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CLeWS Reunions – Large, Small and In-Between 1995: Large Scale |
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1995 was our first reunion in recent years, and a large one. Click the panorama for a full view of the company. The image will take a while to load – you should allow at least a minute unless you have a broadband connection. Close the window when you’ve done with it. |
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Was
it formal? In parts. David had invited the Mayor of
Gedling, and there were
speeches. But we haven’t done that
again! |
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There
were informal moments too (and not
just for the camera) |
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Large
– but well organised. There were
‘assembly points’ for different years to start things off. And by lunch everyone was mingling
happily. Spot the Wally ... |
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... see, you can’t! There weren’t any. |
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400
of us attended the 1995 reunion and we used several classrooms as well as the
hall. After we had to clear the school
it continued informally around several pubs.
A second in 1997 was again held in the school, but was smaller at around 150 people. It finished earlier, because the committee decided to disappear for a short committee
meeting. Some wallies there, then,
but they won’t make that mistake again. |
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2000: Middle Scale |
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In
2000 we held our third formal (and informal) reunion in Newstead Abbey:
conversation (and photos) on the lawns and by the lake, in bright sunshine … |
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...
followed by lunch at the White Lady restaurant in the grounds. With 70 attendees (the restaurant wouldn’t
have coped comfortably with many more) it probably counts as a ‘smaller’
reunion: less daunting to get into if
you’re shy, and chances for the raconteurs (and –euses) ... |
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...
the class here including master Lee and mistress Kent. Ike Stamper came too, but had to leave before this shot. The Seniors table - but look at Prof’s dark
locks! (Thinks – thanks to JPEG!) Of
course we also had the inevitable Chairman’s Speech – David always begins by
apologising for making it, which
counts as a double fault. |
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The
younger set were there too – John Streather gathers material for Salix: |
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... And misses lots on other tables. |
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2002: Small Scale |
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The
latest example of a small-scale,
completely informal reunion was a lunch-time boat trip on the
Trent. It wasn’t quite as small-scale
as this picture implies: though the
date co-incided with some football match or other which kept most of Britain
in front of the telly we filled the
allotted top deck and enjoyed a happy lunch while Stoke Bardolph slipped
by. Even on this small scale the
reunion attracted people who’d never been to one before. Unfortunately, the football followed us onto the boat. THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. |
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