Bristol and West of England
The Bristol and West of England Branch of the Old St Beghians Society held its 67th annual dinner at the Prince Of Wales Hotel near Berkeley on June 10th. The new venue proved a success although overnight accommodation was something of a problem. There were twelve Society members and eleven others present, the latter including wives, partners, widows and the daughter of a recently deceased Old Boy. Apologies were received from nine members who have attended previously, including the 104 year old Bill Frankland. We ate well, toasted the Queen (Happy Birthday, Ma’am) and the memory of ‘Our School’. Society President Dacre Watson brought us up-to-date about what is happening in and around the school, stressing the importance of the Society in monitoring and helping to direct developments. He also reminded us that we, the Society, were a diminishing band whose active participation was ever more important. For those with access to the online version of the Bulletin, the photo shows the members present at the dinner; unfortunately the ‘others’ were not photographed even though they were rather more visually attractive! A question the photo provokes is why the stripes on Alec MacCaig’s tie run in the opposite direction to everyone else’s! Those attending: Old St Beghians - Alec MacCaig (FS 42-46), Ian MacPherson (F 45-47), Ian Jordan (SH 44-48), Bill Affleck  (SH 45-51), Gerry Beighton (FS 48-52), Dacre Watson (SH 56-62), Stephen Lees (G 56-62), Stuart Withnall (G 58-63), John Morris (FN 59-64), Peter Lever (G 62-66), David Leathley (E/FN/AC 69-75) & Adrian Peckett (FS/AC 72-77). Associates - Joyce Affleck, Maggie Beighton, Sue Chambers, Lesley Lees, Sarah MacPherson, Ann Watson, Jane Lever, Jane Emery, Jane Peckett, Mark Lynch & Moira Lynch.
Back Row (L to R): Adrian Peckett (FS/AC 72-77), Ian MacPherson (F 45-47), Dacre Watson (SH 46-62), David Leathley (E/FN/AC 69-75), Stuart Withnall (G 58-63), John Morris (FN 59-64) and Peter Lever (G 62-66). Front Row (L to R): Bill Affleck (SH 45-51), Alec MacCaig (FS 42-46), Stephen Lees (G 56-62), Ian Jordan (SH 44-48) and Gerry Beighton (FS 48-52).
	Ian MacPherson (F 45-47) and Moira Lynch - daughter of the late David John Ellis (FS 44-49).

 

 

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