BHASVIC Sixth Form College

Past and Present Association lunch

Photo by Bob Herrick

Past and Present Association

By Bruce Rawlings

Past and Present Association

I have certainly enjoyed reading all the "blogs" from Old Boys posted on the previous page and can particularly relate to the interesting snippets on Marshall House and Jack Smithies.  But I note with dismay many names in the "blogs" on this site who are not subscribing members of the Past & Present Association and I would like to urge them to join. I would also encourage those of you who are already members to "spread the word".

Membership

I am the Membership Secretary of the Past & Present Association, which succeeded the Old Boys' Association (OBA) when the school changed to BHASVIC.  The Association has more than 400 members, mostly old boys from the school but also a few past students from BHASVIC. Certainly all are welcome and it is a good way to keep in touch with your peers.

Annual Reunion Lunch

There is a Reunion Lunch every year, held in the School/College Hall and last year's event, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the BrightonGrammar School in 1859, was attended by 143 old boys/past students and their guests. The guest speaker was  Howard Blake OBE (1950-57), who spoke amusingly of his schooldays and his career as a prolific composer of both film and television scores.

The annual membership subscription is currently £5, and for this members receive news of the Association and their own copy of 'Past & Present' magazine, published November/December each year.

The 2010 Reunion Lunch will be held in the School/College Hall on Saturday, 3rd July. Our guest speaker this year will be Professor David Feldman, QC (Hon)., FBA., who was at the School from 1964 to 1971.  David has been Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at Cambridge since 2004 and is also a Judge at the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Application forms for the Lunch have already been sent out to all subscribing members. Copies may be obtained from me.

Please join us!

Should you like to know more about the Association or wish to join, please write to me, the Membership Secretary, at 48 Cleveland Road, Worthing, BN13 2ES(please note my new address since December 2009) or contact me by email at "rawlings@mistral.co.uk" or telephone: 01903 264150.   Or go to our page on the BHASVIC website, from which you can download an application form.