Cylchlythyr Cymdeithas Cyn-Ddisgyblion Ysgol Ramadeg y Bechgyn, Aberhonddu Mawrth 2019
Brecon Grammar School Old Boys’ Association Newsletter March 2019
Introduction This year we celebrate the Contents Page 70th anniversary of the Introduction 1 formation of the Old Boys’ Events of 2018 2 Association and we are Biographical Notes 6 hoping for a good turnout of Thomas Butcher: founding father/Glyn Powell 7 Old Boys and Old Girls at Brecon Canal Path/Michael Williams 8 the reunion on 27th April at Strictly Come Dancing/Glyn Powell 9 Bellringing at Boys’ School/Colin Lewis 10 the Castle Hotel. To this end Recollections of Geoff Wright, teacher 12 we are asking Old Boys A Winter’s Tale/Peter Holt 13 whether they would be Percy Morton/Glyn Powell 14 willing to offer lifts to 1950s Form Photo/David Gittins 16 anyone in their area who Jacob Morgan’s Grave/Michael Williams 17 would like to attend the For Creatures Great and Small/Arwyn Davies 18 r e u n i o n b u t h a v e n o Reasonable champagne?/JJ Price 20 Poetry Please/Glyn Powell 20 transport. We also ask those Future of Cradoc Road School/Michael Williams 21 who would like to come but Lewis Lewis/Glyn Powell 21 have no way of getting to Wot! No School Magazine!/Glyn Powell 23 Brecon to let us know. Our Obituaries 24 secretary, Tom, will then try Contact Details 26 and match up drivers and those seeking a lift. To mark the occasion we will have a special guest speaker - Mr Glyn Powell.
As mentioned later we had 22 Old Boys plus partners at the lunch at the Castle Hotel on 9th November 2018 after the Memorial Service. Some chose to have a formal lunch instead of the sandwiches organised by Tom. We plan to offer such an arrangement next November. As usual I appeal for contributions for the next newsletter.
Eleni, byddwn yn dathlu saithdengmlwyddiant Cymdeithas yr Hen Ddisgyblion, gan obeithio bydd nifer fawr ohonoch, yn ferched ac yn fechgyn, yn mynychu'r aduniad yng Ngwesty'r Castell ar 27ain Ebrill. I'r perwyl, rydym yn gofyn ichi gynnig lifft i unrhyw un yn eich ardal chi a fyddai'n hoffi bod yn bresennol ond sydd heb drafnidiaeth. Byddwn hefyd yn gofyn i'r sawl a ddymunai ddod ond sydd heb ddull o gyrraedd Aberhonddu i roi gwybod. Yna, bydd Tom yn gwneud ei orau glas i gysylltu gyrwyr a'r rhai sydd angen lifft. Ar gyfer yr achlysur arbennig hwn, bydd gennym siaradwr gwadd arbennig, sef Glyn Powell. Fel y nodir isod, daeth 22 o Hen Ddisgyblion a'u partneriaid i ginio canol dydd yng Ngwesty'r Castell ar 9fed Tachwedd yn dilyn y Gwasanaeth Coffa. Roedd rhai wedi dewis cael cinio ffurfiol yn hytrach na'r brechdanau a drefnwyd gan Tom. Bwriadwn gynnig trefniant tebyg unwaith yn rhagor ym Mis Tachwedd nesaf. Fel arfer, dyma apêl gennyf am gyfraniadau ar gyfer Cylchlythyr nesaf.