Photos from 2002
Author: DavidMatt
Past Balls
2017
The Reunion Ball returned to Woodlands Park Hotel. Roland, David and Norman managed to find over 120 of us plus one magician!
2012
The 30th Anniversary Guinea Pig Ball was on 10 November 2012 at Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor. As previously, we included the year of 1978 intake.
Organised by David and Roland
2007
Nearly 165 (yes that is 164!!) attended the magnificent Silver Guinea Pig Ball.
Heythrop Park Hotel in Enstone, Oxfordshire was an excellent venue for the night of feasting and fun!
This Reunion Ball was orgaised by Lesley and David.
2002
125 Alumni and partners attended the Guinea Pig Ball at Woodlands Park Hotel, Cobham, Surrey 12th October 2002.
Organised by Roland with David and Mandy Matthews.
1997
Down Hall Hotel, situated on the Hertfordshire/Essex border.
1992
Kensington Palace Hotel
1987
Battersea Town Hall
Silver Ball
The Silver Guinea Pig Ball 2007
The Silver Guinea Pig Ball was on November 10th 2007 at Heythrop Park Hotel in Oxfordshire to celebrate 25 years since the first pre-clinical years (1976 & 1977 intakes who started at Tooting) qualified.
The Silver Guinea Pig Ball ran from 6.30pm until 2am.
The timetable for the evening was as follows
- 7pm Champagne Reception
- 7.30pm group photograph
- 8pm Dinner in the Ballroom
- 10pm Speech by Professor Joe Collier
- Followed by Disco until 1am. Bar open till 2am
Disco
Remembering the old Tooting Frooties disco!
We all had our favourite tracks from Tooting Frooties Mobile Toadshow. In 2007 a lot of you voted for your favourites. The DJ worked from the voting list and we managed to get a lot of those tracks played.
It was not until very late into the evening when the old rockers filled dance floor. It seems that Brown Sugar and 2-4-6-8 Motorway are still top of the charts for us! Next time we should get the place rocking earlier.
Organisers
Through the years…
2017 – The magical Reunion Ball returned to Woodlands Park Hotel. Roland, David and Norman managed to find over 120 of us plus one magician. Fortunately, no watches or £20 notes were stolen!
2012 – This Ball was at Oakley Court, Windsor. Roland, David and Norman Carr (1978 intake) took over the baton.
2007 – At the 2002 Guinea Pig Ball, Lesley Wilby/O’Keeffe put her hand up to organise this Silver Ball at Heythrop Park. She was ably assisted by David Matthews and Roland Morley (the expert of 2 previous balls!) plus Steve Pratt. At an early stage we thought that as so many of the 1977 intake did a BSc (for extra summer holiday!) and qualified with the 1978 intake, we should invite them too!
2002 – The Reunion venue was Woodlands Park Hotel near Leatherhead Surrey (conveniently close to Roland the organiser’s golf club!) 124 of us, mainly from the 1976 and 1977 intakes, enjoyed the banquet followed by an impromptu disco.