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ANNUAL REUNION EVENTS FOR MAY 2010

Friday 14th May

7.30pm, in the JB Library

Recollections 1939-1950.  Reminiscences and recollections of the war and immediate post-war years, including the evacuation of Bootham to Ampleforth and The Mount to Cober Hill in 1939-40. Old Scholars from both schools are warmly invited to this event.  

Saturday 15th May

8.50am            Meeting for worship in the School Hall 

9.45am            AGM in the School Hall 

10.30am         Coffee in the Dining Room with past and present members of staff 

11.15am          Head Reeves' speeches in the School Hall

11.30am          Tours of the School 'at work'

12.15pm          Formal group photos outside the hall                    

12.45pm          Lunch in the Dining Room (early lunch available for cricketers) 

Afternoon Activities - The swimming gala, tennis and rounders will start all start at 2pm. Contact Lis Hooley - hooleyl@boothamschool.com                      

12 noon           On the Lawn - once again we'll have a bouncy castle, ice cream van, face painting as well as Swing Ball and other games. Bring a picnic rug and join in the fun.

12.30pm          20twenty Cricket - come and join the OS team as they take on a Bootham School XI, contact Colin Raper if you would like to play – raperc@boothamschool.com                             

2pm                    Access all Areas School Tours - tours with a difference, you decide where to go and what to see; your old study, bedroom or a place that brings back special memories.  

3pm-3.45         The OS Big Splash           

3.45pm             The Legendary OS Tea - join us for a tea to remember in the Dining Room and a chance to catch up with old friends and staff.

6.30pm            Joint Reunion Dinner at the, Dante Suite, York Racecourse. Address by BOSA President, Colin Henderson

Sunday 16th May

There will be a Meeting for Worship at The Mount School followed by lunch, to which all Old Scholars' are invited. The Recollections 1939-1950 theme will be continued at The Mount on Sunday, further details will follow.

Events at The Mount School

Events taking place at The Mount School will be included in the February programme.

Click here for full details of the Reunion Weekend and booking form for the Reunion Dinner

Back Row: Richard Hobson, John Mounsey, ?, Michael Richardson, John Caldwell, Keith Uttley, Victor Watson

 Middle Row: Peter Stephens, Geoffrey Cundall, David Allan, Alex Webster, Michael Crook, Gavin MacPherson, Stewart Whitaker 

Front Row: Geoffrey Seagar, Ralph Minney, James Bradley, Robert Diamond, Michael Whatley, David Gray, Colin Henderson, Harold Kirby

1950s leavers

Back row: John Melling, Peter Longbottom, John Simpson, Christopher Scaife, Julian Bedford, Gavin MacPherson, Simon Hetherton Upper Middle Row: Stewart Whitaker, Peter Rowat, Roger Allsopp, Malcolm Fawcett, John Hume, John Pearce, Alex Webster Lower Middle Row: Adrian Isaac, David Smith, Jefferson Horsley, Michael Allan, David Finnegan, David Bayes, David Allan, Michael Crook 

Front Row: Phil Arnett, Martin Hadley, Crispin Evans, Paul Withington, Anthony Howell James Turtle, Michael Aubrey, Ernie Precious, Nigel Pullan.

 

Back row: Ian Dunlop, Iain Crawford, Phil Cole, Frazer Wright, Dan Brieger

Front row: Sarah True, Sarah Turnbull, Catherine Wragg, Lucy Jones, Jennifer Knowlson, Holly Peake

Back row: Bill Wreathall, Neil Rowntree

Middle row: ? Mike Caldwell, Sue Richardson, Tim Ord, Sam Rowntree, ?, Blair Illingworth 

Front row: Jane Denton, Colin Denton, Gert Rohrmann, Jonny Mackley, ? , Gerald Reissman

The Christmas Stuffing Party
- where you come and help us stuff the Bootham Magazine and catch up with old friends over lunch. 



 

The Annual Reunion is held at Bootham School during the second weekend in May. All Old Scholars and their families are invited to this fun and informal event. 

In 2009, the Old Scholars’ Weekend has been a resounding success, with more visitors and year group reunions than ever before (see photos above, below and right). Perhaps the highlight was the launch of the Natural History 175 year anniversary on Friday evening. Just before the evening’s entertainment we received news officially that Bootham’s is the oldest NH society in the country (Rugby School confirmed what we always suspected). Sixty Old Scholars joined together to share their memories, to enjoy looking at some exhibitions and to listen to Professor Jim Mathew, of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, speaking about the earliest links between the YPS and Bootham School.

On Saturday there was a huge reunion of the 1960s leavers, as well as a number of other year groups, who enjoyed the head reeves’ speeches before going on tours of the school and getting involved in the sports activities and generally enjoying the sunshine in the breeze before the photograph session. There was a record attendance at the dinner at the Racecourse in the evening -- up to 150 people -- and many old Scholars were clearly not too exhausted to come back for more the next day!

Past Presidents BOSA

Back row: Michael Crook, David Allan, Keith Uttley 

Front row: Victor Watson, David Bayes,  Julian Bedford

 

1960s leavers

Back Row:  Andy McGregor, Richard Waller, Robert Hardie, John ‘Fred’ Baier,

3rd Row: John Fieldhouse, Stephen Goldwater, John Dent, Ian Taylor, Peter Zochling, Chris Garner-Medwin, Richard Ronald, Peter ‘Jack’ Warren

2nd Row: Mike Lightfoot, John Brockbank, Steve Corder, Michael ‘Gabby’ Sessions, William Whiting, Steve Miall, Pat Hughes

Front Row: Tim Berridge, Colin May, Andrew Robinson, Mike Dixon, Chris Cooper, Simon Emmerson, John Dagg, John Swainston, Trevor Waddilove

 

The Old Scholars Sports Afternoons
This takes place twice a year in March and November.
All are warmly invited back to join other Old Scholars and
compete against the school teams in Netball, Football and Basketball please email hooleyl@boothamschool.com for information regarding these events.



Branch Reunions
take place at various times in the year. At the moment we have active groups in NW England, Scotland and London/Home Counties. If you are interested in attending or in organising one in your area please let us know.
North West Contact: Michael Crook
London/Home Counties: Keith Uttley  


Old Scholars come back from every generation he taught, to wish David Robinson a happy retirement!

Fast-track Old Scholar

Old Scholar, Anthony Law, who left Bootham in 2004, visited Bootham as part of the Cambridge University Engineering department’s new solar racing car team. The attached movie clip shows Anthony at the wheel of “Affinity” manoeuvring it out of the playground! Click here to view movie

 

 
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