As usual, for anyone arriving on Friday night, there will be a gathering of OM’s at the Le Strange during the evening, just hunt around till you find someone!!
The Reunion proper starts at around mid-day on Saturday when a downstairs section of the bar in the Mariner’s has been reserved for our use, bar-meals and snacks are available and whether or not you intend to come to the AGM or Evening Function you are welcome to join us at this lunchtime gathering.
The AGM will be held in the Palace Suite and it is there that John King our Secretary and Archivist will have set up his vast array of Old Michaelian photographs and memorabilia. The start time is 3.30 and tea will be provided.
If you wish to stand for election to the committee (or know somebody who would) there is a nomination form on page 25 of this Mitre. We do need some new ‘younger’ blood on the committee so if you can spare two Sunday’s a year please consider it. We meet, usually, at a committee member’s house and wives/husbands are very welcome to come along.
We start to assemble for the evening festivities at 7.00 p.m. with pre-dinner drinks in the Palace Suite. Dinner is at 7.45 p.m. and the menu is as follows-

Starter: -                     Chilled fruit Platter with blackcurrant sorbet
Main course: -            Roast Sirloin of beef with red wine, onion &
                                    Mushroom sauce, selection of Vegetables & potato.
                                    Dessert Course: - Lemon, Lime, Rum & Ginger Cheesecake with cream. Coffee & Mints

there will , of course, be a vegetarian option and any special needs can be catered for by the Le Strange staff if you arrange it with them.

The Speaker will be Simon, plus anyone else who wishes to say a few words; the only provisos being that Simon knows, preferably before the meal, that you wish to speak and that you restrict yourself to 3 minutes. A raffle will be held during the evening.

When we (finally) get to bed remember that the clocks go back 1 hour!! If you remember to do this, not only will it give you an extra hour of sleep but it will also make sure that you arrive at Ingoldisthorpe at the proper time for the Reunion Eucharist which is at 11.00 a.m. The celebrant will be Roger Wikeley.

Afterwards you are invited to Ingoldisthorpe Village Hall where refreshments will be served, we are usually joined there by members of the congregation and the new Rector of Ingoldisthorpe, Geoff Suart, ( see page 6) has said he will attend when he has finished his Service at Snettisham. it will be a chance to meet and greet him.

And so will finish the 51st Reunion of the Old Michaelian Association and preparations will start on the 52nd. I have had a phone call from David Winter in Australia saying that he is planning to come for the next big one in 2006 which will be the 60th anniversary of the founding of the School, I know that that is still two years away and there is 2005 to organise yet but plans are obviously being made so pencil these reunion dates in to your diaries now.

2005 29th & 30th October - 2006 28th & 29th October
we hope to see you there