Reunion 2010
THANK YOU !
Judging by the comments made to me on the night, the 60's reunion on Saturday 21st August seemed to be enjoyed by all who attended.
Thanks to all who attended the reunion and thanks to those who as well as buying tickets also kindly gave donations to the upkeep of the website.Thanks for travelling from all over England and Wales and our "overseas" visitors David Molyneux, Steve Wright and Steve Clarke.
Thanks to Mr Ellis, our old headmaster, who's attendance was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by everyone.
I would especially like to thank Tommy Derbyshire, Dave Carter and Clive Pitts for their help and advice during the organising of the reunion and for all their help on the night which enabled me be able to fully enjoy the evening.
Thanks to Peter Normanton, who on the friday was forced to pull out of attending the reunion, but sent an amusing recording featuring those famous footsteps in the corridor before school assembly and two versions of the school anthem, the original which led to all the guests joining in and a brilliant "jazzed up" version. Thanks to Steve Clarke for his help in promoting the reunion and his help, advice and amusing emails !!
Thanks to everyone who on the night brought school magazines, photos etc that made the reunion more interesting. Anyone with magazines or photos that I can copy and use on the website please contact me. If you took photos at the reunion please send copies. Thanks to Brian Jones, UGS german teacher, for donating a unused school blazer badge which will be raffled or auctioned at a later date.
Anyone who purchased a ticket but had to cancel due to unforseen circumstances and would like a refund contact me, otherwise the money will be used for the upkeep of the website.
I thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and my only regret is that it passed so quickly and I did not have time to chat with everybody. To everyone who attended I would like to say please keep in touch and please keep viewing the website - during the next few months I hope to change it, adding more pages and more features to make it more interesting for anyone who attended UpHolland Grammar School.
David Robinson
Some photos from the reunion -
If you took any photos please send them to me at davidrobinson7@blueyonder.co.uk
and a few took the day before
more photos to follow
David Robinson, Dorothy Webley (Bradley), Tommy Derbyshire, John Blackledge, Helen Burchall, Peter Burchall, Frances Parkinson, Joyce Howard (Ashall), Adrian Birchall, Elizabeth Birchall, Ian Howarth, Kath Bentham (Gaskell) and daughter, Elizabeth Grimshaw (Alker), Margaret Alker, Geoff Hilton, Jean Hindley (Houghton), Joan Braithwaite (Rutter), Pam Valentine (Bentham) and Daughter, Bill Lyon, Pamela Gilmore, Barry Clayton,Clive Pitts, Lynne Pitts (Shelley), Dave Carter, Kath Hegarty (Alker), Alun Hegarty, Jennifer Berry, Bill Hutchings, David Ishmael, Steve Clarke and Karen, Steve Wright, Mary Wright, Alison Wheeler (Gill), Haydn Wheeler, Julia Gaskell (Preston), Val Astle, David Farrimond, John Bradley, Martin Whitfield, Joan Ayris (Smith), Alan Swift, Ann Hilton (Cunliffe), Eileen Prior (Atherton), Ian Pilkington, Frank Porter, Peter Pennington, Cath Pennington, Susan Houghton, Margaret McCullagh, Harlon Foster, Tony Havlin, Eric Ashcroft, Diane Schanzl (Carney), Albert Schanzl, Philip Banks, Sue Banks, Susan Knowles (King), Jennifer Ashcroft (King), George Ishmael, John Yates, Zack Dickson, David Molyneux, Mrs D Molyneux, Christopher Berry, Christine Claxton, Phil Jones, Jim Barton, Jean Lee (Silcock), Sue Littlewood (Cook), Jennifer Moss (Jones), Christine Bruce (Birch), Roger Holmes, David Leach, Marje Pendlebury (Mort), Ian Kelly, Harry Holcroft, Keith Statter, Tricia Statter, Vivien Unsworth, Harold Forshaw, Arnold Stevens, Alan Beswick, H.B. Ellis, Brian Jones. - It was a busy night and if I have accidently missed anybody off the list please let me know.
*******************************************************************************************On Saturday 1st October 2005 we held our first reunion for pupils who attended UpHolland Grammar in the sixties.
Was it a success ?
