News and Congratulations Reunions
Class of 76 – do you recognise any of the faces?
Did you leave the school after completing your A Levels in 1976? At this year’s ONA Dinner, Friday 14 October at the school, there will be a reunion for those who left in July that year. There will be a tour of the school, the dinner itself, and the opportunity to meet some old friends together with some, perhaps, long-forgotten. If you would like to attend please email Peter Milburn at psm@evanmilburn.co.uk for further details. By Peter Milburn (69-76)
Following on from my article in Issue 95, Boxing at RGS, the editor, Jane Medcalf has suggested that it may be an enjoyable adjunct to this year’s ONA Dinner if former members of the RGS Boxing Teams meet again. This is an excellent idea. I also assume that many of us are a lot heavier than we were at our respective weights when under the tutelage of Messrs Meakin (24-65), McLeod (61-69) and Griffiths (69-02 and 05-06). Of course, boxing is not a team sport in the sense of soccer or rugby and many of us will recollect that the toughest aspect of the sport was getting into the ring without knowing much, if anything, about the opponent that one was about to face, but we should have many shared recollections. Boxing ended in 1975, so someone out there must have fought the last bout for RGS: please let Jane Medcalf know if it was you. If interested, please contact Jane at ona@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk, so that any arrangements can be made for a separate table at the dinner on Friday 14 October. By Peter ‘Taff’ Davies (60-70)
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We are delighted to have recently heard from… Paul McHenry (64-74) who informed us that Tony Sampson (63-73) and himself still race against each other in their National Solo Class sailing dinghies. Both are now retired. Tony lives near Manchester and is a member of the South Caenarvonshire Yacht Club. Paul lives in Nottingham and is a member of the less grand-sounding, Notts County Sailing Club.
Paul McHenry and Tony Sampson
