Twenty Years On

The winners of the prize draw are as follows:

• Michelle Hones – Cake voucher
• Andrew Dunn – Photo framing voucher
• Nicola Newbould – Narrowboat trip
• Cheryl Kidman – Narrowboat trip
• Vicki Jacobs – Leavers photo

I think everyone who was there will agree that Saturday was a quite amazing evening!

If you came to the reunion thank you, and I hope you had a great time meeting nearly 100 ex-classmates and 20 ex-staff.

If you couldn’t make it, we really missed you and hope to see you next time (whenever that might be).

Photos

Photographs from the reunion are now at www.haggisphotography.com where copies can be ordered online. If I’ve mis-labeled anyone, I do apologise – please drop me an email with corrections!

Photo orders placed at the reunion will be processed shortly, and I’ll announce the winners of the prize draw on the website at www.haggisphotography.com/reunion

If you have photos of your own from the night, or from school, that you’d like to contribute to the website please do get in touch.

Charity

We’re just finishing up the accounts now, but it looks like we’ll be able to donate around £150 to the IVC Special Needs Holiday Fund. Thank you for your support.

Next year?

There have been many requests for a regular reunion. I don’t think any of us can face organising a big extravaganza like we’ve just had for a few years yet (Matt suggests maybe an Olympics 25-year reunion in 2012), but maybe arranging an informal meet-up next year isn’t out of the question. Watch the website for details.

Thanks again for making it a night to remember

Here’s some of the great comments we’ve received since the reunion:

Just wanted to say what a great night it was….fantastic to catch up with everyone!!
You and the team have all worked so so hard in making last night a success, thank you! –Cheryl

Just a quick note to say ‘well done’ for organising Saturday night. It was a cracking evening which everyone enjoyed and those who didn’t come will be kicking themselves.
See you in another 20 years!! –Danny

I just wanted to mail and say a huge thanks to you and everyone who organised Saturday. It was a brilliant night, and all your hard work paid off. Please pass on my thanks to the others. Everyone who I have spoken to since has said what a fantastic evening they had. Cheers –Annabel

Matt – Well done for organizing such an excellent evening. It really good to catch with you, in particular, but also with so many old friends and teachers! Please pass on my thanks to Phil and also the rest of the team. I look forward to seeing the photos, and attending reunion of 40 years! –Emma N

Just wanted to say how lovely it was to see you Saturday, how well you spoke to the masses & what a fantastic night it was. Well done to you for putting it all together. So good to see everyone together again – felt like I was 15 years old (although I tried hard not to act it)! –Sam

I would just like to put finger to keyboard and thank you two and your team for such a great night on Saturday. I really enjoyed myself catching up with all my old college mates, the only problem was that the evening went too quick! We will have to make this a regular event 🙂 –Peter Hall

Phil cant thankyou and the gang enough for the reunion,what a nite it blew me away the nite went so quickly have been in touch with a few people today all very depressed after coming down from such a high,let me know how to purchase some photos thanks again your a star –Anon

What a brilliant evening. Well done. All the staff really enjoyed the evening. It was wonderful to see so many of you and find out what you are up to. –Joan Hodgson

…thanks very much for a super evening last night. It was lovely to see old colleagues again as well as pupils – some of whom I actually knew. –Laura Staves

I know everyone’s desperate to see and order the photos from the night.

Rest assured they will be up on this site before the end of this week, I promise!

Phil

PS I think I need to dispel a rumour that was going around on Saturday – sadly I haven’t yet made my fortune and retired!

On 9th January, Matt emailed me:

Hi Phil,

Just had another look at the gallery. Marvellous stuff.
I've realised that it wil be 20 years since we left the 5th-year.
Do you know if anyone has a reunion planned?

All the best.

Matt Hudson

The rest is history. We went from that to almost 100 students and 20 teachers in less than four and a half months. Phew.

…and the tension is mounting. We’re expecting 96 ex-students to come, and a good night to be had by all. Watch this space for photos afterwards!

It’s not too late to buy your ticket!

If you need convincing that it’s worth it, here’s the list of the 84 people who are already going to be there:

Alan Coxall, Alistair Carter, Amanda Dent, Amanda Papworth, Andrea Brown, Andrew Barnes, Andrew Dunn, Anna Dutton, Annabel Gerrard, Catherine Baker, Catherine Footit, Cheryl Kidman, Chris Gorham, Christa Wilson, Claire Astells, Claire Muncey, Claire Rivers, Danny Emmerton, David Lockett, Dean Powell, Debra Goodrick, Dustin Kirkpatrick, Emma Footit, Emma Neville, Fiona Lindsay, Hayley Hacker, Ian Connolly, Jackie Andrews, Jason Carbis, Jeanna O’Reilly, Jennifer Duhig, Jo Tinker, Jo Vertue, Jon Sharples, Julia Gentle, Kate Holden, Katherine Teversham, Kathryn Collett, Kevin Flitton, Kevin Ruddell, Lucy Curtis-Prior, Lynn Biggs, Macer Skeels, Marcia Mapledoram, Martin Pickering, Matthew Burling, Matthew Hudson, Michael Bunting, Michelle Hones, Michelle Salmon, Nick Underhill-Day, Nicola Cook, Nicola Newbold, Paul Beamiss, Paul Collins, Paul Emmines, Paul Ewatt, Paul Kershaw, Peter Cheesley, Peter Hall, Peter Harvey, Phil Barrett, Rachel Arnold, Rachel Taylor, Rebecca Nash, Richard Slack, Richard Smith, Robert Baker, Russell Williams, Sally Spong, Samantha Mela, Sarah Martin, Sarah Tomkinson, Simon Pawley, Stephen Derby, Stephen Impey, Stephen Mitchell, Stephen Tyrell, Stuart Martin, Stuart Rayner, Susan Watson, Tracy Nightingale, Vicki Jacobs, William Howlett.

How can you afford not to?

Less than a month now, and we’re really pleased that 74 people are now coming! More news as it happens…