THE QUADRANGLE Reunions Reports
20 Years On
at my house for an afternoon of reminiscing until the evening event held at the popular King of Snake restaurant on Victoria Street. With wives and girlfriends in tow, our group had grown to 55 or more. The enjoyment of the evening for this group of Christ’s College’s finest grew, even though, rather amusingly, we were limited to wine by the glass. Off to find bottles rather than glasses, a large number of our group headed to The Dirty Land Bar where we stayed until the wee hours of the morning. It was no surprise that the weekend was a huge success and a testament to the comradeship of our year group. I would like to thank all those who made the effort to attend. Looking forward to the 30 Years On reunion!
This year’s 20 Years On reunion group was one of the largest from this age group that College has seen at Reunion Weekend. This seemed to be on-trend for us as we broke records at school too. We were the last team to win the Boys’ High rugby match and were also the year with the largest number of expulsions. Happily, many of these didn’t bear a grudge and so we welcomed more than 40 Old Boys from the United Kingdom, Australia and all over New Zealand. The Cocktail Party was an eye opener as many had not seen one another for 15 years. It was great catching up, sizing each other up and learning how successful many had become. The large Flower’s House contingent enjoyed catching up with BDL, who hasn’t changed since the day we started. We joined forces with the 30 Years On group and continued the evening at the new RSA, eventually ending up at The Bog Irish Pub. This was an indication of how big the night was. The excitement of that first night was too much for one of our year’s premium prodigies, who did not reappear until Sunday. Saturday started with many weary faces on the school tour. Photos were followed by lunch and refreshing drinks in the Dining Hall, where many gained their second wind. We then reconvened around the corner Second Row: Lindon Moodie, Chris Green, Guy Nurse, Sam Kilpatrick, Chris Wanty, Hamish Black, Andy Bain, Andrew Houston Front Row: David Thatcher, Mark Fisher, Michael Lin, Jeremy Chuah, Beau Sheild, Ed Burrell, Nick Gdanitz Back Row: James Luhrs, George Baxter, Justin Thomson, Duncan Rutherford, Alex Neate, George Acland, Jamin Marshall Third Row: John Botha, Simon Rieter, Chris Hurst, Johnathon McFarlane, David McKellar, Sam Spencer-Bower, Cameron Craigie
Jamin Marshall (12233)
30 Years On
After a somewhat slow and sluggish start, we managed to rally a very respectable 54 Old Boys and partners in Christchurch, plus an additional 10 in London for a very enjoyable reunion weekend. Richard Rookes (10770) was instrumental in delegating the reunion’s Front Row: Bruce Morton, Richard Berry, Andrew Roberton, Daniel Joines, James Harrison, Arthur Ruddenklau, Antony Walker, Humphrey Tapper Back Row: Mark Hindmarsh, Tom Shand, Richard Rookes, Michael Allen, Tim Scott, Willy Trolove, Nick Scott Third Row: Hamish Hutton, Simon Andrews, Mark Lowry, Thomas Watson, Andrew Leete, James Wynn-Williams, Andrew Richmond, Edward Luisetti Second Row: Tim Church, Steve Judd, Grantley Judge, Simon Sunderland, Adam Lowry, Paddy Trolove, Mike Evans, Matt Miller, Brent Thomas
College Issue 32 2017
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