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KEEPER’S LETTER 2011
Dear Member
Saturday 25th September 2010 was a
memorable centrepiece to the Reunion
weekend. Following the arrival of the Royal
Charter in March, the Reunion enabled Roll
Members to celebrate Homerton achieving
full College status. We were blessed with
lovely weather, and the programme was
enjoyed by 250 members and guests. The
Charter was on view and speeches by the
Principal and Sir David Harrison, former
Chairman of the Trustees, recounted how
the College evolved and how its governance
had changed in the last 40 years. The Hall
was full for lunch and the Principal and Sir
David led the toast to the College. Dr Peter
Warner then introduced the College Horn
which was given by the Roll in memory of
three former Principals, Dame Beryl Paston
Brown, Miss Alison Shrubsole and Mr Alan
Bamford. He demonstrated how it is used by
students at Formal Hall.
Members enjoyed meeting up to reminisce
over coffee, lunch and afternoon tea, to
enjoy the tours of the gardens and College,
to listen to good music, and to hear about
‘the lost film of Homerton’. Very special was
the Homerton poem, written by Carol Ann
Duffy with music composed by Sir Peter
Maxwell Davies, and sung by solo voice.
All of this led to even more reminiscing.
The September 2010 Reunion provided
an opportunity for many to celebrate the
anniversary of their arrival at College or their
departure, and particularly for those who
were in the first cohort to undertake Year 4
of the Cambridge B Ed in September 1970.
Your Keeper also arrived then and witnessed
all the changes, even being at the final
meeting of the Trustees in March 2010.
The Royal Charter had arrived on Friday 12th
March 2010. By a very happy coincidence,
College members of the Roll visited the
Newcastle, Wessex, Oxford, Manchester and
Cambridge Branches in the following month,
thus being able to share the celebration with
many more Roll members. These continued
in London on Saturday 20th November
when the London Branch held a Charter
Celebration at the Oxford and Cambridge
University Club, attended by about 60. The
new book, Homerton: The Evolution of a
Cambridge College had just been printed,
and many were sold.
We must thank both Alison Holroyd
and Cathy Bogg for all of their work in
supporting the Roll, and all of our events.
They help the College to keep in contact
with all of you.
With best wishes
Dr Ian H Morrison
Keeper of the Roll,
Emeritus Fellow
THE HOMERTON ROLL NEWS
The Roll News is a newsletter for members
of the Homerton Roll. It includes news
about the Branches and reports of the
Reunion as well as death notices and
obituaries, but the emphasis is on your
news. We are interested in anything that
you have to share, from simple updates of
what you are up to now to more detailed
accounts of your work, travel, achievements,
publications and awards. The Editor, James
Thomson [HUS President 1988–1989],
welcomes any news that you have to share,
but especially articles under the general
heading of ‘After Homerton’, and any
memories of your time at Homerton that
you think might be interesting.
HOMERTON ROLL COMMITTEE
By publishing in November, we are able
to include so many more of your updates,
and also accounts of the Reunion. The
closing date is 30 September which means
that you just have time to include Reunion
reminiscences and photographs. Do keep us
busy; it is YOUR news.
The Roll News is available to purchase
and we will send it out to you in November.
It is also available on-line at
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homertonians
HOMERTON ROLL MEMBERSHIP
The Homertonian is sent to all Roll
members for whom we have a current
address. Please help us to keep in touch
by letting us know of any changes to your
contact details; you can do this on-line at
www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homertonians/
updatedetails.html. We are sending an
increasing number of invitations by email,
so do let us know your email address if you
are happy for us to contact you this way.
We also welcome new members. If you
know of a Homertonian who was in
residence before 1980, is not a member
of the Roll and would like to join, please
contact Cathy Bogg, Roll & Alumni
Assistant. Life membership for these former
students is still £15.00 and covers the cost
of the annual mailing. All other services,
including the annual publication The
Homerton Roll News, are provided on a
break-even basis.
Chair: Dr Kate Pretty (Principal);
Keeper of the Roll: Dr Ian Morrison;
Editor of the Roll News: Mr James Thomson (1987–1994);
Teaching Staff Member: Dr Peter Warner (Senior Tutor and College Archivist);
RSM: Mrs Carole Bennett;
College Finance Officer: Dhiru Karia;
President of HUS: Miss Pippa Dinnage;
Vice-president (External) of HUS: Mr Jatinder Sahota;
Past student members: Mrs Lucy Barnett (née Allen; 1961–1964), Mrs Jean Carnall
(née Barrie; 1966–1969], Mrs Dorothy Elven (née Kemp; 1950 –1952); Mr Dominic
Norrish [1994 –1998); Mrs Diana Lucas(née Barber; 1959–1961) and Mrs Alison
White (née Hogg; 1983–1987)
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