In 2007, largely due to the efforts of Keith Large, there was a concerted effort to get together a reunion of the 1967 Burton Grammar School intake.

This enjoyed great success with almost 100 ex-pupils, some travelling considerable distance, enjoying a number of nostalgic events culminating in an evening at The Elms public house, run by ex-pupil of that year, Adrian Leese.

To commemorate the occasion, two special beers were commissioned, ‘Deus Nobiscum’ and ‘Victor Ale’, the latter being named after ex-games master Victor Roebuck who attended as guest of honour.

Following on from this success, Keith has decided to put together an even more ambitious reunion, this time expanding it to ALL ex-pupils, scheduled for February 21st 2009 at Burton Town Hall. It is expected to be the largest ever reunion gathering, with several hundred already pledged to attend, many from overseas.

The project has the full support and co-operation of the ‘official’ Old Boys Association but will have a very different flavour to the OBA annual dinner which, whilst an important date in the calendar for many Old Boys, is a little out-moded for some younger ex-pupils.

In contrast to the official OBA annual dinner, the event will be very informal with a strong emphasis on allowing attendees to circulate, beer in hand, to catch up with old times. If the event proves to be a success, it is hoped that the two can provide some cross-pollination with attendees from both ages supporting both events. It yet remains to be seen how overall Old Boy activity can be administered with the advent of the Internet, for example, giving rise to very different styles of management.

At the end of the day, any activity has the Burton Grammar School at heart and serves to keep the memory of it and its history alive. I think it is fairly safe to predict that the evening will be rounded off with an enthusiastic recital of Deus Nobiscum.

For details of this event, contact Keith Large at Reunion@BurtonGrammar.co.uk or call 07971 972704

Also feel free to register here and use the provided discussion Forum.