Bay Harbour: May 19, 2021

Bay Harbour News Wednesday May 19 2021
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NEWS
• By Samantha Mythen
IN 1954, a group of bright-eyed
and eager five-year-olds huddled
together for a class photo at
Sumner School.
Sixty-seven years later, on
May 10, that same group met
up at Scarborough Fare Cafe for
another class reunion.
Wendy Watson had flown
down from Wanganui. Sarah
Lovell-Smith had driven over the
hill from Governors Bay. Carol
Morton drove in from Oxford.
Russell Craw walked down the
road, still living in Sumner all
these years on.
The class first met up 25 years
after they had finished school,
in October, 1986. The idea for
a reunion was started by Carol
Morton and Linda Cave (née
Brady).
They explained the reason
behind their idea was simply
because they thought it would be
nice to catch up with everyone.
“We wanted to gather people
together,” said Carol.
“We thought it would be fun
and interesting.”
Without the ease of instant
connections via the internet and
social media, the two women
gathered addresses and phone
numbers from parents, other
relatives and phone books.
They then sent a letter to the
classmates they could locate both
in New Zealand and overseas.
Thirty ex-pupils and their families
showed up for the first reunion,
reminiscing over dinner and
drinks into the early hours of the
morning.
They have been catching up
regularly ever since then, with
reunions every five years, and
now every six months for those
who can attend.
Carol said over the years,
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CLASSMATES: John Fenwick, Linda (Brady) Cave, Wendy Watson, Carol Morton. Standing. Brian Patchett, Roy McRobert,
Mark Dalley, Peter Hutchinson, Russell Craw, John de Wys, Sarah Lovell-Smith, Alison MacIntosh, Rosemary (Sutton) Grigor,
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through their own detective
work and word of mouth, they
have located more of their classmates.
“One class member said it’s
like a family catch-up. Even if
you haven’t spoken in years,
when we catch up, it’s like nothing
has changed.”
Carol said everyone in her
class went in different directions
with their lives.
When they catch up, she said
there is never any comparisons
or no one “blowing their trumpet.”
At this latest reunion, Carol
said their chatter was paired
with lots of laughter as usual,
discussing the highs and lows of
their days at school.
Some classmates recalled being
cared for by others on the first
day as each other’s “buddies.”
Two women laughed about a
fight behind the dental clinic but
neither recalls why they fought
in the first instance.
Carol said they also shared
stories about their families and
working lives as well as their
lives now.
They all share special memories
of their standard five teacher,
Frank Wreggleswort. He kept in
touch with Linda.
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