Three years ago when we held our first OD pub lunch in the Oxford area, nine of us attended. Last year it was 15 and at this the third lunch (Saturday 4th November, 2017) we were up to 22 which pretty much now ensures that this will be an annual fixture in the UK ODU calendar.
The Bell at Hampton Poole, about a ten-minute drive from the centre of Oxford is a charming and lively - and quite upmarket - pub. I think they are starting to grow fond of the ODs; the ratio of staff to ODs seems higher than at other tables.
As usual, we collected at the bar for some pre-lunch drinks before sitting down to a splendid meal washed down by some good Cape wine.
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| Three generations of Rhodes Scholars: Tony Honoré, Dee Ferrandi and Chris Winearls |
And once again, we were particularly delighted to have as our guests
Tony Honoré (F, 1939) and his wife Deborah. Tony, a Bishops Rhodes Scholar, has spent his entire career at Oxford. He was a former Regius Professor of Civil Law and Fellow of All Souls. It was lovely to see two other Rhodes Scholars at the lunch who formed, as it were, an almost perfect arc connecting the past with the present:
Dee Ferrandi (F, 2011) is Bishops newest Rhodes Scholar sits at the youngest end and
Chris Winearls (W, 1967) falls more or less at the median. Chris, too, is an Oxford University lifer having remained there since his Scholarship. He says he's retired, but still consults (in nephrology) and is an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College.
Next year's lunch is on Saturday 6th October and notwithstanding its name, is for
all ODs and their partners/wives. We just hold it in Oxford.
The guest list with houses and years is at the end of the posting.
Please click on the photos to enlarge them
Before lunch ....
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| Mike and Anne Taylor, Seonaid Danziger, Peter Carter and Chris Danziger |
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| Duncan Hepburn, Richard Westby-Nunn, Tim MacIntyre and Charlie Cunningham |
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| Mike and Anne Taylor |
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| Richard Westby-Nunn, Dee Ferrandi and Matthew Golesworthy |
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| Diana Carter, Tim and Rosemary Bravington and Peter Carter |
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| Charlie Cunningham and Duncan Hepburn |
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| Dee Ferrandi and Chris Winearls |
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| Dee Ferrandi and Moira Hepburn |
.... at lunch
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| Moira Hepburn, Matthew Golesworthy, Mark Charnock and Dee Ferrandi |
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| James Masey and Richard Westby-Nunn |
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| Tony Honoré, Nicky Bicket, Rosemary and Tim Bravington |
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(l) Mike Taylor and Seonaid Danziger
(r) Tim MacIntyre and Richard Westby-Nunn |
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| Peter Carter, Anne Taylor and Chris Danziger |
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| Margie Charnock (back to camera), Chris Danziger and Deborah Honoré |
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| Charlie Cunningham and James Masey |
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| Our three Rhodes Scholars: Tony Honoré, Dee Ferrandi and Chris Winnearls |
.... after lunch
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| Margie Charnock and Peter Carter |
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| Planning the route, Tim MacIntyre, Charlie Cunningham and Richard Westby-Nunn |
