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Reunion 09

Congratulations to ...

Mark Bennett (at Sibford 1969-74), who was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list at the beginning of June for services to Agriculture and to health in the work place in Papua New Guinea - a profile will appear in the next edition of 'The Sibfordian'.

 

Annual Reunion

We enjoyed a successful weekend on the 19th / 20th June 2010 in good weather. A full report will appear shortly.

A note for your diary - the next SOSA Reunion will be held on Saturday 18th June 2011. Next year's President will be Paul Frampton, and the Vice President will be Erica Strofton (nee Eden).

Click here to read about last year's renunion

 

Meet the President

The following extract is taken from 'The Sibfordian'.

Richard HughesI was bought up in a small market town in north Dorset in the early 1950s - very much a rural setting like Oxfordshire.

I started at Sibford in 1959, following in my father Donald's footsteps, who was there from 1934 to 1938. He enjoyed talking about his time at school and at exeat weekends we compared his time at Sibford with mine, both recounting our fortune to have been taught by Gladys Burgess. My sister, Nicola, came to Sibford in 1961. As we left home on her first day Dad told me to ask the Bursar if he could have a fee discount as there were two of us at the School. I duly asked but I don't think the Bursar was too impressed as there was not discount! My brother Graham, started at Sibford in September 1964 as I left in the July, so there was a ten year span of Hughes's.

Another comfort was to be located in Holmby House, which was then the junior boys accommodation, and being looked after by Miriam Guest. In September 1960 we moved into the new boys houses, and I was in Penn.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Sibford, especially the opportunities to play a lot of sport. My links with the School were firmly re-established in 2008, when I was appointed to the School Committee as one of SOSA's representatives.

Richard Hughes - President of SOSA

 

aerial view

News & Upcoming Events

Sosa Reunion LogoSaturday
18th June 2011
SOSA Annual Reunion


This site was last updated on 23/06/10

 

Joining SOSA? ...

If you are an old scholar, ex-staff, ex school committee etc then you are eligible to join the Sibford Old Scholars' Association. Full details are on the link below. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Application for Membership

 

A view from The Hill ...

The new book 'A view from The Hill - A history of Sibford School 1842-2010' is being published in August.

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Calling all Old Scholars:
We have a number of members whose addresses are unknown. If you can provide us with up to date contact details for any members on the pdf file available below we would be very grateful . Please email the information to: enquiries@sibfordoldscholars.com

SOSA members - addresses unknown

The New Constitution of Sibford Old Scholars Association is available here as a pdf file.
New Constitution

Minutes from the AGM - 13th June 2009 - are available here as a pdf file.
AGM 13th June 2009

Please contact us if you have any news or articles you feel would be of interest for inclusion on this website. enquiries@sibfordoldscholars.com