Overs 60s Autumn Luncheon

Over 60s Autumn Luncheon

It was wonderful to see our Over 60s community coming together again at the Reform Club for the Autumn Luncheon.

The guest speaker, Nigel Wheeler (Olds 1963 – 1968), President of The OL Club, shared his memories of life as a pupil at Lancing and the many friendships he had made here which have lasted a lifetime. He recalled the bizarre moment in 1968 when he witnessed the wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury being trapped in a car before the service for the centenary celebrations of the Chapel. He reminisced about a number of adventures with fellow OLs since – from playing cricket against The Nawab of Pataudi, Captain of the India Cricket team, to playing tennis against the French with a story of a sword thrown in for good measure!

Nigel talked fondly about the past and the memories of his time at Lancing but also made a nod to the future success of the College, closing with the following toast: ‘The school has looked extremely impressive on my recent trips and we, as products of that establishment, should be proud to know that Lancing is in excellent hands. A toast to Lancing College and The OL Club.’

We were also delighted to welcome 10 OLs (Nick AndrewsFaulkner, Matthew Rogerson, Peter Cambridge, Peter Havey, Jonathan and Victor Kellett, David Lane, Nigel McMillan, Ashitey Ollennu and Andrew Robinson) for their first time to this special lunch for our Over 60s community.