Photo by Patrick Ryan (1985O) |
Dear James Is your 2019 glass half full or half empty? We're (almost) six months into the year, or would you say there's only six months left of it? Whichever way you see it, as we reach the mid-way break, we hope you're able to take some time out and reflect on the time gone by and all the wonderful times still to come. This will be the last Mitre Message until the third term starts in July. For those travelling these holidays, we wish you all a safe journey filled with many happy memories. Kind regards, OD Union Office |
2019 UK OD Dinner The OD Office would like to thank UK Secretary, Nicky Bicket (1973F) for yet another outstanding UK OD Dinner. OD Administrator, Nicole Du Rand was fortunate enough to attend and meet with a few familiar and new faces during her stay. |
UK June Newsletter Nicky Bicket (1973F) reports: "It's probably just me, but it does seem that as each year passes, recovery times from the UK Annual Dinner get longer. We had a very happy and successful gathering at The Carlton Club in London on Friday 14th June..." |
Western Canada OD Braai and Potluck 2019 The 2019 Western Canada OD Braai and Potluck was held at the Vancouver home of OD Friend, Lesley Godwin on Saturday June 15th. |
A Tour with London's Finest Blue Badge Guide - David Jordan (1963W) On her recent trip to London, OD Administrator, Nicole Durand was fortunate enough to have a tour of the British Museum with one of London's finest Blue Badge Guides, David Jordan (1962W). |
Brian (1952/3O) and Gill de Kock Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage Vice-President and former Founders Housemaster, Teacher and OD Secretary, Brian de Kock (1953O) and his wife, Gill celebrated 60 years of marriage on Sunday 16th June. Their son Jeremy (1984W) put together a wonderful video of their marriage, including some historical footage of Bishops - even featuring Piley Rees! To view it, please click on the button below. |
Colin Boyes (1965G) Awarded for Outstanding Contribution to his Industry Colin recently received the CEO’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Engineering Industry! |
Former Student Librarian Visits the Museum Mark Lewis (1974W) standing with the very books for which he was appointed the librarian when they were housed in the Brooke Library that changed back to the Brooke Chapel in 1985. |
Visitors to The Mitre John van Niekerk and Thomas Janisch from the Class of 2018 with friend Reevin Hermann (all three are currently students at the University of Stellenbosch) paid a visit to the Museum on their way to the Eisteddfod. |
Passing of Tim Gibbs (1956F) We say farewell to Tim Gibbs (1956F) who passed away on 21st May in Gloucester. |
Passing of Ray Lankester (1950) With regret we inform you that William Ray Lankester passed away two weeks ago at age 86 in Plettenberg Bay. Thank you to Eileen Shean for informing the office.
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Passing of James Anthony Bailey (1973F) James passed away peacefully in his sleep on 10 June 2019 at his home in Rooi Els. |
Brian Arton - Engineer Extraordinaire Brian Arton's love of cars and how he assembled a 1926 Phantom 1 Rolls Royce (pictured above) whilst still at school is a tale to be told. |
Jeremy Lawrence (1952F) Inspecting the Strong Room Principal Mr Pearson brought some of the earliest minutes ever taken down at Bishops. These have now been stored in a safe that Jeremy is seen inspecting alongside. |
2019 Bishops Eisteddfod As part of the Visual Arts category, the sons of two ODs respectively, were in the process of presenting a video asking 'Who is Cape Town?' Possible answers given were, 'She is Home'; 'She is my City'. |
The UK ODs vs the Old Haileyburians Golf Match - 10 August This will be the second match against the Old Haileyburians,
If you are interested in playing, please contact our captain, Alex Price (M, 2007) at [email protected] |
1999 Reunion – 16 – 17 August Booking is now open for the Class of 1999’s 20-year reunion on 16-17 August 2019. Please book by clicking the button alongside. Email queries to Alistair Price on [email protected] |
Annual Oxfordshire Pub Lunch - 12 Oct This relaxed and informal annual lunch at one of the country's finest pub/restaurants has become an entrenched feature of our calendar. This is not just for those living in and around Oxford but for any OD and their wife/partner. |
Taken from the reply at the recent UK OD Dinner: "...A former housemaster of School House, Basil Bey, used to say that there were two types of ODs: there were men who had been to Bishops and then there were Bishops Men. (Apologies to the women in the room, but these words were spoken in a different time.) There is no definition of what makes someone a Bishops Man but, those of us who are grateful for the education we received, the physical and emotional development we experienced, and the friends we made while we were at our school will simply know a Bishops Man when we see him. ~Christopher (Choppy) Bands (1990K) |
Follow Us and Find Out More Owing to so much OD related news, it is often challenging to report on the wide range of Bishops activities. For ease of use, we thus include links to the Bishops Website, the Principal’s letters, and also the UK OD letters.
For all our previous weekly updates, click HERE
Please enjoy spending some time reading these, as they are the best means of keeping up to date with Bishops. |
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