Time flies and its translation from the Latin Tempus Fugit was an apt description of the convivial atmosphere in the Dining Hall for those who returned to Bradfield College on Thursday 3 November 2016.
The biennial lunch was attended by 110 Old Bradfieldians, hosted by the Bradfield Society office, who keep in touch with as many OBs as possible. It was a wonderful turnout, as a number of gentlemen now live overseas or too far away from College to return.
Those who came enjoyed a great day with the oldest guest attending being 94 years and the youngest at 70 years old. Many enjoyed tours of the College after lunch and there was even an impromptu Chapel service led by our Chaplain, Peter Hansell.
Peter Gangsted, President of the Bradfield Society, gave the welcome and Canon Andrew Lenox-Conyngham (A 57-62) recited the Long Latin Grace, a familiar tradition before meals in the past.
After a delicious lunch of 28-day aged beef and modern style sherry trifle, the Headmaster, Dr Christopher Stevens, in his speech gave a taste of life at the College now and compared it with that of 1965, when the last of this group departed and the College was half its current size with only 400 students.
Conversations around the tables and amongst the guests varied from sharing memories, rekindling old friendships, reminiscing about the buildings and facilities of the time to the “poaching” of local pheasants, which seemed to be a popular hobby of boys at the time!
