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Andrew Ramsay - £ 60.00 – resident of Dorking Vic Laird - £ 60.00 - resident of Tonbridge, Kent & Alan Bridges - £ 30.00 - resident of Long Stratton
Steve & I were joined by: Sandra Howard; Guy Pettit; Lynne Pettit [Semmens]; Simon Turtle, Robin Postle, John Watson, Colin Farrington, Joanna Voelker [Bassingthwaighte]; Clare Marshall [Cooke]; Eileen Wyatt [Pearson]; Steve Human &, our special guest from Canada, Stella Howchin [Sparks]. The draw was kindly carried out by Stella. The Farmhouse was very accommodating as we took over an area of their establishment and moved tables around etc. Again, the majority of attendees were from the mid-1960’s - early 1970’s era. As usual the chat was easy & there was lots of catching up to do especially with those that hadn’t seen each other in a while.
The October OW 100 club draw will be held at The Crown in Great Ellingham on Wednesday 21stOctober 2026 at 7.30pm. https://www.ellinghamcrown.co.uk/ The November OW 100 club draw will be held at The Noon Gun [formerly The Canary & Linnet] at Little Fransham [on the A47 twixt Swaffham & Dereham] on Wednesday 25th November 2026. This has just reopened under its new name & deserves a visit from us. No website yet but this is a summary of the history of the renaming: New Owners: South African-born couple Malcolm and Mandy Clark purchased the disused building.The New Name: The renaming to The Noon Gun is a direct nod to their heritage and the famous daily midday cannon-firing tradition on Signal Hill in Cape Town, South Africa, blending their background with their new home in Norfolk. Revival: After extensive hands-on renovations—sanding floors and stripping walls—the couple reopened the doors to create a community-focused family pub and coffee stop.
The December 2026 OW 100 club STAR draw will be held at The Queen of Iceni, Riverside Road,Norwich on Thursday 10th December 2026 from noon, when we will be joining the “60’s bunch“ for their annual Christmas get together. https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/the-queen-of-iceni-norwich/
During the month we received the sad news of the passing of Bryan W. Newman. He joined Wycol around 1953. Bryan was a very good sprinter - the 220 yds being his speciality with a personal best just under 24 secs. For clarification, there was another B. Newman in the same year group but this was Brian E. Newman. Bryan was “B. W. Newman” and known as "Baby" probably because of his height. Whereas “B. E. Newman” was known as "Stan". Take care all.
Phil Robinson OW 100 club administrator - Philrobinson55@btinternet.com
PS - for those interested in what happens at the College these days, this is the link to latest College Life magazine https://www.flipsnack.com/6CBCDAEEFB5/college-life-magazine-october-2025
I have been made aware of a revitalised Facebook page recently renamed Wymondham College Alumni which has lots of interesting comments and reminicences:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1532014457127574 It's a Private Group so you might need to be approved by a current member.
Just a reminder that the The Chapel Project appeal was launched with the aim of preserving the last remaining Nissen hut at the college. The Old Wymondhamians have made a substantial donation to this cause although it doesn't show up on this running total page. https://donatemyschool.com/project/page/wymondhamcollege?page=1&per-page=10
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