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Forthcoming
Events
50s / 60s Event, Bath:
Friday 10 May
Tony Howell (1959) is the coordinator
of the reunion dinner for 50s and 60s
OA leavers at Woods Restaurant, Bath,
on Friday 10 May 2013.
Further information is available from
Tony and online booking is available via
the OA Club website.
OA Golf Day: Tuesday 14 May
David Blomley (1976) is organising
the next OA Golf Day to take place
at Frilford Heath on Tuesday 14 May
2013. OAs of all ages and levels of
ability are welcome.
Please email David if you would like
further information.
Year Group Reunions:
Saturday 8 June
Reunions for 1973, 1983, 1993 with
1992 and 2003 leavers will be held at
Abingdon on Saturday 8 June 2013
from 6 pm. Tours of the School and
drinks receptions will be followed by
a buffet dinner. There is no charge
for this event and partners are very
welcome. Booking is available online
via the OA Club website.
Henley Royal Regatta:
Friday 5 July
If Abingdon are still in the draw,
you are invited to join the OA Club
for strawberries and Pimm’s at the
Abingdon tent in the Henley Cricket
Club car park during the afternoon
tea break.
Hong Kong Reception:
Monday 23 September
A reception for OAs, current and
former parents and friends of
Abingdon School will be held on
Monday 23 September 2013 from
6.30 pm in the Marina Room at the
Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay.
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OA Club Awards
The OA Club awards are designed to further an individual’s personal and professional
development at any age, recognising that we never stop learning.
The award criteria cover, but not exclusively:
• work experience
• vocational/professional training
• mid-degree course electives
Gap year projects, medical electives, an OA’s first degree, MBA degrees or post-
graduate law conversion courses are not included. The OA Award Sub-Committee
encourages more eclectic applications and expects to allocate a total of £1,500 to
two or three successful applicants.
Application forms should reach the OA Office by the end of May 2013 in order that
the Sub-Committee can consider applications by the end of the Summer term.
Forms are available on request from the OA Club Officer or by downloading as a PDF
file from the OA Club website.
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Recent Events
Rugby – Touchliners / OA Six Nations Event
On Saturday 16 March 2013 OAs joined members of Touchliners for Sevens on Waste
Court Field, lunch and viewing of Six Nations matches in the Sports Centre all in
celebration of rugby at Abingdon.
Reunion in Sydney, Australia
Many thanks to Richard Bampton (1962) and Derek Taylor (1960) for organising the
reunion dinner in Sydney, Australia, held on Saturday 23 March 2013.
Abingdon’s 1st XI took on the OAs at Iffley Road, Oxford on Friday 22 March 2013.
Always a closely fought match, the OAs continued their recent run of success with
another win this season. The OA side was captained by Harry Hole (2008) and featured
a number of former 1st XI players. The School 1st XI took an early lead, before being
pegged back to 1-1 at half time. An OA strike force of Toby Blong (2012), Seb Wilson
(2008), Andy Partridge (2009) and Paz Rabindran (2009) were looking more and more
threatening in the 2nd half, but it was the School side that took a 3-2 lead. This lead was
cut with a Gregor Hearn (2012) run and finish before a last gasp winner saw the OAs
home to a 4-3 victory. Jasper Cooper (2007) epitomised the OA spirit by taking a number
of blows late in the game to protect the win.
Steve Brenchley (Common Room)
John Horrex
,
Common Room 1953-1964, who passed away in March, was
a member of the Master Singers, the group of Abingdon masters whose version
of the
Highway Code
reached the charts in 1966. An obituary will be included in
the next issue of the
Griffen
.
Hockey – OAs v 1st XI
