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Malcolm Milne is remembered at the Summer Reunion 2021
Past Events
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Members of the Pocklington School community came together for an afternoon of tennis as part of the adapted Summer Reunion 2021.
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The weather makes its mark on OP Cricket at the Summer Reunion
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After lockdown halted its face-to-face events programme back in March 2020, The Pocklington School Foundation Careers & Business Network took to Zoom recently to hold its first virtual event.
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Old Pocklingtonians and teaching staff zoomed in for virtual Christmas Drinks with OP and Pocklington School teacher Trevor Loten (70-80) ahead of his retirement next summer after an incredible 35 years of service.
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The inaugural OP Manchester Drinks held at The Gas Works Brew Bar on Tuesday 3 March attracted a good crowd of over 20 OPs and staff with leavers ranging from 1958 to 2019.
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A squad of 11 OP runners took part in the 29th running of the Snake Lane 10 mile race organised by Pocklington Runners on Sunday 23 February 2020.
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A bumper number of OPs came along to this year’s OP Newcastle drinks event!
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The annual 'Town v Gown' rugby game produced an entertaining encounter that saw the teams all square at the break before the Old Pocklingtonians pulled away in the second half to retain the Bottomley Trophy by 29-46.
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The annual OP London Black Tie Dinner was one of the best yet with a high turnout of OPs.
![Pixies Annual Tour and 2019 Season Round Up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585607469/pocklingtonschoolcom/rgpdfsf8isst4cvcqbqo/Old-pocklingtonian-pixies-cricket-team-2019-sq.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585607469/pocklingtonschoolcom/rgpdfsf8isst4cvcqbqo/Old-pocklingtonian-pixies-cricket-team-2019-sq.jpg","width":462}])
OP Charlie Lambert (01-08) gives a round up of the Pixies Cricket Season for 2019.
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The annual OP Summer Reunion on Sunday 23 June 2019 became a whole weekend of reunions with individual reunions for the ’69, ’79, ’99 and ’09 leavers.
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As a pleasant change to the usual format, the school and OPs embarked on a "test match" format for the annual OP match on Sunday 23 June 2019
The annual Edmund-Loten Inspire mixed doubles tennis tournament, now in its fifth year, took place on Sunday 23 June in the afternoon as part of the OP Summer Reunion.
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After a strong start and a consistent back nine, the ‘Awesome Foursome’ team of Pocklington School staff were this year’s winners of the Tom Nash President’s Cup at the annual Pocklingtonian Golf Day at The Oaks Golf Club on Friday 7 June 2019.
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The two OP teams entered into this year’s Pock 7s both had a successful day with the Old Pocklingtonians getting to the Plate final and the OP Dragons reaching the quarter-finals of the main competition.
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After last year's 'beast from the east' the annual OP hockey fixtures went ahead as planned with an extra feature - the inaugural OP netball match.
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OPs enjoy an informal get together in Leeds, along with the OP President, Pocklington School Headmaster and current staff.
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After last year's success in the Birkdale Bucket, the pressure was on this year's team to retain the silverware!
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The Northern Counties Club was the venue once again for this year’s OP Newcastle drinks, held on Tuesday 29 January 2019.
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A large crowd packed in to Pocklington RUFC to watch the annual 'town v gown' Boxing Day match, to see who would lift the Bottomley Trophy in 2018.
![OP London Black Tie Dinner 2018]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585606986/pocklingtonschoolcom/dt7emmvwns0smptxb099/lon18-frontsml.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585606986/pocklingtonschoolcom/dt7emmvwns0smptxb099/lon18-frontsml.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585606986/pocklingtonschoolcom/dt7emmvwns0smptxb099/lon18-frontsml.jpg","width":600}])
The spectacular Athenaeum Club in Pall Mall was the setting for this year’s OP London black tie dinner on Friday 23 November 2018.
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The ‘Dinosaurs’ Luncheon took place on Thursday 27 September 2018 at The Bridge Hotel in Walshford near Wetherby. Over 40 guests gathered for this biennial event, including OPs and their spouses and partners, former and current teaching staff and Headmaster, Mark Ronan.
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With help from the OP office, OP James Sweeting (81-80) spearheaded a 30-year reunion for the class of ’88 in York earlier this month.
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The Pixies have had an incredible season and have remained unbeaten in all their completed games. 2018 has seen a mix of old faces and new with many first caps awarded to Pocklington School pupils.
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