On 12th January, the annual 'Past Chairmen's Lunch' was held in a private dining room at the Bristol Golf Club. The lunch is hosted annually by the Immediate Past Chairman with the current Chairman as guest.
This year’s lunch started with Keith Oxtoby paying tribute to Leslie Pearce (Chairman in 1983/84) and Norman Parker (to quote Keith: ‘the best Chairman we never had’), both of whose funerals were held on 12 January, before those present stood in silence in their memory.
Present were:
1991/92 - Wally Jenkins, accompanied by his granddaughter
1996/97 - Gerry Clarke, accompanied by friend Kay King
1997/98 - Bill and Elisabeth Thomas
1998/99 - Colin and Margaret Osborn
2001/02 - Roy and Margot Watts
2002/03 - Martin Halford
2003/04 - Peter Read, accompanied by Sue Hookes
2004/05 - George Reah
2006/07 - Don Jones
2007/08 - Keith and Lynette Oxtoby
with current Chairman 2008/09 - John and Rachel Newton
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