Reunions
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2014 Reunion Dinner and Garden Party
Click on the image below to see the album.
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2026 Reunion Planning
It was agreed to propose a reunion in 2026 at about the same time of year. Other than to note the principle, nothing else is decided at present. It was agreed to propose a precise target date for those who, from experience, will need a year’s notice to get their body and soul in the…
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2025 November Meet
Four “Level Heads” met on Friday 28 November 2025 the Hand in Hand. The aim was to review this year’s reunion and to outline a plan for 2026. It was also an opportunity for one of our number to right a wrong committed over 65 years ago. Review of 2025 Reunion The lunchtime timing was…
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2025 Reunion
All the details and plans for the 70th anninversary of starting at Wimbledon College in 1955. Still going strong.
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2025 June Meetings
The last lunch meeting was held at the “Hand in Hand” on 4 June 2025. The intention was to catch up and look ahead to planning for the main 2025 Reunion. Other than the usual local suspects, if any other “Class of 55ers” are in the area, please join us. In all, seven of us…
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2024 November Meet
Survivors of the July meeting met again as planned in November at the Hand in Hand. The group expanded as Peter Lee and Ed Cousins were able to join the party as well as the hardened level heads from July since when a few more “80ths” have been achieved. Most impressively, those coming by car…
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2024 July Meet
Since the last reunion held towards the end of last year a few lags, who don’t have to travel halfway around the world the get to SW19, met up for a boozy lunch to review the meaning of life and to look ahead to what we might organize for another reunion. Accordingly, Messrs Bird (also…
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2024 April Meet
The Level Heads met in April 2024 to review the recent reunion and to plan ahead for 2025. The following email was sent to the Class of 55 Mailing list The winter break is (just about) receding into the past and with thoughts of enjoying the summer with memories of times past, the Level Heads…
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2023 Reunion Dinner
Fifteen survivors made it to the OWSA ground in Raynes Park by coming from the US, Malta, France, and many points around the UK. A further half dozen could not make it for a variety of reasons, including two who were coming until they were told that their families had organised a “surprise” for a…
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2023 Dinner Agenda
AMDG The Level Heads have now settled the full details for the reunion dinner. Twenty people will be coming with a few others wishing us well from afar but unable to attend. Date: Friday 13 October 2023 Place: Old Wimbledonians Sports Ground, Raynes Park. Time: To get to the location, the OWSA website here has…
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2010 Dinner
Dinner and speeches
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JJ and the Sagalouts play Raynes Park
Concert in the garden
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“singing” the School Song
Moses would be proud of the boys
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It all started with the first website
Here is the first website that brought us together again after fifty years since leaving school. Regrettably it is no longer live on the internet. However, through the detective work of Gavin Taylor, Dave Ryan and others, the site was used to get in touch with the vast majority of those who started at Wimbledon…
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2005 Reunion – College Visit, Dinner and Garden Party
John Austin gave us a tour of the College and we found time for assemblt in the playground. After that, it was off to the OW sports ground for dinner followed by entertainment from the usual suspects as well as Richard Milward and Fr Banyard. The image sequence below captures the highlights.
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2005 Reunion Reprise AV memento
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Wimbledon College – Class of 55 DVD
This was the promotional material for the DVD produced after the 2005 Reunion The waiting is OVER! Thrill to the boys doing their best in the 400m and the high jump, and celebrate at the end with the prizes going to those with the most injuries. All this and more in the new DVD release…
