We are delighted to let you know that our Annual Dinner will take place on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at the Crypt School. The price of the event will be £36.50 for members, £39.50 for non-members and £25.00 for current sixth formers/students/21 & under. There will also be a bar (cards or cash) for pre-dinner drinks and wine to accompany the meal. The dress code will be smart casual.
The guest speaker will be Rob Holliday (1970-77). Rob has had a varied career in aviation as an Airline Captain and Flight Safety Manager. He also found time to represent GB at rowing, winning medals in the World Championships.
Our AGM will also be held on the above date, details of which will follow in the coming month. The timings for the evening will be;
Gloucester Rotary Club’s Santa Fun Run, organised by our incoming President Matt Cass, had over 500 people dressed as Santa (and elves) who took over Kings square on 9th December; and what a sight they were running through the centre of Gloucester.
We are delighted to let you know that our Annual Dinner will take place on Saturday 25th March 2023 at the Crypt School. This will be our first full event since 2019, so we are really hoping to see as many Club members, partners, other former pupils and staff members as possible.
The price of the event will be £33 for members, £36 for non-members and £22.50 for under 21’s. There will also be a bar for drinks before and during the meal. The dress code will be smart casual, not least because many of the men probably can’t find their suits (or they need dry cleaning like most of mine!).
Our guest speaker will be Ian Dench (1975-82). Ian is an award-winning songwriter, having written hits for Beyoncé, All Saints, Shakira and Jamie Cullum, among many others. He’s probably best known for being the guitarist and principal songwriter for local band EMF, who’s debut single Unbelievable became one of the iconic hits of the 90s. Ian has also held several other roles within the music industry, both at home and overseas.
Our AGM will also be held on the above date, details of which will follow in the coming month. The timings for the evening will be;
6:15 pm AGM 6:45 pm Drinks 7:30 pm Annual Dinner
So why not use this as an opportunity to get together with friends, lost acquaintances and make new connections (but not in the Love Island sense!).
Any questions, please drop me a line at president@oldcryptians.org
The OCRFC are looking for any information, stories, photos, anecdotes, videos that people can provide regarding the building of the “new” clubhouse before it was extended on several occasions.
Our very own committee member Mike Beard was heavily involved in the original build, but as he says, in those days people didn’t take 100s of photos, they were more selective in what they were capturing so he doesn’t have a record of the project.
The rugby club will be looking at everything historical to see what can be used and displayed as they approach the 100th anniversary of Old Cryptians RFC.
Please contact Greg Barton gregbartonsmail@gmail.com with any memorabilia you may have, especially anything on hard copy which you can share but would like returned.
Gloucester Rotary Club’s Santa Fun Run, organised by our incoming President Matt Cass, had over 500 people dressed as Santa (and elves) who took over Kings square on 9th December; and what a sight they were running through the centre of Gloucester.
