No . 137
The Trusty Servant
60 Years On Lunch . 14 th March 2024 The Cavalry and Guards Club on Piccadilly was our host again for this popular gathering . Anyone who had left the College earlier than 1965 was invited , and 62 Old Wykehamists graced the occasion , the majority having left the school between 1951 and 1964 . The outlier was Professor Sir Bryan
Pupil and Master : Alex Reid ( Coll , 55-59 ) was in Bryan Thwaites ’ s ( CoRo , 51-59 ) Mathmā set in the late 1950s
Julian Hasler ( A , 54-59 ); Jonathan Wyld ( A , 58-63 ); Jeffery Bowman ( Coll , 48-53 ); Mark Jackson ( A , 53-58 )
Thwaites who left as a pupil in 1942 , returning as a Don in the 1950s . Bryan , whose 100 th birthday was in December 2023 , was toasted and received loud applause . An excellent lunch and lively conversations followed before the Sub Warden , Andrew Sykes ( K , 70-74 ), gave a comprehensive and well-received update on the successes and challenges within the College .
30 Years On dinner . 5th March 2024 We were delighted to welcome more than 90 OWs to their reunion at the Oyster Shed in London for , in many cases , their first Wykehamical reunion . Speeches were offered , but were a challenge in the face of the ambient noise levels , but conversation was lively and still going long after the home team had left to catch the last train .
Simon Toynbee ( D , 57-62 ) & Nicholas Ward ( B , 59-63 )
Guy Morgan-Harris ( C , 87-92 ); Daniel Hilken ( I , 84-89 ); Robert Allen ( I , 85-89 ; GoBo 24- )
Adam Greville-Collins ( H , 89-94 ); Chris Peach ( H , 89-94 )
Frederick Lee ( D , 90-95 ); Alasdair Maclay ( Coll , 86-91 ); Ben Fitzwilliams , ( E , 85-90 )
Christopher Normand ( F , 76-81 ) & Magnus Ryan ( G , 80-84 ; GoBo , 18- )
Thanksgiving Service for John Thorn ( Headmaster , 68-85 ). 24 th February 2024 Chapel was full on the morning before XVs to celebrate the life of John Leonard Thorn . As well as musical performances by the choir , James Gilchrist ( A , 79-84 ) sang two solos , Gerard McBurney ( B , 67-72 ) spoke movingly of JLT ’ s love for the Water Meadows , and Nicholas Frayling ( Old Reptonian pupil of JLT and former Dean of Chichester ) delivered an address . Elsewhere in these pages we record extracts of the tributes , some submitted and some delivered at the service .
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