People can start to arrive in The Bar at 6.30 pm and dinner will be served in The Crystal Room at 8.00 pm. The cost of the three course dinner is £26.00 and should you wish to attend please transfer this amount by BACS, remembering to quote your name as the reference, to the following bank account:
Halifax plc
Sort code: 11-04-91
Account number: 00521137
Account name: N S A Betts
If BACS as a method of payment is not convenient please send a cheque payable to 'N S A Betts' to 120 The Lindens, Loughton, IG10 3HU, United Kingdom.
If attending please advise if you require the vegetarian option.
Many people have advised us that they want to stay overnight at The County Hotel and should you also wish to make a room reservation for the night of 28 April 2006 please contact Reservations at The County Hotel
(Telephone: 01245 455700 (International: +44 (0)1245 455700). E-mail:
reservations@countyhotelgroup.co.uk. Web: www.countyhotelgroup.co.uk).
Please remember to quote 'Elmbridge School Reunion' in order to obtain a special discounted room rate, that we have negotiated, of £45.00 for a single room or £60.00 for a double room.
The County Hotel requires a £10.00 non-refundable deposit to be paid when making your reservation and they accept American Express, Diners, MasterCard and VISA cards. The County Hotel is a three or four minute walk from Chelmsford Station which can be reached from London Liverpool Street Station.
In accordance with many requests The Crystal Room will be a totally non-smoking area but smokers will be able to smoke in The Bar.
You may want to have a look at a website that has been constructed by George Timms who was a student at the school between 1951 and 1956: http://freespace.virgin.net/george.timms/history.htm.
We look forward to seeing you on 28 April 2006 and please feel free to circulate details of the Reunion, or indeed this e-mail, to anybody that was ever a student or member of staff at the school.
Kind regards
TONY BETTS and PAUL MILLS
P.S. We were both students at Elmbridge School. Tony was in Forest House between 1966 and 1971 and Paul was in Abbey House between 1964 and 1969.
****IMPORTANT UPDATE****
Since our last e-mail we can advise that out of the 54 bedrooms available at The County Hotel, 29 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PZ, United Kingdom the vast majority have now been reserved by people attending the Elmbridge School Reunion. If you want to reserve one or more of the few bedrooms still available please contact Reservations at The County Hotel (Telephone: 01245 455700 (International: +44 (0)1245 455700).
E-mail: reservations@countyhotelgroup.co.uk. Web: www.countyhotelgroup.co.uk as a matter of urgency. Please remember to quote 'Elmbridge School Reunion' in order to obtain a special discounted room rate which we have negotiated, of £45.00 for a single room or £60.00 for a double room. The County Hotel requires a £10.00 non-refundable deposit to be paid when making your reservation and they accept American Express, Diners, MasterCard and VISA cards. The County Hotel is a three or four minute walk from Chelmsford Station which can be reached from London Liverpool Street Station.
Should you find that all the bedrooms at The County Hotel are reserved the following hotels are in close proximity to The County Hotel: ******************
Atlantic Hotel, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1PP, United Kingdom.The room rate is £110.00 for either single or double room occupancy. (Telephone: 01245 268168
(International: +44 (0)1245 268168. E-mail: info@atlantichotel.co.uk. Web: www.atlantichotel.co.uk).
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Miami Hotel, Princes Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9AJ, United Kingdom.The room rate is £62.00 for a single room or £72.00 for a double room. (Telephone: 01245 264848
(International: +44 (0)1245 264848. E-mail: miamihotel@hotmail.com. Web: www.miamihotel.co.uk.
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South Lodge Hotel, 196 New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0AR, United Kingdom.
The room rates are £45.00 for a budget smoking single room excluding breakfast or £55.00 for a budget smoking double room excluding breakfast or £75.00 for a standard room for either single or double room occupancy or £80.00 for an executive room for either single or double room occupancy.
(Telephone: 01245 264564 (International: +44 (0)1245 264564 E-mail: sales@southlodgehotel.com.
Web: www.southlodgehotel.com ******************
We look forward to seeing you on 28 April 2006 and please feel free to circulate details of the Reunion, or indeed this e-mail, to anybody that was ever a student or member of staff at the school.
