"The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured" US Secretary of State Dean Acheson (who was Guest of Honour at the College's first Speech Day in 1958)
	A light-hearted look back over the past 60 years

	100 Club The April OW 100 club draw was carried out at The Bull in Litcham and this month's prize winners were:- David Spinks – resident of Thorpe Market, North Norfolk & Catherine Hallett [nee Bowden] – resident of Waterlooville, Hampshire Cheques in the sum of £50.00 will be issued shortly. Steve Read was unavailable this evening but I was joined by Joan Thomson [Woodbridge] and Jennie Foster [Clarke], which was just as well otherwise I would have been on my own with my pint and my bingo balls! The real ale selection was the most extensive that I have seen in a long while and all were brewed in Norfolk – some of which I had never heard of before! Ales were available from [all straight from the barrel]:- The Wolf Brewery – Attleborough - Granny Wouldn’t Like It; Edith Cavell; Wolf Ale; Lupus Lupus; Golden Jackal Tipples Brewery – Acle – The Hanged Monk Humpty Dumpty Brewery – Reedham – Special; Porter; Broadland Surprise Panther Brewery – Reepham – Red Panther; Black Panther In case you didn’t like any of those, there was Greene King IPA & Old Speckled Hen on the hand pumps! You were even given a small sample of your chosen brew before deciding whether to have a full pint – very civilized! Our score for The Bull was 8.0 – a superb selection of beers [which accounts for almost half the score] with a friendly landlord [we were even offered some cheese as it was their “Cheese Night”!]. Luckily I was being chauffeured so was able to sample a few more of the beers than normal!! The May draw will be held at The Gatehouse Pub, 391 Dereham Road, Norwich on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 at 8.00 pm. Reading some of the comments about this establishment, the landlord certainly appears to be a “character”! Hope to see some of you there. Best Wishes, Phil Robinson OW 100 Club administrator
	Wymondham College 60th Anniversary Book To help celebrate the 60th Anniversary Shelli Wright has put together a book with lots of articles and photos beginning with pre-College days during the War and coming right up to date in 2011. It is a fascinating book with a double page for each Year and the layout enables you to dip in and out of it. The book costs £10 and is available from Jackie. Click on the image to see sample 1950s pages.
	Wymondham College 60th Anniversary Heritage Trail The 60th Anniversary Heritage Trail was inaugurated in November... read more here
	The OW Reunion this year will be held at the College on Saturday 7th July. The event will be an informal hog roast with a chance to catch up with old friends for a drink and a chat. The cost of tickets will be £20 and these can be purchased from Caroline Hall. Please email Caroline with your ticket requirements or use the form in the middle of the Spring Newsletter. Cheques should be payable to Old Wymondhamians. If you are attending the OW Golf Day, why not make a weekend of it!

Wymondham College Alumni Database

It has come to our attention that some OWs are experiencing problems when searching by name for individuals. Having looking into this it would appear that you need to enter JUST the SURNAME into the name box, it will then give you a list of possible names and you need to click on the one you are looking for. Also, when searching the database it is advisable to press the reset button to clear all search boxes between each search or it may not work. For more information or to report any issues, please email Caroline Hall, or write to her at Wymondham College, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 9SZ.

If you are not registered on the database, why not do it now? You can search for others and they can search for you! Click here for easy access.

'Where are they now?'

Peter Hammond is looking for David Richard and Sarah Turner from the Eighties. Always worth a look at the Where are they now? page to see who is looking for who!

Rugby Dinner

The black tie event was held on 4th April 2012 and we have a few photos of the evening here - if anyone has any more photos, we would love to add them.

'Extreme' Reunion

On 21st March 2012, possibly the most 'extreme' reunion of old pupils took place. Chris Collins, 1990-97 (Fry and Lincoln) and Anthony Pyewell, 1992-97 (Fry), both found themselves serving at the same time on Operation HERRICK 15, Afghanistan. See photograph and read more here.

Anne Snushall (nee Drinkwater)

Sadly we have been informed that Anne passed away in February. Anne was a 1951 entrant in to the Grammar School and acted in many of the early College productions, pictures of which can be seen from the Anne Drinkwater Collection on the 1950s Productions pages in The Gallery.

Jim Douglas and Andrew Pargeter

We had two collections of photos from Jim and Andrew on The Gallery which were linked to other websites but unfortunately these links no longer work. If Jim or Andrew read this or if anyone knows them we would love to have access to the photos again for our Gallery if they are still available. Please contact Julie.

Did you know Trudy Bevier?

Trudy attended the College from 1955 to 1962 and is now a Zimbabwean politician (now Trudy Stevenson). Trudy is visiting the UK in October this year and will be coming to College on Friday 12th October and will be talking to the sixth formers about her life/work and then going on to talk to language students. She is keen to meet up with any old friends or staff that remember her and if anyone would like to join her on Saturday 13th for a tour of the Heritage Trail, a general wander around the site/boarding houses and then tea/chat in the afternoon, please let Caroline know hallca.ad@wymondhamcollege.org, 01953 609000 (4312) or write to Caroline at Wymondham College, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 9SZ.

David Freeman (54-62)

We have recently learned that David Freeman passed away in June 2011. Mr Freeman was Head of Art at the College from 1954 to 1962 and the designer of the College Blazer Badge, still in use to this day. His wife writes that he would have been so pleased to know that his design is still being used. They had very happy memories of the College and after they were granted ‘married quarters’ in 1959, which she describes as ‘cosy and perfectly adequate’, they had a great social life at the College and made friends for life. Mr Freeman’s website www.davidcfreeman.co.uk is well worth a look and includes some of his early sketches from Wymondham.

We have received a couple of questions this month to add to our Do You Know? page - if you have any answers please do get in touch

1. Tim Briston has often wondered what happened to the Colt 45 pistol that was found (circa.1958) in the pond? .... read more

2. Dave Turner is on a quest to find out about the 3 white buildings in the WC Spitfire print .... Update - we have an answer ....read more

 

DT Department looking for a bicycle - can you help?

We are looking for a bicycle about 1940s ish. Does anyone have one they want to get rid of? It is for Engineering GCSE and will be well loved. Please get in touch if you can help.

60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service CD

The Thanksgiving Service held in Norwich Cathedral was a memorable occasion and a recording of the Service is now available on CD. Perhaps you were there and would like a souvenir of the occasion, or perhaps you were unable to attend and would like to hear how it went. If you would like a copy, the cost is £5 and cheques should be made payable to Wymondham College and sent to Jackie Glenn, Wymondham College, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 9SZ.

College News

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Seven sixth form students at Wymondham College are celebrating after securing university offers at Oxford or Cambridge.

International Schools Award - Wymondham College
Wymondham College was reaccredited with the International Schools Award by the British Council at ..

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