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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 7 8 Deep in conversation The Cavill twins arrive Bob "Ned" Segall Peter Winter, Keith Hacker & Geoff Edis Nigel Dant, Geoff Edis, Chris Bell & the Cavills Scrum at the bar Nigel Dant, Frank Clapp & Derek Montague Enjoying lunch 16
T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 7 8 REuNioN oF 1951 iNTAKE The 1951 intake enjoyed yet another Reunion, at the Cheshire Cheese, Little Essex Street, off Fleet Street/The Strand. Those present – L to R (see photograph – obligingly taken by Mo, our genial proprietress) were: Dave Cowling, Nigel Wade, John Partridge, Michael Brady, John Taylor, Steve Ling, Richard Wilson, Alan Canham, David Turner, Don Bewick and Dick Hersey. Alan Marshall had been expected to attend but on the day had to stand down due to his daughter's admission into hospital. Also Peter Lloyd had hoped to be present from Northern Ireland, where he has lived since graduating in 1964, when he formed his company, specialising in acoustics, www.Lloydsound.co.uk – but he is currently too busy fulfilling orders in the run-up to going on holiday – also with the possibility of marriage on his agenda; whilst continuing to enjoy joint ownership of a private aircraft! Maybe 70 really is the new 50 for some of us! Of the other “regulars” for the past couple of years – Dave Rowlands – from Leeds, was unable to attend as his wife was due to have hip surgery the following day – and there were also apologies from the following: Les Reardon, Michael, Skinner, Anthony Cirsch, Chris Addington, Ian Moore, Bob Howis (from Switzerland), David Davies, Bill Houldsworth, Dave Hall, Ivor Evans, Richard Farrington and Michael Davis (from South Australia). The meeting was perhaps overshadowed by the recent death of Ernie Wilkins, to whom a toast was drunk – and it was recalled that he not only attended last year, making the trip down from Edinburgh, but was well enough to present the Duke of Edinburgh Awards – held at the summit of Ben MacDui. It was poignant to recall his typically humorous email sent to the undersigned the previous year when this same duty meant he was unable to attend: Dear Don (re 2011 Reunion) My programme for this weekend has now been finalised and I shall be assessing twenty 17 year old girls for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Gold Expedition - it's all hardship (!) - part of which will involve getting to the summit of Ben MacDui, 4295', the second highest point in the UK. So, I will be almost as close as it is possible to get to heaven - without actually being at The Cheshire Cheese. Please pass on my very best wishes to everybody. Ernie Don Bewick Class of '51 reunion Dave Cowling, Nigel Wade, John Partridge, Michael Brady, John Taylor, Steve Ling, Richard Wilson, Alan Canham, David Turner, Don Bewick and Dick Hersey. 17
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