Dear Peter On Wednesday, 27 February 2019, we held our annual general meeting. Apparently, it was one of the longest meetings on record. Nicky Bicket presented some interesting statistics concerning the level of engagement with the Union and some of the Branches. The meeting discussed proposals concerning associate membership. These topics will be the subject of ongoing consultation with members of the Union. The minutes will be sent out and posted on the website shortly. On Thursday, 28 February 2019, our annual dinner was hosted by Mr Brian Robertson at Kelvin Grove. Our after-dinner guest speaker, Prof Jonathan Jansen, inspired ODs with a message of hope, determination and persistence. He was given a standing ovation, and rightly so. The following day, the School awarded the Bishop Robert Gray medal to two distinguished ODs, Dr Robert Frater and Mr Raymond Ackerman, our Patron. All of the boys sat in rapt attention, listening to the remarkable stories of each of the honourees, both of whom received standing ovations. The last week has seen a dozen reunions hosted at the Mitre, the Woodlands, and the Heatlie. The reports for these reunions will be available on the website in due course. Last night we launched the third edition of The Old Diocesan magazine. Mr Ackerman delivered an inspiring talk, taking a packed Mitre on a journey of obstacles overcome, challenges met, and successes shared. The magazine is a testament to the health and vitality of our members, of which we should be proud. It has been a busy time indeed. We hope you enjoy this Mitre Message as much as we have had participating in the events it reports on. Lastly, we would like to wish our Patron, Mr Raymond Ackerman a very happy birthday this coming Sunday (10th March). Have an amazing weekend. Kind regards, Adam, WP and Nicole |
The Old Diocesan - Issue 3 |
On Thursday 7th March the OD Union hosted a launch of the Third Edition of The Old Diocesan where OD Union Patron and Business Giant, Mr Raymond Ackerman was the guest speaker for the evening. |
Robert Gray MedalOn Founders Day a special ceremony was held in the Memorial Chapel - the awarding of the very first Robert Gray Medal to two of our most distinguished ODs, Dr Robert Frater and Mr Raymond Ackerman. |
2019 OD DinnerThe 2019 OD Dinner was an all-round smashing success. Thank you to everyone who played their part. Click below for a full report. |
Founders Day 2019Hundreds of ODs made the annual pilgrimage to participate in various activities around the campus from basketball, tug-of-war, debating, tennis, cricket, hockey to name a few. Click on the sports below to read more on each. |
UK Branch Secretary, Nicky Bicket (1973F) reports: "The extraordinary photo of Bishops which makes up this month's header was taken by Jean Tresfon (F, 1992) a professional aerial and underwater photographer who has had his pictures featured in both of the new ODU Magazines...." |
The Stamps of Approval Brian Mannion (1979) recently presented Tom Fair (past staff) with his life-long collection of stamps at the Bishops Museum. |
Passing of David Patrick Atkinson (1972 O)David passed away on the 5th of March 2019 after a short illness. He is lovingly remembered and sorely missed by his family; Wilna, Michelle and Bridget, and sisters Anne and Gill.
A memorial will be held on Saturday 9th March at 11H00 at St Marks, North Riding, Johannesburg. |
Passing of Thomas Gerald Mcewen (1960G)With regret, we inform you all that Mac passed away on the 7th March 2019.
Memorial details and an obituary to follow soon. |
Bishops v UK ODs Golf - 22 Mar 2019 On Friday 22nd March, The UK ODs will be taking on the Bishops 1st Golf team and their hapless masters-in-charge at The RAC in Surrey.
Should you like to play, please let Alex Price (M, 2008) or Nicky Bicket (F, 1973) know by email by clicking on our names. |
Walker Cup Golf - 25 April 2019
- Venue: King David Mowbray
- Date: Thursday 25th April 2019
- Time: TBC
- Shotgun Start, 4BBB Stabelford
- 128 Golfers – 64 per school
- Greenfees: R300 per golfer to be paid at the ProShop.
Please contact John Smuts should you wish to play: [email protected] |
Peter Elliot (1967W) Book Launch - 7 May Peter lives in the Languedoc where he has become an expert on the history of the area. He also writes books and at this function in London will talk to ODs about his latest, Constance: One Road to Take; The Life and Photography of Constance Stuart Larrabee (1914-2000)... |
UK ODs vs Old Tonbridgian Annual Golf - 8 June
This will be the fifth in our annual derby against the Old Tonbridgians.
Once again the course is the Old Course at The RAC in Surrey.
If you would like to play, please contact our captain, Alex Price (M, 2007) at [email protected] |
UK Annual Dinner - 14 June The 2019 UK Annual Dinner will take place at The Carlton Club in London.
Guest speaker to be confirmed. |
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 The class of 1999 will be holding a 20-year reunion over the weekend of the Bishops v Rondebosch fixtures on 16-17 August 2019. Matrics and post-matrics of 1999 are welcome to contact Alistair Price on [email protected]. Further details will also be made available on the Facebook group: “Bishops 1999 Class 20-Year Reunion: 16-17 Aug 2019”. |
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. |
Appointment of the Next Principal of BishopsIt gives us great pleasure to announce that the Bishops College Council has appointed Mr. Antony Reeler as the next Principal of Bishops. |
Our rowing club performed extremely well at the recent SA Rowing Champs in Roodeplaat with many crews reaching finals. The highlight was the Gold Medal achieved by the U19 coxless fours. Our 1st 8 rowed superbly to win the Silver Medal while the U16 coxed fours won a Bronze Medal. |
During the holidays we have three overseas tours; our squash and golf teams are on tour to the UK while the 1st XV rugby are on tour to Ireland. The fencing team are going to Germany for a training camp and we wish them all well. |
Bishops School Magazine 2018It is a pleasure for me to introduce the 2018 Bishops Magazine. The magazine is a wonderful record of the many achievements and contributions made by all members of the Bishops community in providing the all-round education that is so central to our educational philosophy.
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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. |
This week's quote is taken from the Third Edition of The Old Diocesan: " ...So the real lesson, perhaps, is to be able to learn from both the positive and the negative experiences at school - and in life. It was a privilege to attend Bishops, and I'm privileged to be able to give back to it now..." Mr Raymond Ackerman (1948S) |
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