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REUNIONS

Class of 1962 reunion

Dr Mark Hawken (BVetMed MRVCS) Silver Jubilee Reunion
– 25 years of veterinary
nursing courses

even of us plus three family The board in the photo was a compilation
members met at The Swan, of emails from our members living abroad he Centre for Veterinary
Streatley on 5th October 2022 and photos relating to our years at the Nursing commemorated
Sfor lunch. RVC. The Swan proved to be a superb its Silver Jubilee Reunion
venue, revamped since our last visit Ton Saturday 16th March.
My thanks to Nicola at RCVS and Sam in 2015 with a very pleasant Coppa This followed 25 years of RVC
in the RVC Alumni Relations team for restaurant and lounge and we were given undergraduate veterinary
assisting me to contact members of our a small private annex for lunch, although nursing courses and 16 years
year of qualification, 60 years ago, and unfortunately they had no beer! of postgraduate veterinary
Andy for the photos. nursing courses.
All send their best wishes to those who
Sadly we had late apologies for health could not attend, and we are to take a With more than 80 guests in
reasons from David Whittingham and rain check in 2027 to see if anyone might attendance, the event welcomed
Len Geeson. The seven who met were hobble there to meet again. alumni, past and current staff,
Jill Kennedy & Robert, John Simmons as well as special guests and
& son, Andrew Spurrel & Anita, Mike speakers to mark the
Gordon, Tony Cullen, Alex Russell significant milestone.
and Mike Hawken.

Read more about it in the
General News section
on page 11

Class of 1969 55-year reunion

Chris Sanders, BVetMed 1969

hanks to Tony Sansom’s
organisation and communication
skills, 25 of the 1969 graduates,
Talong with partners, turned up for
one or both days to the Inn on the Lake,
Ullswater, Cumbria.
There were communal meals on both
evenings with informal association, walks
locally, and boat trips on the lake during
the day. There was obviously lots of
catching up to do since the last reunion,
with plenty of consternation, deliberation
and commiseration.
There was also discussion of the current
state of our profession and the way
large numbers of practices are bought Attendees (from left to right, top) were Bill Eaton-Evans, Richard Jackson, Colin Vogel, Neil Newton, Brian
up by investors whose main focus is the Rosevear, Paul Watson, Geoff Lane, Pete Abbott, Roger Gunning, Mike Spicer, Chris Trower, Mike Alder, Dave
bottom line, rather than the ethical and Jones, Chris Sander, Geoff Robins, and Mike Clark. Lower tier (left to right) are Tony Sansom, Liz Gardner,
Eddy Beltran, Alex Talbot, Hilda Jackson and John Hawkridge, with Pete Robinson laying at the front.
affordable care of their patients. Absent from the photograph but in attendance were Roger Harrison and Viv Swift.

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