Kind regards
TONY BETTS and PAUL MILLS
Bill Arthy (teacher between 1958 and 1965)
Spencer Astle (student between 1976 and 1981)
Peter Bailey (student between 1963 and 1968) ALL THE WAY FROM NORWAY
David Barber (student between 1958 and 1962)
Roger Bateman (student between 1957 and 1962)
Dennis Bennett (student between 1952 and 1957)
Tony Betts (student between 1966 and 1971)
Paul Bowling (student between 1966 and 1971)
Eddie Bowtell (student between 1944 and 1949)
Julian Burgess (student between 1966 and 1971)
Reg Burningham (student between 1951 and 1956)
Richard Bush (student between 1961 and 1966)
Ruth Cairns (daughter of teacher Johnny Wiskar between 1940 and 1951) ONE OF THE FOUNDER TEACHERS
Rosemary Catchpole (matron)
Michael Cater (student between 1954 and 1958)
Ann Colbran (widow of teacher Les Colbran between 1960 and 1991)
Nick Devere-Bennett (student between 1972 and 1977) ALL THE WAY FROM ONTARIO
Chris Dugmore (student between 1965 and 1970)
Mathew Dunstan (student between 1966 and 1971)
Beris Edwards (student between 1958 and 1963)
Miles Emblin (student between 1949 and 1952)
Barry Fox (student between 1951 and 1956)
Brian Frost (student between 1948 and 1951)
Phyl Furniss (widow of head teacher Paddy Furniss between 1973 and 1980)
Tom Gardner (teacher between 1958 and 1959 and again between 1961 and 1982)
Nick Hamilton (student between 1954 and 1959)
Peter Heard (student between 1959 and 1964)
Roger Heard (student between 1958 and 1963)
Russell Howard-Tricker (student between 1956 and 1958) ALL THE WAY FROM THE NETHERLANDS
Jack Hyde (student between 1952 and 1956)
Chris Jones (student between 1968 and 1970)
John Jones (student between 1951 and1955)
Jack Jordan (student between 1944 and 1949)
Gordon Laurie (student between 1940 and 1943) ONE OF THE FOUNDER STUDENTS
Dick Leigh (student between 1963 and 1968)
David Le Shirley (teacher and deputy head teacher between 1956 and 1979)
Ken Liggins (student between 1945 and 1947)
Mike Lindsell (student between 1961 and 1966)
Chris McCormack (student between 1952 and 1957)
Martin Mears (student between 1965 and 1970)
Paul Mills (student between 1964 and 1969)
Keith Mitchell (student between 1968 and 1973)
Stuart Mitson (student between 1954 and 1958)
Nigel Monk (student between 1967 and 1972)
Ken Moorhouse (student between 1950 and 1952)
Dick Newman (teacher between 1960 and 1981)
Yvonne Newman (wife of teacher Dick Newman between 1960 and 1981)
Vera Palmer (teacher between 1946 and 1952)
Derek Panteny (student between 1947 and 1951)
David Patience (student between 1960 and 1965) ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA
Bob Peacock (student between 1956 and 1961)
Hugh Pegrum (student between 1975 and 1980)
Bill Pirie (student between 1949 and 1953)
Graham Pusey (student between 1958 and 1963)
Tony Sizer (student between 1966 and 1971)
David Streatfield (student between 1969 and 1974)
Tony Streatfield (student between 1971 and 1976)
David Syrett (student between 1968 and 1973)
Keith Sutton (student between 1963 and 1968)
Clive Thomas (student between 1959 and 1964)
David Thomas (student between 1959 and 1964)
George Timms (student between 1951 and 1956)
Peter Webb (student between 1966 and 1971)
John Woodcock (student between 1963 and 1968)
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Tony Betts
120 The Lindens
Loughton
IG103HU United Kingdom
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Paul Mills
15 Peterhouse Crescent
Woodbridge
IP124HZ
United Kingdom
Telephone - Tony: 020 8502 0938 (International: +44 (0)20 8502 0938)
or
Telephone - Paul: 020 7329 2600 (International: +44 (0)20 7329 2600) or Mobile: 07710 380128 (International: +44 (0)7710 380128)
E-Mail: tony.betts@marcusbrook.co.uk
or
E-mail: p.mills@bpa-intl.co.uk
Here is a list of old boys and teachers who are
going to attend.
Martin Allen-Perry (student between 1963 and 1968)
