Previous Events

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Next Events

Date

Time

Description

More info

2023

Wednesday
25 October

20:00 to
21:30

Quarterly Zoom call (now OCT 25)
Moved to October 25th

No travel, no cost, no risk!

Join in the informal chat, share your own tales or just listen to the others doing so.

Update your screen name with the years you attended school to help others on the call.
The URL was emailed on October 11th please check your Spam folder

 

Wednesday
19 July

20:00 to
21:30

Quarterly Zoom call
No travel, no cost, no risk!

Join in the informal chat, familiar tales or just listen to the others doing so.

Update your screen name with the years you attended school to help others on the call.
[zoom link will be circulated]

 

Wednesday
19 April

11:30 to
00:00

2023 Reunion and AGM
In 2023 we're planning to combine the AGM and traditional face to face reunion.

  • meet from 11-30am for
  • the AGM to commence at 12-15pm.
  • Lunch would follow at 1-00pm subject to the agreement of the Hotel.

Reunion would continue after lunch for as long as people wish to stay.Stay overnight if you wish to
Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor

 

Wednesday
18 January

20:00 to
21:30

Winter Zoom
Typically 10-15 Old Retfordians just informally reflecting on amusing memories. No booking, no travel, no cost. Nothing ventured, nothing lost! Registered members will automatically receive a joining link closer to the time.

 

2022

Wednesday
19 October

20:00 to
21:30

Autumn Zoom
Typically 10-15 Old Retfordians just informally reflecting on amusing memories. No booking, no travel, no cost. Nothing ventured, nothing lost! Registered members will automatically receive a joining link closer to the time.

 

Wednesday
07 September

12:00 to
14:00

ORA 2022 Reunion
Join all ages of Old Retfordians at the popular hostelry much enjoyed last year. A speaker is already booked, and we recommend you book a room to follow lunch with an enjoyable evening of catching up as well. Contact us if you are arriving by train and need help with transport from Retford station.
Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor

 

Wednesday
20 July

20:00 to
21:30

Summer Zoom
Typically 10-15 Old Retfordians just informally reflecting on amusing memories.

No booking, no travel, no cost. Nothing ventured, nothing lost!

Registered members will automatically receive a joining link closer to the time.

 

Friday
13 May

18:00 to
23:00

KEGS 1977-1984 Reunion
Mainly 1977-1984 pupils but everyone is very welcome!

The Grove function room will be open from 6 pm, but there is no reason you can't meet up in town, or at the hotel bar downstairs. 

The meal will be served from about 7 pm, and we have the room until 11 pm.

Book a room and continue conversations over breakfast.
West Retford Hotel

 

Wednesday
20 April

20:00 to
22:00

Quarterly Zoom call (including AGM)
No booking, no travel, no cost! Try it, and if it turns out that it's not for you, nothing has been lost. Link details to follow, and will also be emailed if you have Registered.

 

Wednesday
19 January

20:00 to
21:30

Quarterly Zoom call
Our regular and informal chat call, this time dominated by the sad loss of Treasurer Edward Otter and our memories of him.

 

2021

Wednesday
20 October

20:00 to
21:30

Quarterly (Autumn) Zoom call
No agenda, just informal anecdotes and familiar experiences across the decades.

 

Wednesday
08 September

12:00 to
21:30

ORA 2021 Lunch
A very enjoyable lunch, speech provided by the hotel manager and great conversations still going strong late into the evening.
Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor

 

Wednesday
21 July

20:00 to
21:30

Quarterly Zoom call
Our first experiment with informal zoom calls seemed to go well. Everyone was polite, respectful and enjoyed a variety of anecdotes.

 

Wednesday
21 April

20:00 to
21:30

ORA 2021 Inaugural AGM
A new constitution, a new bank account to help organise events and plans for future events.