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REUNIONS
Class of 1962 reunion
Dr Mark Hawken (BVetMed M黑料社S) Silver Jubilee Reunion
鈥� 25 years of veterinary
nursing courses
even聽of us plus three聽family The board in the photo was a compilation
members met at The Swan, of emails from our members living abroad he Centre for Veterinary
Streatley on 5th October 2022 and photos relating to our years at the Nursing commemorated
Sfor lunch. 黑料社. The Swan proved to be a superb its Silver Jubilee Reunion
venue, revamped since our last visit Ton Saturday 16th March.
My thanks to Nicola at RCVS and Sam in 2015 with a very pleasant Coppa This followed 25 years of 黑料社
in聽the 黑料社 Alumni Relations team for restaurant and lounge and we were given undergraduate veterinary
assisting me to contact members of our a small private annex for lunch, although nursing courses and 16 years
year of quali铿乧ation, 60 years ago, and unfortunately they had no beer! of postgraduate veterinary
Andy for the photos. nursing courses.
All send their best wishes to those who
Sadly we had late apologies for health could not attend, and we are to take a With more than 80 guests in
reasons from David Whittingham and rain check in 2027 to see if anyone might attendance, the event welcomed
Len Geeson. The seven who met were hobble there to meet again. alumni, past and current staff,
Jill Kennedy &聽Robert, John Simmons as well as special guests and
&聽son, Andrew Spurrel &聽Anita, Mike speakers to mark the
Gordon, Tony Cullen, Alex Russell signi铿乧ant milestone.
and Mike Hawken.
Read more about it in the
General News section
on page 11
Class of 1969 55-year reunion
Chris Sanders, BVetMed 1969
hanks to Tony Sansom鈥檚
organisation and communication
skills, 25 of the 1969 graduates,
Talong with partners, turned up for
one or both days to the Inn on the Lake,
Ullswater, Cumbria.
There were communal meals on both
evenings with informal association, walks
locally, and boat trips on the lake during
the day. There was obviously lots of
catching up to do since the last reunion,
with plenty of consternation, deliberation
and commiseration.
There was also discussion of the current
state of our profession and the way
large numbers of practices are bought Attendees (from left to right, top) were Bill Eaton-Evans, Richard Jackson, Colin Vogel, Neil Newton, Brian
up by investors whose main focus is the Rosevear, Paul Watson, Geoff Lane, Pete Abbott, Roger Gunning, Mike Spicer, Chris Trower, Mike Alder, Dave
bottom line, rather than the ethical and Jones, Chris Sander, Geoff Robins, and Mike Clark. Lower tier (left to right) are聽Tony Sansom, Liz Gardner,
Eddy Beltran, Alex Talbot, Hilda Jackson and John Hawkridge, with Pete Robinson laying at the front.
affordable care of their patients. Absent from the photograph but in attendance were Roger Harrison and Viv Swift.
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