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The Old Ratclifan 2014 | Introduction CONTENTS Introduction P3 News from the College P5 Ratcliffan Association Council P15 Ratcliffan Association Events P17 Ratcliffan Association Sports Events P25 1865- 2015 Old Ratcliffan News P30 Births P46 Marriages P47 SAVE THE DATE! SAT 20Th - Sun 21ST JunE 2015 Obituaries P49 Ratcliffe & The First World War P61 Diary Dates for 2015 BC Join with fellow OR’s to celebrate this historic anniversary! From your President Saturday 20th June 11am Ratclifan Association AGM, Ratcliffans together, we’ll give you in 1989 as it is in 2014, and indeed £100. All we ask is that you send 1865. the Old Library us a story of what you did, along So, I encourage you to get involved with a photo or two. Get in touch with the Association. I also encourage 3pm Te Reynard Golf Trophy, Rothley through the Association’s website, you to shape its future. We’re 150 www.ratcliffanassociation.co.uk. Park Golf Club, Rothley, Leicester years old this year and I want you to It’s 25 years since I left Ratcliffe help me make it as relevant for you and I’ve been involved throughout now and in the years to come as it 7.30pm Te 150th Anniversary Reunion that time with the Association, frst was for our predecessors in 1865. Dinner, Rothley Park Golf Club through hockey and cricket matches, As such, look out for a survey that and more latterly through dinners and drinks (as my legs and coordination we are going to run in early 2015 have deserted me, and eating and to gather thoughts on how the Sunday 21st June drinking have become more attractive Association should best serve the Headmaster, Gareth Lloyd than running around!). Why did I College and its alumni in the future. I’d love to hear what you’ve got to say. 10.30am 150th Anniversary Mass with Mike Meredith (89) agree to be President? The short answer is because I was asked! The I look forward to meeting many of you 11.30am Tours of the College; Happy birthday, everyone! longer answer is because the more throughout the year. I went to events and ‘get togethers’, Students’ Exhibition of Work The Association will be 150 years the more friends I made. It takes a With best regards, Te frst meeting of the Association was held old in 2015 and we’re planning to while for you to realise but, as time Michael Meredith (89) celebrate in fne style. Yes, lots of 12.30pm 150th Anniversary Grand Luncheon, elapses, there is a growing sense of President of the Ratcliffan Association on 11th July, 1865, its motto then being: familiar events will be in the calendar, familiarity between everyone who has including rugby, hockey, cricket, Marquee been to the College that you begin to ‘To the greater glory of God and in netball, tennis, and the various (now relish more and more, if you don’t do Musical Entertainment global!) dinners, which take place so already. Part of that is due to some honour of the Immaculate Virgin Mary’ from Auckland to Bogota (and lots of by the Students places between!), but there is also a of the remarkable individuals that we experienced at Ratcliffe; part of it is special 150th celebration event on Tis is an opportunity for all OR’s in the attitude and outlook that has 2pm Cricket the weekend of June 20th and 21st to been nurtured throughout our times to come back and see the Ratclife of 2015. which we hope lots of you will come. at the College. It is that which makes Children’s Entertainment As well as these formal events, meeting Ratcliffans, both familiar and 4pm Afternoon Tea however, we’d like to encourage unfamiliar to us, so enjoyable. I didn’t as many of you to get together and have the current Head, Mr Lloyd, as celebrate Ratcliffe in any way you see my headmaster, but his ‘work hard, Mike Meredith (89) with brothers ft – so we’ll pay you to get together! play hard, look after each other’ Richard (87) & Eddy (93) with their Families are welcome. Tere will be a crèche for younger children. Yes, if you can get 10 fellow Old philosophy was as true and prevalent mother and all her grandchildren A full programme will be sent out in the New Year with further details of price, accommodation etc. Register online at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uk 3