I just attended my first school reunion on 10 July, well strictly speaking my sixth form college reunion, since my old grammar school in Eccles was rased to the ground some years ago to make way for a housing estate.
It was big fun and will be the start of an alumni network, thanks to the foresight of the principal, Dr Savvas, who wants to create a web of people of goodwill to help young students as they move beyond teenage life into adult life and careers.
Why did it take 38 years for a principal to do that? Why did it take us 38 years to get the Reunion going? Interesting questions, but the important thing is they're happening now.
Do our local schools in Central Beds have such networks? They should.
This county-part gave birth among others to Alan Bruce, who attended Arnold School for his secondary education and later sailed in the Whitbread Round the World race and now has his own yacht boat building company. How many people do you know who can sail single handed across the Atlantic, like falling off a log? The very idea is thrilling and that Alan came from this land-locked county is astounding.
Now let's see what can be done round here.
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