AGM 2018 H


REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL REUNION


aving left school in 1980 after Sixth Form, 2018 was my fourth old scholars reunion.


At my three previous reunions a few people from around


my era had been there, and, as always there was plenty to talk about with our common link of having lived and breathed Sibford through our teenage years. This year however was a special one for my particular


year group, as it marked 40 years since we had taken our O Levels and therefore 40 years since most of us had seen each other. Thanks to the wonders of social media, mainly Facebook,


several of us were in contact and steps were taken to locate as many people as possible from our year group to attend the reunion. This turned out to be a huge success when we all met up on the familiar school field in the SOSA marquee to be amazed at how the years faded away and the memories were awakened. It was so good to walk around the familiar, and indeed less familiar,


grounds and buildings of the school, and to see what has become of our former home at The Manor. We had a very enjoyable and delicious lunch - a far cry from the days of


eggy bread (always a favourite Sibford breakfast!); and later an amazing three course evening meal. The day just rushed by with so much catching up to do - and hopefully


we will make this a regular trip in June each year to recall even more of our old Sibford adventures. A huge thank you to Harriet for her organisational skills on the day, and for shepherding us to meals when required!


By Heather Collinson née Elsworthy above and below pictured with Harriet taking part in ‘Rockets’ at the 2018 reunion.


The Sibford Rocket / 23


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