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9th February 2009. Back row: David Millar [Bn 1939–1942], Robert Gould [Bn 1962–1966], John Carver [T 1952–1956], Peter Smith [Bn 1968–1973],
Bob Margesson [L 1955–1959]. Front row: Malcolm Little [Bl 1961–1966], Adrian Momber [Pn 1971–1976], Stephen Graham [O 1976–1981]
BEVIR REPORTS
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leven of us met on
remarkable consistency in the
Thursday
night—
school’s character over the
East’s
years. We ate well and drank
Friday—for drinks and dinner
competently enough to ensure
in the shadow of the Burj Al
that there were some artistic
ow
displays on the dance floor later
uae ? (Well 37
in the evening. I think it’s fair
ows dined in nearby Baghdad
to say that we all thoroughly
E
the
Middle
Arab. Was this the first
gathering in the
in 1918).
Our ages ranged
from 27 to 52. The names and
the stories varied widely, but
Standing (left to right): Iain Vitty [Bl 1990–1995], Ed Harris [Bl
1992–1997], Michael Brown [Pn 1974–1979], Jamie Foord [A 1971–
1974], Alex Wilson, James Cadbury [Bd 1992–1997], Tim Cox [Bl
1984–1989]. Sitting (left to right): Gavin Samson [A 1987–1992],
Alex Barder [Bd 1992–1997], Max Palethorpe [T 1988–1991], Jim
Horsley [Pn 1989–1992]
enjoyed ourselves and are keen
to have more gatherings in the
future. There are currently 27
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H
aving decided to take a post-university gap
being the poorest and least resourced school in the area,
year, what better way to kick it off than with
Masihambisane, meaning ‘let’s go together’, had a fantastic
2 months teaching in South Africa followed by
sense of community and both Charlie and I absolutely loved
3 weeks travelling ? Five days after graduation I was on
every minute of our placement.
a flight to Johannesburg with a few familiar faces from a
Although my official role was as a teaching assistant, my
pre-project training weekend. We had all been offered
placement often did not turn out that way. Due to a variety
teaching assistant posts by Tenteleni, a student run charity
of factors I frequently found myself teaching lessons on my
who send over 100 British University students to schools
own, often with no prior warning, and teachers would
and orphanages in Africa each summer. Although virtual
frequently just leave me to it in the middle of a lesson. On
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