New members – David Potter (1950 entry) has been enrolled as an honorary member, having attended our reunion lunch with David Shadick.
no response from him either. Perhaps an approach from a member who knew these chaps at school would lure them into joining us?
getting close to bottoming out in numbers, bearing in mind a few deaths, emigrations, computer illiterates, and many who want to forget all about their
experiences at GGSFB. I’ve attached a complete listing of all contacts (not for the website) to this missive.
also a nice picture of the COFOC XV taken by Celia on the site. Every time I go into the site, the number of hits has grown considerably – we must be
getting visits from some non-members.
intrigued to see what the ravages of time had done to each other.
innocent passer-by was most affronted to be accosted and challenged as a possible member of COFOC! The main exception was John Foster, who
seems to have expanded a little but is still immediately recognisable.
over the excellent leisurely lunch provided by the hotel. There was a great deal of catching up to do and much reminiscing about the various
characters – both teachers and pupils – whom we remembered for one special reason or another.
deal of time was spent inspecting Arley’s gridded copes of the 1953 school photograph, trying to locate the various individuals present and fill some of
the gaps in our collective memory. Copies of the Miltonian from the relevant period were also passed around and produced several comments “I’d
forgotten him…” and so on.
ball. A commemorative photograph will be found on the website, courtesy of Arley.
was a tremendous success and our thanks are due to Bill Bradshaw, firstly for getting us all together in the first place and then for persuading us to
attend. There are already plans afoot for a repeat event, perhaps next year and hopefully with even more taking part.