I think so, I certainly enjoyed it. Until Saturday 1st October I didn't realise just how special my old school friends were. What a great bunch of people they are, it was a memorable night. I have only two regrets, firstly that I didn't arrange a reunion years ago and secondly that I didn't have more time to chat with everyone on the night, the evening just flew by.Thanks to everyone who attended especially those who travelled long distances to be with us. Special thanks to Mr Ellis for coming along and reminding us what a great headmaster we had at UpHolland Grammar.
Approximately 60 former pupils attended the evening at the Squires Bar, Billinge. As you will see from the photos in the album below, a good time was had by everyone including our Guest of Honour, our old headmaster, Mr H.B. Ellis. (In the Album I have used the girls maiden names as most people will remember them by this.)
Use your mouse on the photo album along the top to get full screen mode, play slideshow, or print photos. Run the mouse along the lower part of the album to see index of photos.
Message from David Robinson - Since the reunion on Saturday 1st October I have received several kind letters, phone calls and emails thanking me for organising the reunion, and saying how much everyone had enjoyed it. Thanks to all of you who contacted me but the success of the reunion was not down to me. I started the ball rolling by booking the venue and arranging for my sister-in-law to do the wonderful buffet, but it was all you great people that attended that made the reunion such a success.
Mr Ellis rang me the night after the reunion and he said that of all the reunions he had attended ours had the best atmosphere of any of them. One thing that really pleased me was that the room wasn't divided into little cliques of people but was just one big circulating group of friends enjoying each others company.
Thanks to everyone for coming. I was especially pleased that friends were willing to travel long distances to attend. Thanks to the friends who helped me on the night with the raffle, buffet, tidying up etc. Thanks to those who brought photos and school magazines for us all to look at.
Thanks to the friends who gave donatios towards keeping the website going. I intend to update it and make it of interest to all pupils from the 1960's. I hope it will be used as a contact point for people to pass messages to friends and also as a tool to help people contact old school friends they have lost touch with.
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The Success of the website is up to all of you - If you send me articles, memories, photos and names of people you wish to contact then this will ensure that the site remains interesting. Also spread the word about the website to any old pupils you are in contact with. We desperately need more imput from other years from the 1960's. - to contact me please use form on home page
On Saturday 1st October 2005 we held our first reunion for pupils who attended UpHolland Grammar in the sixties.
Was it a success ?
I think so, I certainly enjoyed it. Until Saturday 1st October I didn't realise just how special my old school friends were. What a great bunch of people they are, it was a memorable night. I have only two regrets, firstly that I didn't arrange a reunion years ago and secondly that I didn't have more time to chat with everyone on the night, the evening just flew by.Thanks to everyone who attended especially those who travelled long distances to be with us. Special thanks to Mr Ellis for coming along and reminding us what a great headmaster we had at UpHolland Grammar.
Approximately 60 former pupils attended the evening at the Squires Bar, Billinge. As you will see from the photos in the album below, a good time was had by everyone including our Guest of Honour, our old headmaster, Mr H.B. Ellis. (In the Album I have used the girls maiden names as most people will remember them by this.)
Use your mouse on the photo album along the top to get full screen mode, play slideshow, or print photos. Run the mouse along the lower part of the album to see index of photos.
Message from David Robinson - Since the reunion on Saturday 1st October I have received several kind letters, phone calls and emails thanking me for organising the reunion, and saying how much everyone had enjoyed it. Thanks to all of you who contacted me but the success of the reunion was not down to me. I started the ball rolling by booking the venue and arranging for my sister-in-law to do the wonderful buffet, but it was all you great people that attended that made the reunion such a success.
Mr Ellis rang me the night after the reunion and he said that of all the reunions he had attended ours had the best atmosphere of any of them. One thing that really pleased me was that the room wasn't divided into little cliques of people but was just one big circulating group of friends enjoying each others company.
Thanks to everyone for coming. I was especially pleased that friends were willing to travel long distances to attend. Thanks to the friends who helped me on the night with the raffle, buffet, tidying up etc. Thanks to those who brought photos and school magazines for us all to look at.
Thanks to the friends who gave donatios towards keeping the website going. I intend to update it and make it of interest to all pupils from the 1960's. I hope it will be used as a contact point for people to pass messages to friends and also as a tool to help people contact old school friends they have lost touch with.
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The Success of the website is up to all of you - If you send me articles, memories, photos and names of people you wish to contact then this will ensure that the site remains interesting. Also spread the word about the website to any old pupils you are in contact with. We desperately need more imput from other years from the 1960's. - to contact me please use form on home page