay (1941 M) has run the event for a considerable number of years, but sadly, as one would expect, the number of attendees has diminished over time. Ian’s hope was to attract some new blood to the annual event by extending the invitation to all leavers from the fifties as well. In doing so, we managed to attract a few new faces, but with greater preparation next time, we hope to expand the event even further. The year’s event saw five Old Suttonians converge on the usual location for the lunch – the Strand Palace Hotel. Ian and regular attendee Cecil Hardwick (1945 M) were joined by Keith Gilham (1959 M), Clyde Britton (1954 W) and Michael Cheetham (1954 M). From the OSA, David Pickard also attended alongside Will Radford from the School. The lunch provided some excellent reminiscences about the School incorporating the pre-war, wartime and post-war eras. The broader age range provided an impetus for new conversation and reflection, and the group was delighted to hear an update on the School today.
OS groups. The early sixties St Margaret’s (and guests) group had their annual Christmas get-together at the Old Bell in Oxted, Surrey this included Richard Dixon (1960 M), Keith Gilham (1959 M), James Grafton (1961 M), Douglas Horner (1962 M), David Manook (1961 M), Richard Mant (1961 M) and Alan Marsh (1962 M). The same group also spent a day back in Sutton Valence, a write-up of which can be found on page 28. Another Christmas reunion saw the group of mid-fifties leavers descend upon the RAC Club for their annual meal. Attending that event were Michael Bartlett (1954 W), Clyde Britton (1954 W), James Croft (1955 M), Richard Edmonds (1956 M), Bill Ellis (1956 M), Anthony Perkins (1955 L), Rodney Stubblefield (1955 M), Jeremy Wall (1954 M) and Peter Wiggins (1953 W).
We would wholeheartedly encourage any Old Suttonians from the forties or fifties who are available on the first Tuesday of March (the 5th in 2019) to join in on a lively lunch in London. Information about the event will be circulated at the start of next year, so please keep a look out for it.. Elsewhere this year, we have been pleased to receive updates on other regular reunions that have taken place involving different
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