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Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Archive for 2009
PDF Newsletters – September 2009
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009All of the September 2009 newsletter parts in all their glory in PDF format.
Annual Dinner
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Annual Association Dinner,17th October (Saturday)
7.00 pm for 8.00 pm at The Bath Cricket Club, North Parade, Bath.
Black Tie or lounge suit, both will be in evidence and you will not feel under-dressed.
The changes last year seemed popular so are maintained.. An early start from 7 pm to allow you to recover from an arduous day before dinner at 8. Long-time Sulian, Tony Comer, will propose the toast to The Association, Rich Wood, the President will reply, and the Headmaster will say a few words along with the Old Su’s RFC. Contributions are requested to be around 5 mins. The ticket price is still £35 but if paid by Tuesday the 6th October it’s held at the recession busting price of £30. For those of you coming from afar, the Su’s 1st XV are at home to Wells on the Saturday. Bath Rugby are playing Stade Francais on the Rec on the Sunday. As usual a convenient ‘Chitty’ is enclosed.
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Basement to Beechen Cliff
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009The Editorial Team expect ‘The Book’ to be available at the Annual Dinner at Bath Cricket Club on the 17th October. The price depends on the current negotiations with the printers, but we hope it will be about £10 per copy
If all goes according to plan, you can buy your copy or copies as Christmas presents to give to your children and grandchildren. This publication of over 100 pages has black & white and colour photographs with profiles of 38 Old Sulians’, supplemented with pages of those who lost their lives in armed conflicts, past Head masters, past Head Boys & Girls and a brief history of the parent schools from their foundation in 1896. This will surely remind you of your days at School regardless of whether you were there during the CBBS or Beechen Cliff era. The Editorial Committee have been amazed at the diversity of the professions of former pupils who attended the School whatever its name and wherever located You will recognise old school colleagues who have served in the Armed Forces or the Church, or found success in sport, medicine, music, business, politics or science.
If you are unable to attend the Annual Dinner then reserve your copy by phone, e-mail or return the chit below. We will contact you in due course to confirm the price and post and packing. We will also update the web-site. We look forward to seeing or hearing from you.
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Newsletter – September 2009
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009NEWS!
The Book
Terry Light reports that the Team are still hoping to launch our literary venture ‘Basements to Beechen Cliff’ at the Annual Dinner. Hopefully you will find enclosed, a ‘flyer’ for the book with all the relevant details.
NHSOB Golf June 2, 2009
Mike Wood reports:
We brought home the trophy from Newport with a 3-2 win! The Team consisted of: John (Tom) Dowding, John Larcombe, Alan Blake, Dave Larcombe, Mick Moore (Captain), Tony Comer, Steve Ford, Roy Aust, Mike Wood and Robert Hill.
Su’s Golf Day – Fri June 19th 2009
Mike Wood again reports:
I wasn’t there (and I’ve not been allowed to forget it by Mick Moore!!) and Tony Comer handled things on the day helped by Steve Ford. The weather was good if not a little windy. The winners were:
Medal (cup) – Ollie Dicks
Old Tossers Tankard – Steve Ford
Stableford (Rosebowl) – Barry Marsh
Tony Bowrey Trophy – Roy Aust
Nearest the pin – Barry Marsh
Longest drive – Ollie Dicks ( Ed’s Note: Ollie is young!)
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Headmasters Letter – September 2009
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Dear Old Sulian,
Another year ends and with it the promise of long, hot summer days …. The reality, of course, will be different but hopefully the positive work undertaken over the year can act as the means to brighten our collective days in weeks to come.
A particular highlight for me was the wonderful performance of ‘Children of Empire’ during the Spring. To see drama and music departments coming together to entertain an appreciative audience was magnificent. Next year Ms Baker has promised another production to give the pupils and students another opportunity to ‘shine’ under the guidance of her team of staff.
Mr Cruickshank, in addition to being a great advocate and supporter of the Model United Nations (in which Beechen Cliff again participated with distinction), put his exceptional mind to bear on the task of creating the first ‘year book’ since the “Sulian”, a publication which ran from 1932 to 1968. The production of the ‘Gryphon’ was a monumental undertaking, requiring significant editorial and general organisational skills. The finished result is, I am sure you will agree, a wonderful record of the School over 2008/9 and a splendid ‘vehicle’ for allowing many of our pupils’ and students’ achievements to be recognised in ‘published’ form. I am hoping that all Old Sulians will have purchased a copy!
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The Association
Monday, August 31st, 2009The Old Sulians’ Association exists to provide contact between the former pupils and staff of the Bath Secondary Boys’ School, the City of Bath School for Boys, the City of Bath Boys’ School, and Beechen Cliff School.