May Reunion 2011 Saturday 14th May 2011 We share our May Reunion with the School's 'Friends and Families Day'. We do hope that as many Old Scholars as possible will be able to attend this event. From the President: Dear Old Scholars, I am writing to invite you to attend the annual reunion at School, which this year is on Saturday 14th May. As in previous years this coincides with the School’s Friends and Families Day, and is an excellent opportunity to see the School in action. It will also be the last time you will be able to see the School before the redevelopment. Already trees are being cleared to make way for the new Junior School. You are most welcome to come along at any time during the day and the programme of activities is attached. Our main meeting point will be the Library, so please remember to sign in. The school day finishes at around 4pm. There will be tea on the front lawn from this time until the drinks reception at 6pm. We have a delicious menu for the reunion dinner, created by the School’s award winning Burmese chef, Bobby Nanda. Please apply early as places are strictly limited. Click here for more details. My project, researching the lives of old scholars, is progressing well and I am hoping to have some displays ready for the reunion. Thank you to all who have contacted me so far.  It’s not too late to nominate, but please be aware of my new email address, jules.foster@hotmail.co.uk, (the previous one was hijacked and is no longer in use).  Alternatively I can be contacted via the School. I very much hope to see you at School on the 14th. Regards, Julie Foster President 2010 to 2011 Click here to download a copy of Julie's letter. Old Scholars' Dinner 6.00 for 6.30pm Saturday 14th May 2011 Following our usual pattern, the school will again to be hosting a dinner for Old Scholars particularly aimed at those turning 60 (Year Group 1969) and those turning 50 (Year Group 1979) this year. Carey Dickinson (Hingston) - email careydickinson00@gmail.com - has agreed to liaise with the 1979 YG - please make contact with Carey if you would like to attend or know the email address of other old scholars in this year group. Also see Carey's wall on Facebook. Click on the photo below to see more form photos. Similarily Stuart Pearce (email stewart.pearce@gmx.com) has kindly agreed to co-ordinate the 1969 YG. Click here to see classlists. Our President Julie Foster (email: jules.foster@hotmail.co.uk ) is also encouraging her year group to return on this occasion and attend the dinner in the evening. Do contact Julie is you might be able to attend. Other groups particularly encouraged to return are the 1954 YG - comtemporaries of Tony Watson (email: watson@ic24.net) and those in Nigel and Andrew McTear's 1980 YG (emai: nigel@ifps.co.uk). Above photo from 1954 YG - click here to see more photos. This meal will be subsidised by the Old Scholars' Association. The cost of the 3 course meal including wine, will be £20. See below to download a menu and order form. Places must be reserved and paid for by 1st May at the latest. This meal is open to all Old Scholars. Click here to download a menu and order form. Please print and return completed slip with a cheque to the school by 1st May. See below for the programme and dinner details. Above photo from 1979 YG in the Fourth Form - click here to see more photos. Provisional Programme for the Day 10.00 Meeting for Worship in the Assembly Hall. The Library available as a meeting area for Old Scholars throughout the day. Please sign the visitors' book here and pick up a badge. 10.30 Tea and coffee available in the marquee on the front lawn 11.00 Assembly in the Sports Hall including an address by Sir Alan Haselhurst MP, music, speeches and presentation of awards. 12.30 Lunch. Bring a picnic to have on the field, or in the dining hall and sports hall if wet. There will also be a light BBQ on the field. Alternatively, a wide range of food is available in local pubs and restaurants. Sandwiches are available from Tesco and Waitrose supermarkets as well as from a number of sandwich bars in the town. 1.30 to 2.30 Activities and Displays in Departments and in the Junior School. 1.15 to 1.45 Tours of the boarding houses. (This will be the only time when it will be possible to see around the boarding houses) 1.30 Old Scholars' cricket match v the School - all afternoon 2.30 - 3.30 International Café - join our students for tea and cakes in the marquee on the front lawn. 2.45 Junior School 'Big Sing and Dance around the Maypole' in Gibson Garden or Sports Hall if wet. 4.00 to 6.00 Old Scholars’ tea on the front lawn. 6.00 for 6.30 Old Scholars' Dinner in the Dining Hall. Places must be reserved and paid for by 1st May at the latest. Places are limited and are offered on a first come basis. The cost of this 3 course meal, including wine and subsidised by the OSA, is £20 a head. Please remember that the whole of the School Campus is a no smoking site. This information will also be mailed to Old Scholar members in April together with this year's OS Magazine. Click here to download a copy of the above provisional programme for the day. Click here to download a menu and order form. Please print and return completed slip with a cheque to the school by 1st May.