HORIZONS TERM 1 2018 FINAL1

Old Boys
UK Old Boys Reunion
On 13 March 2018 Ridge Old Boys, based in London
and the surrounding area, gathered at The RAF Club
for the first UK Ridge Old Boys Reunion. We initially
planned and hoped for 20 to 25 Old Boys and were
completely blown away when over 40 arrived. The
mood was jovial and stories from past years were bantered
around the room as old friendships were reunited
and new ones forged.
The hosts for the evening were Richard Stanley and
James Clucas. After a brief presentation in which they
ran through a general update on the school and the
Centenary Plans for 2019 and beyond, the evening got
into full swing. We had in attendance Old Boys from as
recent as 2009 to as far back as the 1950’s. It was truly
an outstanding evening that has set the tone, and now
the expectation, of an annual event that may even be
coupled with a golf day or something similar.
The evening was made even more special for a few old
boys as Richard Stanley had actually taught them at The
Ridge before he left for Highbury, not to mention how
proud Mr Stanley felt to see how wonderfully these
young men had turned out.
Sincere thanks to James Haggie for assisting with the
arrangements and for volunteering to assist further
with Old Boy initiatives in the UK. Lastly, thank-you to
all those who attended the evening; it is great to know
that so many still have such fond memories of their
days at The Ridge.
By Joe Kotwal
SA Rowing Champs
The St. Andrew’s U16A VIII at SA
Champs at Roodeplaat, near Pretoria,
won bronze after a gruelling
race in extreme heat. The crew
missed silver by 0.07 seconds – literally
10cm over the 2000m race.
The interesting thing to note is that
this VIII was powered by no less
than three ex-Ridge boys (from left
to right in the awards photo: Elliot
Apps, Daniel Zahn and Richard
Morris) who are together in grade
10 at St. Andrew’s.
The Ridge School 32 Horizons