And a real head banging experience this edition has been. I know that many of you dislike a lot of filler material but without any copy from you I am in a quandary, do I reduce the size of the Mitre or do I fill it as I have done this time?
Several of you have promised articles, none have been forthcoming hence I have had to reuse articles from previous Mitres and raid the web and other sources to find enough material to make this issue anything like I would wish it to be.
If you, as an association, still want a newsletter then you will have to delve into your memories or at least tell us what interesting things you are doing. I refuse to believe that nothing is happening to any of you, come on put fingers to keyboards, pen to paper, quills to vellum or even scratch it on the walls of your cave hack it out and post it to me…..just make my life easier and YOUR magazine one to be proud of. I think the modern expression is USE it or LOSE it.
NOW TO THE REUNION
The format is much as before but I know that many OM’s will be attending for the first time or at least the first time for a number of years so the itinerary is as follows
A small amount of Michaelian’s will be a gathering on the Friday night at the Le Strange and would welcome any others who are in the vicinity to join them on an informal basis. The Reunion proper starts on Saturday when we meet for an informal lunch in a downstairs room in the Mariner’s Bar. John King will already have set up the photos and memorabilia in the Palace Suite and this will be available to you from lunchtime onwards. The important AGM is at 3.30 and afterwards we depart to pretty ourselves up for the evening which starts at 7.30 with a complimentary glass of wine. Dinner is at 8.00 and the evening usually does not end until the early hours of Sunday morning. If you are local to Hunstanton and don’t require a meal do join us later on for, as the Irish would say, the crack.
Sunday Eucharist is as always at St Michael’s, Ingoldisthorpe when the celebrant will be David Ratcliff. Numbers have been falling recently for this important part of the weekend, let us reverse the trend this year. Refreshments will be available in the Hall afterwards.
Home then to start planning for the 51st reunion!!
I look forward to seeing you, at least this year, unlike last, I should be able to walk and talk unaided.

Martin