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My final thanks go to Gemma Rumbold (01) for helping me to
compile this magazine and for proofreading the publication, as it
really is a huge job. I would also like to thank her for stepping into
the breach at the last minute to coordinate the Reunion Dinner
in my absence, due to my ankle. Pictured, right, are Gemma and
Alice McKenna (11) (now a teacher at Ratcliffe) helping at the
dinner.

Hopefully, you will have received this magazine just before
Christmas, when we will be preparing for the Christmas Eve Vigil
Candlelight Mass, held at 5pm at the College, which is now in our
events calendar. I really would urge all local ORs to bring their
families along to Ratcliffe to celebrate Mass in our beautifully
decorated Chapel. This is a great opportunity for the Ratcliffe
community to come together and celebrate Christmas in familiar
surroundings. We will even be serving mulled wine and mince
pies in the Ref afterwards - the perfect way to get you in the
Christmas spirit!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families
a prosperous and happy New Year.

Alexandra Slack (née Gamble) (03)
Executive Manager of the Ratcliffian Association Alice McKenna (11) & Gemma Rumbold (01) at the Reunion Dinner

WHAT IS THE RATCLIFFIAN ASSOCIATION?

‘BRINGING OLD RATCLIFFIANS TOGETHER’

Sporting events Tours & nostalgia Reunions & dinners
One of the things that can be taken as a given in life is that we with Old Ratcliffians through its website, email, mailings and,
will always remember our school days. We are forever part of our of course, social media channels. This all culminates in The Old
school community. Our memories are, of course, a mixture of the Ratcliffian magazine, which you are reading now; this is a much-
good and the bad, the happy, the sad and the successful, all of coveted publication which is on the Christmas reading list for
which make up our school career. The names of our teachers stay many Old Ratcliffians.
with us, as do the names of our school friends.
We have a community of over 5000 former students, now
Once you join Ratcliffe, you become part of the School’s living and working in more than 70 countries across the globe,
community forever. Henceforth, when you fly the nest, the including Hong Kong, America and Australia. Having walked the
Ratcliffian Association (established back in 1865) enrols you as same corridors, eaten in the same Refectory, and played on the
a lifetime member of the School’s alumni. As an ‘Old Ratcliffian’, same fields, you are already connected with them through your
you will receive invitations to Association and School events, time and memories at Ratcliffe. There are so many warm and
notifications of current news and events at the School, and welcoming Old Ratcliffians who are happy to engage, network
updates from former students all over the world. and support each other.

The Association Office (based on the corridor above the Alex Slack (née Gamble) (03)
Headmaster’s Office) is kept busy, ensuring that archive material Executive Manager of the Ratcliffian Association
about Ratcliffe life is preserved, sharing news and reconnecting

Register online for our new website: www.ratcliffianassociation.co.uk

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