Forthcoming Events / Calendar

Covid-19: Changes to Upcoming Events

With the easing of restrictions over the coming weeks and months, the Development Office and Old Blundellian Club are planning some events, listed below. See also a tentative Winter Lunch schedule for 2021-22 below. It is with regret that Old Blundellian Day will not be taking place this year (2021), due to the ongoing pandemic.

In the meantime, we will continue to use the time and resources to call those in our community who may benefit from a friendly call. We are very grateful to those of you who support our events and would like to take the opportunity to reassure you that we will continue to offer a diverse program of events for our community in due course. Until the time when we can all come together at such an event, please continue to reach out, we are only at the end of a phone call or email.

Date / Time Event Venue Contact
2021
Nov 1st, 08:30 09:00 Parent Coffee Morning School Garden BA
8th, 15:00 - 15:45 Historical Tour of Building with Archivist Mike Sampson Beale Centre BA
10th Winter Lunch - Debbie Hosking (Former staff 1999-2018 & GH House Mistress), Topic: ‘Anecdotes of Covid.’ Beale Centre OBC
11th Remembrance Service (space limited) Chapel DO
13th 50 Year Alumni Reunion - POSTPONED UNTIL 2022 Blundell's DO
Dec 1st Winter Lunch - Jeremy Salter (Former Staff 1969-2001, Chairman of Tiverton Civic Society), Topic: ‘Neil Ghosh and the Jewel in the Crown.’ Beale Centre OBC
10th, 12:00 Nick Butter; Marathon Man “Do More Tour” Big School BA
11th London Alumni Race (Hare & Hounds) London BA
2022
Jan 12th Winter Lunch - Geoff Edwards (Blundell’s Catering Manager 2006-present), Topic: ‘An Obituary to Lumpy Mash and Spotted Dick! – School Catering Through the Ages.’ Beale Centre OBC
Feb 9th Winter Lunch - Peter Maunder (M 1978-82) Topic: ‘Tiverton Cloth: The story of the town's woollen trade, 1475-1815.’ Beale Centre OBC
Mar 5th 141st Russell Run Blundell's DO
5th 10 Year Alumni Reunion Blundell's DO
9th Winter Lunch - Nigel Hall (Governor 2014-20, Chair of Governors 2020-present) Topic: TBC. Beale Centre OBC
25th - 26th OB Sports Weekend Blundell's OBC
April 30th, 12:00 50 Year Alumni Reunion Big School, Beale Centre DO
May - - - -
June 18th OB Day Blundell's OBC
July 1st Speech Day - DO
1st OB Current Parent and Grandparent Speech Day Lunch - OBC
1st Leavers' Ball - DO
Aug - - - -
Sept 17th 1950’s to 1960’s Alumni Reunion Blundell's DO
Oct - - - -

Abbreviations

Further Information

Virtual Q&A with Bart Wielenga 23rd April 2021

Join us for our 2nd Q&A with Bart this April. This is a free pre-recorded event and the link will be sent out on Friday 23rd April at 10am to everyone who has registered. The link will stay active to allow you to watch at your leisure; please book to receive the link even if you are unable to watch on the day.

Have you always wanted to ask the Head of Blundell’s a question or perhaps get his view on a topic? Now is your opportunity. We will ask as many as the time period will allow.

Winter Lunches

These events are subject to Government guidelines and will be confirmed nearer the time.

Date Speaker and Topic RSVP Date
2021
Weds 13th Oct,
12.30 for 1pm		 Charlie Olive (TH 1985-90, Current staff, Director of Community Partnerships)
Topic: “Community Partnerships”		 12 noon,
Mon 11th
Weds 10th Nov,
12.30 for 1pm		 Debbie Hosking (Former staff 1999-2018 & GH House Mistress)
Topic: "Anecdotes of Covid"		 12 noon,
Mon 8th
Weds 1st Dec,
12.30 for 1pm		 Jeremy Salter (Former Staff 1969-2001, Chairman of Tiverton Civic Society)
Topic: “Neil Ghosh and the Jewel in the Crown” 		12 noon,
Mon 29th Nov.
2022
Weds 12th Jan,
12.30 for 1pm		 Geoff Edwards (Blundell’s Catering Manager 2006-present)
Topic: 'An Obituary to Lumpy Mash and Spotted Dick! – School Catering Through the Ages'		 12 noon,
Mon 10th
Weds 9th Feb,
12.30 for 1pm		 Peter Maunder (M 1978-82)
Topic: “Tiverton Cloth' The story of the town's woollen trade, 1475-1815” 		12 noon,
Mon 7th
Weds 9th Mar,
12.30 for 1pm		 Nigel Hall (Governor 2014-20, Chair of Governors 2020-present)
Topic: TBC		 12 noon,
Mon 7th

Please note the cost for lunch is £14, made payable on the day or in advance by BACS.
Cash Bar available.
Please RSVP no later than the date & time given. The OB Club will unfortunately be obliged to charge for cancellations not provided before this date & time and trust this meets with your understanding.

BACS Details: National Westminster Bank (GB)
Sort Code: 56-00-05. Account Number: 87750201
Reference: W Lunch/Your surname & initials

Contacting the Development Office

If you would like to know more about any of the above events and are happy to receive information by email, please register your interest with the Development Office (devoffice@blundells.org).

Details of golf, shooting, cricket, squash, fives, hockey, football and tennis can be found on the OB Club website.

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