Next Reunion Lunch 14/10/26

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2026 at 15:30
Subject: Next Reunion Lunch 14/10/26

Hello again All,

John Hames has now heard from Michelle Wright of Age UK, and the news is as follows. Members of the staff of the cafe are being made redundant, the opening hours are being shortened, and they will not be serving hot meals. However, thankfully they are prepared to arrange for hot meals for our Lunch, and we are welcome to stay beyond 2pm which is to be their new closing time. So hopefully it will be pretty much business as usual, and we are booking a date of Wednesday 14th October for the next Old Wyves Lunch. Please let me know if you want to come - I hope we can get a good attendance to make it worthwhile for AgeUK.

A small technical matter - it seems that my third email of the other day has been rejected as 'spam' by certain email providers, particularly ntlworld.(what a cheek!) Can you all please check that my email address hasn't been blocked otherwise you won't get any more of my rambling emails. Of course, some may feel that would be a blessing... If you didn't receive it, it was a correction to Dennis's email address which should have read djduggan2023@outlook.com Apologies for the error. More haste less speed, as they say.

Look forward to hearing from you with your booking for the Lunch.

Best wishes,

Brian

Fwd: Bill Mann

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From: Brian Screaton Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 at 16:13
Subject: Bill Mann

Hello again everyone,

I'm sure you're thinking 'We hear nothing for months and then get two emails the same day'. Well, I'm sad to say that I have to tell you that former teacher Bill Mann died this morning. He was 88 and had been in end of life care for some time. 

Mike Burden passed on this news to me and will no doubt also pass on the funeral arrangements when these are known which I will of course circulate.

It occurred to me that it would be nice if you could send your memories of Bill to Dennis  for inclusion in the next OWT, and perhaps some could be read out at the funeral.

Kind regards,

Brian

Bill Mann

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026, 11:38
Subject: Bill Mann
To:  CBS 

Hi 

Mike Burden has sent me the attached photo of him and Bill celebrating Bill's 88th Birthday on Thursday 9th April - which, by coincidence, is also my birthday, so Bill is exactly 10 years older than me. Mike is happy for you to put it on the website and FB. Mike says he found Bill bright and cheerful.

Hope all is well 

Regards,

Brian

Fwd: Old Wyves Lunch 18/3/26

From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026, 12:13
Subject: Old Wyves Lunch 18/3

Hi 

The Old Wyves Lunch on 18^th March was a most enjoyable event, with an outstanding attendance of 32, including several former teachers. The buzz of conversations and laughter was a delight to hear. Several Old Wyves travelled considerable distances to be at the Lunch, and I thank them for making the effort to be there. It was agreed that we must have another Lunch so we are looking at a date in early October. I'll let everyone know as soon as we have fixed a date.

Your reporter, Phil Space.

Kind regards,

Brian

Fwd: Last Call and Last Post

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 at 11:15
Subject: Last Call and Last Post

Good morning all,

Places for the Lunch on 18th March are now at a premium - we have 30 old boys booked in so the room is reaching capacity. But I'm sure we could squeeze in a few last minute bookings if you'd like to be there - just drop me an email. To those who have already booked - we usually receive the menu about a week or ten days before the event so as soon as I have it I will circulate it so you can notify me of your choices.

So if that's the Last Call, then what is the 'Last Post' all about? Well, I support a charity here in Leicester called the 'Leicester City, County & Rutland At Risk War Memorials Project', which is a bit of a mouthful but they carry out some excellent work in rescuing war memorials which would otherwise have been lost or destroyed. Their website is atriskwarmemorials.co.uk if you want to see what they are all about.

They produce an online magazine called 'Last Post', for which I have written a couple of articles, the most recent one being about the rescue of the City Boys war memorials, their restoration, and eventual return to the back of the Great Hall of Clarence House, where they always were. You can read about this here - my article is on pages 10-12 - https://www.atriskwarmemorials.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Last-Post-18-Final-pt.1-p1-12.pdf

The other article is a bit more esoteric and reflects one of my other interests - the article in this issue is on pages 8-9 - https://www.atriskwarmemorials.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Last-Post-17-Final.pdf

Links are also on our Facebook page, thanks to the magic of Frank Smith.

Kind regards,

Brian

Terry Holt (CBS 54-59) RIP

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 at 10:43
Subject: Terry Holt (CBS 54-59) RIP

Hi .......

we've been asked to announce the passing of a former pupil - a chap called Terry Holt who was 82, ..... Could you put this on the website and/or Facebook? ......... Here's the details:

RIP Terry - condolences to family & friends.

.......

Brian

 

Fwd: Next CBS Lunch

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From: Brian Screaton 
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 at 13:53
Subject: Next CBS Lunch

Hello All,

A belated Happy New Year to everyone! We have now got a date for the next Lunch which will be at the usual venue - the Cafe at what is now AgeUK, formerly the School building on Humberstone Gate. The date is Wednesday 18th March. We will gather in the private room off the Cafe from about 12 noon and lunch will begin at about 12.30pm.

Please let me know that you will be coming. There are no advance payments - we pay on the day at the Cafe counter. I will circulate the menu a week or so before the date.

Best wishes,

Brian