PRESIDENT ’S LET TER
Welcome Rachel Bacon (A’86)
letter, we are committed to making the society
now be raising a surprised eyebrow as I wasn’t
an inclusive place for all Old Reptonians, and
known for my athletic interests/abilities) I
the changes that have been taking place in the
wasn’t quite sure what to expect at either event,
OR Office will definitely support us to move in
not being a cricketer and knowing precisely
the right direction.
nothing about Fives. What I got was a startling collection of club blazers, some slightly dodgy
I
To those of you who have become ORs this
stories about tours and very entertaining chat
year, welcome! We hope that you’ll find
over dinner (cricket) and a genuinely fascinating
something of interest in these pages, but also in
introduction to a game I knew absolutely
n looking for some inspiration for this,
some of the events that will be open to you. We
nothing about (Fives). In both cases there
I was prompted to take a look at some
want to hear you views on these, to understand
was also the opportunity to talk to ORs from
previous editions of The Arch to see what
what it is that you’d like to see taking place
different generations about a huge variety of
others had done and – let’s be honest here – see
– we can’t make the changes you want to see
subjects. So if you haven’t attended events
if this would give me an easy way in! As I
unless you tell us. So please do email the OR
because you’re worried there may be no one to
might have anticipated, it didn’t. Not because
office, pick up the phone or leave a comment
talk to, that hasn’t been my experience and I’d
there wasn’t anything useful or interesting there,
on ReptonLife – someone will get back to you!
really encourage you to give it a go. The OR
but rather because in these challenging times
If you, like me, have been an OR for a longer
office can help you find contemporaries who
we’ve been prevented from holding so many
period of time you’re just as important, so again
could join you if that helps!
of the events that would normally form the
please talk to us if you have any suggestions or
backbone to such letters.
want to share your thoughts on potential events.
In this latter part of the year we have been able
For me, I think the thing I have enjoyed the
starting to get off the ground, and it’s fantastic
to re-start some of our activities, and you will
most about being a part of the OR Society has
(although not surprising) that so many of you
read more about this in Nick’s Chairman’s
been the opportunity not just to meet up again
are willing to give your time and energy to
Letter and Mark’s Headmaster’s Update, so
with old friends, but to make new ones. I’ve
support the next generations in this way.
I won’t steal the march on them by talking
had so many opportunities that I wouldn’t get
much about those here. Suffice it to say, it has
elsewhere to talk to really interesting people
In closing I would like to thank Nick for all his
been wonderful to be able to get back to some
about subjects I might never otherwise touch
support over the past (very strange) year, all in
semblance of normality and actually talking to
on and for my part I’m very grateful to have
the OR Office for their constant good humour
real, physical people rather than a screen!
that opportunity. Many of these opportunities
against some very trying circumstances, Mark
Whilst we haven’t been able to run all the
also involve great food, so that’s another bonus!
for all his support of the OR Society and all
events that we planned the enforced break has,
To give you one example, I recently attended
those of you who give your time and energy
however, given us a period of time in which
both the Pilgrim’s Centenary Dinner and the
to the Society as careers mentors, committee
to consider things more deeply and look at
re-opening of the refurbished Fives courts.
members, branch heads or whatever your
different options. As you will read in Nick’s
(Anyone who remembers me at Repton may
involvement. Thank you and enjoy!
The other stand out item this year for me has been seeing the careers and networking plans
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