OS Far South West Lunch
1 March 2016
Our regional representative for the Far South West, Matt Steggles (Chandos 93), could not have chosen a more spectacular location to hold our lunch gathering on the last Sunday in February. Old Stoics and Former Staff living in the Far South West of England drove through blazing sunshine over the breathtaking hills of Dartmoor to meet up at the Two Bridges Hotel, near Princetown. Over thirty guests gathered for drinks, followed by a delicious Sunday Lunch. The food is renowned in the area for its excellence and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
John 'Fingers' Fingleton (Chatham 66) welcomed our guests and brought news from the Old Stoic Society and Stowe with a short speech before lunch. Matt Steggles thanked everyone for coming and explained that he hoped to hold another event in the near future. News of this will be confirmed as soon as plans have taken shape. We were very lucky to have John & Jill Dobinson and David & Marian Donaldson at the Lunch, who remembered many of the Old Stoics as boys, from their times teaching at Stowe.
This was the first gathering of Old Stoics and Former Staff living in the Far South West since 2009 and would not have happened without the enthusiasm and hard work of Matt. I would like to thank him wholeheartedly for the work he did to bring together Old Stoics from his area and I look forward to returning to the delightful surroundings again soon. A great many thanks to everyone who attended. Photographs from the lunch can be viewed here.
Anna Semler (Nugent 05)
Old Stoic Society Director