Dear Old Michaelians,
First of all I would like to thank everyone who attended the AGM last October and elected me as Chairman. I am sure that all those who attended the weekend had a great time and enjoyed the opportunity of meeting old friends again. Thanks should go out to all the committee for the hard work and time they put in to make the occasion a success. Thanks to Roger Wikeley for stepping in at the last moment and taking the Sunday service, and also to Simon Pott for yet another of his witty after dinner speeches. I am pleased to say that Mary Bone and Anna Godfrey were able to attend the weekend events and seemed to have enjoyed themselves. Regretfully they have both since died. I am sure that all Old Michaelian's who have not already done so would like to pass on our sympathies and prayers to their family and friends. Obituaries are included further on in this edition of the Mitre.
Your committee will be meeting shortly to start organising this year’s reunion, which will be over the weekend of 26th – 27th October. Put it in your diaries NOW and, better still, COME. Last year exactly the same number of people sat down for the dinner as the previous year. Some old faces could not attend and some new faces appeared. The Sunday service was also well attended and I am pleased to say it is still an important part of the weekend. It is only a few years since I started attending and the most important thing I remember was the welcome my wife, Evelyn, and I got! I might as well have just moved the years away! Remember that we all have our time at St Michael’s in common and, even if you think you will be treated as a stranger, you will not.
If you have any ideas to make the occasion more memorable please let any committee member know. New ideas are always welcome and, remember, it is your weekend reunion.
Next year the Old Michaelian Association will be 50 years old. If you cannot attend this year’s reunion please make a special effort for next year. Remember that the reunion is always the weekend when the clocks go back (next year’s dates to be confirmed). Your committee has already started thinking of ways to make this an even more special event. Again any ideas will be welcome.
There are now over 80 Old Michaelian's on the e-mail address list. Would you like to be added? If you do please e-mail the Editor or let Bill Cullin know via our own web site at www.oma.org.uk. It is yet another way of keeping contact with each other, which is the main reason for the OMA.
Lastly, I look forward to seeing you all in October.
Michael Catterick
Chairman
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