Framlinghamian 2023-2024 Single page - web 144dpi - Flipbook - Page 220
SOF | SUPPERS & DINNERS
West of England Supper 2023
CHRIS ESSEX REPORTS:
“The West of England Supper resumed
Connect@Fram, where you can look up
after a gap of seven years and
the contact details of contemporaries
returned to the venue of the Lamb Inn
etc.
at Hindon, Wiltshire for the 昀椀rst time
since 2007. We also met for the 昀椀rst
“Secondly, I mentioned the important
time on a Monday evening due to lots
area of our communications with
of bookings for shoots! The Lamb Inn
members and waved a copy of the
has been a public house since the 12th
OF Newspaper, issued for the 昀椀rst time
century and the dining room was again
earlier this year. I mentioned that in the
a lovely setting for our meal and much
UK we were intending to send it to all
conversation.
OFs who had expressed a preference
for a print rather than digital version,
“Despite the long gap since the last
and had sent out an appeal for annual
reunion in this part of the UK and it being
donations to help partly cover the costs.
held on a Monday, I was delighted at
A number of those present had already
having a record attendance of 24 OFs
responded. Thank you. Look out for
and guests. Our last gathering had only
future email reminders!
attracted a total of six! We came from
a wide geographical area covering
“After a toast to the Society, Bob
Bath and Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset,
Williams talked about the recent
Wiltshire, and even Essex in the form of
75th anniversary of the Prep School
former SOF President Simon Dougherty
which has a special place in OFs’ hearts
and his wife Maggie.
as the Society bought the Hall as a
memorial to all those who gave their
“After the meal I gave a brief talk about
lives in WW1 and WW2. You can see
two items. Firstly, I asked for views on
lots of pictures on the website. At the
the new website, and I was delighted
end Bob proposed a toast to the College
to report that the vast majority of those
and the Prep School and to conclude the
attending had already registered
evening Charlie Blackmore said a few
on the new site and made use of its
words about his work in Ukraine.”
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