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Miles Walton’s (73) Account of the Reunion
Of the nearly ninety in our year group domestic passes to attend the I remember no such place in our day,
(1968-73), over forty were astonished tropical OR Weekend in July: Leo but we rapidly acquainted ourselves
to find themselves, in late 2012, on Barragry, Tim Coker, Keith Mellors, with the OR Bar and its stock before
the same email list, inviting them to Anthony Cutler, Nic Dechamps, Alan sitting down at two tables for dinner.
come to the OR Reunion Weekend for Dewhurst, Peter Doran, Des Keating, Some hours later, I was not the only
our 40th Anniversary. It was the first Judy and Liam McKnight, Sarah and member of our group who struggled
time most of us had been in touch Richard Mills, Tom Redfern, Paul aboard the last shuttle back to the
since the mid ‘70s, though one would Romeril, AJ McKeon, Mike Sprawson, hotels.
hardly have guessed this from the Ed Tierney, Tim Turner and Miles On Sunday, we enjoyed Mass, coffee
amicable tone of the correspondence. Walton. We recognised each other and lunch in the blazing sunshine
When it became clear that some lived instantly, of course, and blamed the before heading home after an
in Ireland or had Irish connections, heat for abandoning plans to do some enjoyable and rather moving weekend.
Paul Romeril arranged to host, in sport prior to the dinner. The School It was great to see friends from years
April 2013, a Class of ’73 Dublin tour unearthed varied memories of back, and to exchange promises not to
Gathering for AJ McKeon, Anthony dorms long-forgotten (such as the leave it another forty years!
Thistlethwaite, Keith Mellors and thirty-plus beds in Our Lady’s), of
me, along with our wives - a very numerous ‘footy’ matches in the quad, Miles Walton (73)
enjoyable evening. of listening to groundbreaking late
‘60s rock in our common rooms, and
After a few last-minute apologies for
absence, seventeen of us received of quaking outside Fr Tomlinson’s
(52) office.
Past Presidents’ Dinner
Friday 1st November 2013
Ratcliffe College
The annual Past Presidents’ Dinner
was held once again at the College on
Friday 1st November, the Feast of All
Saints. The evening started with Mass
in the Chapel, concelebrated by Fr
Anthony Meredith (57) and Fr Simon
Giles (60). Prayers were said for four
Past Presidents: Fr Anthony Baxter
(38), Clifford Della Porta (43), Peter
Lambert (44) and Freddie Dyer (55),
all of whom have died in the last year.
Following a champagne reception
in the Old Library, thirteen Past
Presidents joined Association
Secretary Jackie Bennett for an
excellent meal provided by the College
catering team. Richard Gamble
(64), Chairman of Governors, spoke
briefly on current developments at the
College and reported progress on the
new Junior School.
Past Presidents in attendance were:
Philip Hebbert (44), Michael Coker Michael Heath (56), organiser of the Past Presidents’ Dinner
(52), Patrick Jolliffe (53), Anthony
Jewell (54), Sir Anthony Holland Apologies were received from the (née Bullen) (91), who was attending
(56), Michael Heath (56), Fr Anthony Headmaster, Gareth Lloyd and Father to family half term duties.
Meredith (57), Dick Cunningham President, Fr Ted Mullen (60), who
(59), Paul Carter (60), Paul Rudd were both attending the New York Michael Heath (56)
(60), Fr Simon Giles (60), David Dinner, and also from our current
Jolliffe (64) and Richard Gamble Association President, Louise Marsden
(64).
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The Old Ratclifan 2013 | R
Miles Walton’s (73) Account of the Reunion
Of the nearly ninety in our year group domestic passes to attend the I remember no such place in our day,
(1968-73), over forty were astonished tropical OR Weekend in July: Leo but we rapidly acquainted ourselves
to find themselves, in late 2012, on Barragry, Tim Coker, Keith Mellors, with the OR Bar and its stock before
the same email list, inviting them to Anthony Cutler, Nic Dechamps, Alan sitting down at two tables for dinner.
come to the OR Reunion Weekend for Dewhurst, Peter Doran, Des Keating, Some hours later, I was not the only
our 40th Anniversary. It was the first Judy and Liam McKnight, Sarah and member of our group who struggled
time most of us had been in touch Richard Mills, Tom Redfern, Paul aboard the last shuttle back to the
since the mid ‘70s, though one would Romeril, AJ McKeon, Mike Sprawson, hotels.
hardly have guessed this from the Ed Tierney, Tim Turner and Miles On Sunday, we enjoyed Mass, coffee
amicable tone of the correspondence. Walton. We recognised each other and lunch in the blazing sunshine
When it became clear that some lived instantly, of course, and blamed the before heading home after an
in Ireland or had Irish connections, heat for abandoning plans to do some enjoyable and rather moving weekend.
Paul Romeril arranged to host, in sport prior to the dinner. The School It was great to see friends from years
April 2013, a Class of ’73 Dublin tour unearthed varied memories of back, and to exchange promises not to
Gathering for AJ McKeon, Anthony dorms long-forgotten (such as the leave it another forty years!
Thistlethwaite, Keith Mellors and thirty-plus beds in Our Lady’s), of
me, along with our wives - a very numerous ‘footy’ matches in the quad, Miles Walton (73)
enjoyable evening. of listening to groundbreaking late
‘60s rock in our common rooms, and
After a few last-minute apologies for
absence, seventeen of us received of quaking outside Fr Tomlinson’s
(52) office.
Past Presidents’ Dinner
Friday 1st November 2013
Ratcliffe College
The annual Past Presidents’ Dinner
was held once again at the College on
Friday 1st November, the Feast of All
Saints. The evening started with Mass
in the Chapel, concelebrated by Fr
Anthony Meredith (57) and Fr Simon
Giles (60). Prayers were said for four
Past Presidents: Fr Anthony Baxter
(38), Clifford Della Porta (43), Peter
Lambert (44) and Freddie Dyer (55),
all of whom have died in the last year.
Following a champagne reception
in the Old Library, thirteen Past
Presidents joined Association
Secretary Jackie Bennett for an
excellent meal provided by the College
catering team. Richard Gamble
(64), Chairman of Governors, spoke
briefly on current developments at the
College and reported progress on the
new Junior School.
Past Presidents in attendance were:
Philip Hebbert (44), Michael Coker Michael Heath (56), organiser of the Past Presidents’ Dinner
(52), Patrick Jolliffe (53), Anthony
Jewell (54), Sir Anthony Holland Apologies were received from the (née Bullen) (91), who was attending
(56), Michael Heath (56), Fr Anthony Headmaster, Gareth Lloyd and Father to family half term duties.
Meredith (57), Dick Cunningham President, Fr Ted Mullen (60), who
(59), Paul Carter (60), Paul Rudd were both attending the New York Michael Heath (56)
(60), Fr Simon Giles (60), David Dinner, and also from our current
Jolliffe (64) and Richard Gamble Association President, Louise Marsden
(64).
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