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Sunday, January 9th, 2011
Sadly I have to inform you that John New died on the 23rd
December. He was 95. I think John was the oldest Sulian and probably
known by all in the Association and the Rugby Club.
The funeral will take place at St Mary’s Church, Saltford, at 12 noon on Thursday 13th January. And afterwards at Haycombe.
For those with Satnav the details are as follows:
St Mary’s Church,
Queen Square
Saltford,
Bristol,
Avon
BS31 3EL
01225 872 275
Family flowers only, donations to Mencap, c/o L J Guyan, 12 Charlton Road, Keynsham, Bristol. BS31 2JA
Roger W.
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Sunday, October 17th, 2010
The Annual Dinner on 16th October was another evening of nostalgia and moth-balls. 60 members and guests were present for an excellent meal at Bath Cricket Club. Roy Harper conjured up the toast, the President presented a cheque to the Headmaster for new books for the library, Dave James filled us in on the Rugby scene and there was much scratching of heads and tugging of beards trying to place names to faces after, in some cases, over 40 years. Note the date for next year will be the 15th October. A fuller account will appear in the next newsletter.
Photos from the evening can be found here -
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Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Old Sulians’ Association
Annual Dinner
October 16th—Association Annual Dinner at Bath Cricket Club, North Parade. 7 for 8pm. Black tie or Lounge suit. A chitty should be found below for your convenience, or better still, print it out and send it back to me pronto. Our friends at Bath Cricket Club are hoping to hold their prices and so are we. Tickets will be £35 each but you can get an early-bird discount! A mere £30 if paid before the 5th October. The toast to the Association will be conjured up by Roy Harper; Rich Wood, the President will reply; Andrew Davies, the Headmaster will have his customary few words and the Rugby Club will have the last word. All will be curtailed to around 5 minutes to maximise the social time. I have no doubt that my trustee whips will be rounding up their groups but don’t wait to be cajoled, send off your chit now and feel warm and virtuous. Above all, put the date on the calendar (if you are allowed, or speak nicely to the keeper of your social itinerary and show this note!)
Old Sulians’ Association Annual Dinner 2010
I enclose a cheque payable to ‘Old Sulians’ Association’ for £35 per person,
(£30 if paid before the 6th October) for this year’s dinner on
Saturday 16th October. 7.00pm for 8.00pm. Black tie or dark lounge suit. The Bath Cricket Club, North Parade.
Name(s):
Address:
Please return to: Roger Wood, 101 Hansford Square, Bath, BA2 5LL Queries phone: 01225 832207 or e-mail: roger.wood3(at)virgin.net
BY THE 5th OCTOBER Tick here for the vegetarian option ………
If possible seat me near…………………………
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
A visit to School has been arranged for Thursday 15th July.
Meet at 12 noon, followed by lunch and then a tour of the School.
The cost of lunch is £5.
There is now a group of 12 attending.
There may be room for a few more so………
If you would like to join the group please contact us through committee@oldsulians.org.uk immediately!
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
NEWS FROM AN OLD CBBS & BCS TEACHER
Pat Colbourne (Teacher ’66-96) has recently embarked on a mammoth challenge in his 70th year.
He has started a walk around the coastal pathway of the UK. It’s a 5,000 mile (8,000km) journey and may take him two years to complete.
He says “I have decided, before I pop my clogs, to do something that’s really challenging, purposeful and worthy so that others may benefit from my actions”.
He invites past pupils and fellow teaching colleagues to join him for a day or more? You can follow his progress and read his diary on the website : www.patsukcoastwalk.co.uk or contact him on his mobile while he walks – 07702 606713.
In 2003 Pat had the obligatory hip replacement op’ followed, in 2005, by a heart attack and subsequent coronary by-pass. Later on (in Sept’2007) he wanted to find a way to prove his fitness so he walked from coast to coast, across the country, along Hadrian’s Wall, and loved the experience.
He comments “I was so fortunate, during my 30 years of teaching both at CBBS & BCS. I had the opportunity to climb mountains in the Alps and travel the world with youth cricket teams. I witnessed great opulence, poverty and destitution in many places while travelling and I know I can do something to help a few people in the world add some dignity to their lives and that’s what I aim to do with my small fund raising effort – please help me”
He would welcome donations from Old Sulians towards his charities (see his website). He says “There are over one billion people who live without clean, fresh water and nearly 5,000 children die each day due to severe poverty, starvation or disease. In our 21st Century this should never be. Many organisations, including Rotary (I am a past-President of the Rotary Club of Bath) do their best to help alleviate these problems even if they cannot immediately solve them. This may be the last worthwhile thing I am able to do in my life so please join me in this project by giving to the charities I am supporting. Please help me help others to help themselves”.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Veteran CBBS/Beechen Cliff Teacher and Honorary Life Member Pat Colbourne is walking the coast of Britain and raising funds for charity. Taking up to two years he sets out from Dover Castle on 6th April. Full details and the reasoning behind the walk can be found on Pat’s website
www.patsukcoastwalk.co.uk
If you would like to sponsor Pat or offer him accommodation (and a bath) while he is on this journey, or would just like to walk with him to help him on his way, you can make contact through his website.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Now back in stock! As reported in the last newsletter, demand has exceeded our expectations so another 100 have been delivered to our ‘warehouse’. Ordering details as before.
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