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Class of 1972 Berkhamsted Reuinion
Switching the Class of ’72’s fiftieth reunion to a weekday might have boosted the number of attendees beyond previous years’ totals, but it seems there is still a cadre of devotees who have shunned retirement and still work for a living, which given the current state of the nation’s finances is probably no bad thing. That said, more than 25 devotees made the pilgrimage to the Rising Sun pub to share experiences since the last meeting and dredge up embarrassing anecdotes from 50+ years ago.
At least five planned attendees had to cry off at the last minute for reasons as diverse as Covid, food poisoning, attending a music festival in Luca, essential landscaping work and a leg injury.
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The leg injury applied to Robin Williamson (Be ’72), and, on a sober note, we were saddened to learn that Robin’s ailment was much more serious, and he subsequently died two weeks later. From attendees’ generous donations for the pizza (useful for absorbing the alcohol), £75 has been donated to the RNLI for a new lifeboatnext time, surplus funds will probably go to Age Concern! Measuring the mood of all who attended, there seems to be an appetite for a repeat episode in 2027- book early to avoid disappointment…
The photo, with no digital enhancement, amply demonstrates the ravages of time wreaked upon the innocents of ’72 who are (from left to right) .
Jonathan Baggott (Co ’72)
Photograph (L-R): Justin Ede (Sw ’72), Ruaridh Mackenzie (In ’72), Andy Johnson (Co ’72), Jonathan Baggott (Co ’72), Rod Tracy (Fr ’72), Ian Patchett (SJ ’72), Tim Harrison (Sw ’72), Russ Winyard (In ’72), Dick Barfield (Be ’72), Tim Metcalfe (Fr ’72), Neil Campbell (Up ’72), Dave Gardner (Fr ’72), Ian McKay (Up ’72), Andrew Stanley (Lo ’72), Andrew Shaw (Be ’72), Maxine Gardner, Giles Clark (Be ’72), Richard Coupe (Sw ’72).
