Over 60s Spring Luncheon

It was wonderful to see our Over 60s community together again in May at the Athenaeum Club for this year’s Spring Luncheon.

We were also delighted to welcome 15 newcomers to the lunch, including two women: James Barrington, Steve Bartlett, Matthew Beard, Nick Bell, Mary Blackman, Aldous Hodgkinson, Simon Jay, Nick Parker, David Patterson, Trevor Phillips, Nick Shattock, Nick Tudball, Isabella Ward, Otto-Constantin Wisskirchen and David Wylie.

The guest speaker, James Barrington (Gibbs’ 1973–1978), shared his memories of life as a pupil at Lancing, anecdotal and humorous recollections of his peers, the lasting influence of his teachers (Robin Reeve and Ted Maidment in particular) and his responsibilities as both Prefect and Head of School. His speech was a treasure chest full of Lancing observations and none more poignant than a handwritten note from Ian Beer (Head Master 1969–1981) which James still has in his possession.

Our Autumn Lunch will be on Wednesday 21 September at the Reform Club and our guest speaker will be Nigel Wheeler, President of The OL Club.