This year we welcomed two SGs who had not
been since at least 2002.
Three former SGS staff were present: Mr Dick Bozeat, Mr Peter Scott
and Mr Alan Mason.
Our MC this year was John Dimmock 59 who is
also our Box Office manager. John's wife Sue and daughter Emma
assisted with the drinks.
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Guests of Honour Introduction: John Dimmock 59 Grace: Gwyn
Murfet SG56
The meal was followed by the Loyal Toast: John Waller SG47
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Then came the ‘Roll Call’ – when each stood in turn, using the microphone, to tell us their name/SGS years/where they lived ‘then & now’. Welcome to Guests by the MC: John Dimmock 59. John was standing in for our usual MC, Chris Bent 53, who we were pleased was present following his recent heart surgery. John welcomed the non-SGS guests, present. Our numbers were up on last year. He particularly welcomed fellow SG59er Stu Porter, formerly of Littleport and now in Pennsylvania, USA, and that redoubtable globetrotter Mike Barningham SG60, who had dropped in on his way to Mexico from Nigeria! John later presented bouquets to Dr Carin Taylor, Mrs Ann Jarman and to Sara Coutts who was in charge of the excellent catering for our lunch. As customary, he also presented the cash from the silver bowl that had been passed round, to a representative from the very smartly turned out SVC senior pupils team that so capably served us. Welcome to Soham Village College: Dr Carin Taylor, the Principal - who has attended all our events during her tenure - reminded us that the SVC family now includes two primary schools. She stressed the important role we have in the heritage of SVC. Toast to Absent Friends:
Peter
Nicholls SG39. Those known to have died since
our last Lunch were: Albert Edwin Peacock SG30?, Lewis
Heavens SG44, Ronnie (Ronald James) Southgate SG45, Cedric
Fretwell SG48, Barry Jelleyman SG49, John Gammon SG63,
Bernard Anderson SG65, Robert Medlock SG68. TALK |
Those sending apologies were:
| Alan Bray 60 Anthony Payton 53 Arnold Tomalin 39 Barry Bartholomew Brenda Bott 47 Cook Brian Lane 48 Bryan Lythell 56 ‘Dinks’ Palmer 37 Eric Simper 51 Geoff Fernie 59 Jerzy Kiebuzinski 49 John Ansell 47 Leon Kitchen |
Mark Curtis ‘66’ Mike Yeomans 60 Neil Munro, 67 Patrick Faircliffe 48 Peter Deasley 54 Peter Smith 59 Reg Brown 47 Rodney Brown 48 Roger Johnson 59 Roger Logan 57 Simon Curtis 67 Stan Darby 38 Wilkes Walton 36 |
Some 2015 Reunion Luncheon photos
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Michael Payton 51 - Barry Lowe 55 - Gwyn Murfet 56 - Stan Harley 53 -
Alan Hill 53 - Chris Bent 53, during pre-lunch drinks served in the
Foyer
John Dimmock 59, our MC
View of the hall, food being served. On the screen, an ever changing
display of photos, in this case from the last Prizegiving in 1972
Ann Jarman - Carin Taylor
Dave Angood 55 - Gus Goad 55
Michael Turner 47 - John Waller 47
Tim Dickinson 50 - Irene Dickinson - Elsie Detheridge - Alan Breeze 54
Peter Scott - Dick Bozeat
Mike Petty 57 - Peter Nicholls 39
Albert Ware 52 - Ken Purchase 52
Vernon Peacock 62 - Terry Peacock 61
John Lester 65 - Fred Eden 44 - John Brown 51
Mike Goodchild 51 - Gerald Gillett 51 - Mike Barningham 60
Vince Gudgeon 66 - Simon Thornhill 66 - Anthony Nix 65
Anthony Nix 65 - Ralph Barker 65 - Simon Thornhill 65 - Mike Petty 57
working back: on L: Stu Porter 59 - John Dimmock 59: on R: Dannie Nicholas 59 - Ralph Dunham 59 - Vaughan Moll 59 - Peter Scott 59
(taken by Frank Haslam '59')
The 59ers again, this time with Frank (2nd from right)
Our thanks to Caretaker Merv Peachey and SVC Liaison Matt Muldoon, who
make sure everything is in place and working.
images: unless otherwise stated,
Frank Haslam
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