Fwd: City of Leicester Boys Reunion

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From: Clive Langley <clangleypsafinancial1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Subject: City of Leicester Boys Reunion
To: City Boys Admin <cbsleicester@gmail.com>

Dear Sir

I wonder if you could help me. My name is Clive Langley and I am in the process of trying to organise a reunion of Old Boys who started out at the Downing Drive site in 1967

I notice you have the following pupils on your database and I would be grateful if you could contact them for me to make them aware we plan to hold a reunion Th Dove Pub on Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester  on Friday, 17th October 7~30pm

Their names are

Richard Chatham 685

Andrew Coombes 637

Glynn Curtis 120

Dennis `Sweeney 728

Nick Thornton 481

Ian Thorp 482

Lee Tracy 617

Tim Watson 611

Neil Hammonds 186

Warwick Hunt 61

Michael McShane 742

Chris Jinks 236

I was also wondering if you could also post something on the website about this. My email is clangleypsafinancial1@gmail.com 

Please ask anybody who is interested to email me

Thanks

Clive Langley

Fwd: Latest News

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From: Brian Screaton
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 at 14:50
Subject: Latest News
To: Brian Screaton

  Hello All,

Hope this finds you well. There are a few items of news which I thought I would update you on.

Firstly the date of the next Old Wyves Lunch has been fixed for Wednesday 9th April at the usual venue, AgeUK in Humberstone Gate. I shall need to know numbers so if you want to be there (and I'd highly recommend both the company and the food) then just drop me a line. Closer to the date I will send out the menu for you to let me know your choices.

Secondly Mike Burden tells me that Bill Mann has been out of hospital for some time and he is back to his pre-hospital self. He is well settled back in Welford Court, is content and well looked after, but his dementia means that his short term memory is not good.

Next, news of another Reunion - Former pupil Adrian Clive Langley is organising a CBS reunion for a specific intake at the Dove pub in Evington. The plan is to hold it on the 17th October 2025 (a Friday) at The Dove on Downing Drive. It is only for former pupils who came to the school aged 11 in 1967 and would have left aged 18 in 1974. Anyone interested or wanting more details should email

clangleypsafinancial1@gmail.com  Details are also on our website and Facebook page.

Lastly, when Bill Mann was in hospital many of you were kind enough to send me your very nice memories of him and his teaching, which I passed on to Mike Burden. Dennis would like to include these in the next OWT for everyone to share, but if you would prefer your contribution not to be included or if you want it to be anonymised, it's no problem, just contact Dennis at djduggan2023@outlook.com

Best wishes,

Brian

Fwd: School Films now on YouTube!

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 at 09:55
Subject: School Films now on YouTube!

Good Morning All,

The School Films are now available to view on YouTube, thanks to Old Wyvernian Mick Howell. Here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/@Wyvernians/videos - hope it works! Eighteen films are there for you to binge-watch! Well, it's got to be better than watching Strictly Come Dancing or Bake-Off! The 1970 film, entitled 'The City we Live in' has already amassed 220 views and includes some rare footage of the demolition of the Bell Hotel in Humberstone Gate.

Thanks again to MIck for all his work on this. I hope you enjoy looking for yourself in the films....it's possible to slow them down on YouTube.

Best Wishes,

Brian

PS The Old Wyves Lunch last Wednesday was a cracker with a great buzz and some Old Boys from as far afield as Dorset and Yorkshire.

CBS Book

GREAT NEWS!!

From April 2024 the authors of the book about our school (that was first published in 2012) have agreed to allow digital copies of the book to be downloaded (in PDF format) ....

BUT for FREE! (file size 38 MB)

To get your copy click/tap HERE and follow the instructions:-

 - ENJOY!!

Fwd: An Update

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 12:37
Subject: An Update
To: 

Hello All,

I thought you would like to know that Doc Burrows had a good send-off and there were six representatives of the school in the congregation. Here are a couple of pages from the Order of Service:-

As regards OWT, thank you for the great response that Dennis has received but please keep your memories of the school coming!

At present twenty-five Old Wyves have booked for the Lunch on the 20th March so there are only about ten places left. Please let me know if you want to come. There is no advance payment.

Hope all is well with everyone,

Kind regards,

Brian

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 at 10:59
Subject:
To: All Wyvernians

Hello All,

Firstly it's my sad duty to tell you that Arnold 'Doc' Burrows passed away peacefully in his sleep on Boxing Day night. He was 95. His son, Simon, advises that the funeral will be on Thursday 25th January, 2:00pm at St Mary & All Saints Church, Stoughton, Leicestershire and will be followed by a gathering at the Cow & Plough pub restaurant, 2 Gartree Road, Oadby, Leicester LE2 2FB. Any Wyvernians who knew him will be most welcome to attend.

Secondly, please note that the deadline for contributions to the next OWT is February 29th. Dennis is short of material at present so please pen a few lines or a few paragraphs of any stories from your schooldays and send them to Dennis. His email address is djduggan2023@outlook.com As I've said before, no contributions = no OWT. Please help to keep it going.

Lastly we have a date for the next Old Wyves Lunch at Clarence House, which is Wednesday 20th March. Thanks to John Hames for liaising with Age UK. If you want to come please let me know - the room we use only holds 35 people maximum so book your place as soon as possible. No advance payment is required.

Hope everyone has a happy and healthy New Year,

Kind regards,

Brian

Ron Melia RIP (CBS 49-54?)

Dennis has received some more sad news - this time from regular reunion attender Trish Kenyon - who emails:-

".... Just wanted to let you know that my brother Ron (MELIA) born 14 May 1938 passed away on December 15th
He attended City Boys from age 11 but I don't think he stayed to Sixth Form. At previous reunions I have often been asked about him.
His funeral is at Gilroes Cemetery Leicester January 12th 3.00

Kind regards
Trish ..."

RIP Ron. Condolences to his family and friends.

Trish regularly attended our reunions to represent both of her brothers. Her oldest brother, Joe Melia, as well as being an ex-pupil, was a famed thespian who passed away in 2012 at the age of 77