It was a packed afternoon that included OLs who hadn’t seen each other since their school days catching up over tea, a tour of Old School and the Archives, a visit to the students’ art exhibition, and an OLCC v LP cricket match.
There were 26 OLs, eleven who hadn’t attended a tea before. We were thrilled to see Michael Prentice (S 1944), Christopher Irwin (S 1945), Robert Williams (R 1960), David Smith (G 1961) and Christopher Griffin (S 1963) who hadn’t been back to LP since they left school!
Hugh Dawson (S 1943, Head of School House) remembered Christopher Irwin (S 1945) as a little boy. Christopher said to Hugh “Do you remember the dormitories with a blue light? In the Blackout we went to bed in the dark other than the blue light. The school couldn’t afford curtains”.
Some of the feedback from the OLs regarding the impression of the school today ranged from: “much changed and improved”, “modern smart”, “friendly and relaxed”, “a warm welcome and everything well organised”, “we did not go in the houses or classrooms, but the Old School House was very impressive”.
Michael Mortimer (R 1953), who attended with his wife, said “We enjoyed our visit. We were particularly impressed with the art exhibition in Peckover and the work from the textiles course. It is good to know that LP seems to be going from strength to strength. Many thanks again for having us!”
Photos from the event can be seen in the Flickr album below:
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