St George's Guineapig Ball

Photos from 2022

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Photos from 2017

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More to come……

Photos from 2012

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Reunion 2022 News

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There are nearly 100 people attending!

Start Planning your tables

The Hotel has round tables that can seat up to 10. The hotel is pretty flexible (we have plenty of space) so 8 or 9 is fine. If you decide on a smaller table (6 say) that can also be accommodated on a rectangular table. Contact Meryl with your preferences.

Disco
There will be a disco who can not only produce tracks from the 1970s & 80s, but also provide videos from the era.
The DJ will also be showing photos from our collective past.

Menu

The 3 course menu is here! Make your selections and email Meryl.

Share your memories & photos

Steve Pratt has offered to collate some of our memories. Steve is offering the chance to share a couple of photos at the Guinea Pig Reunion.
2022 seemed like a good opportunity to mark the range and diversity of careers that we have had since qualifying 40 years ago.
For a bit of fun, please do also share a photo from medical school days.

The other photo we have titled A Moment in my Medical Life. This can be any image from your career over the last 40 years. It might be funny, important, a key moment or what you loved to do.

The plan is to create a photo book which we can all view at the Reunion. Copies can also be made available afterwards, and we can show some of the images during the evening, as at previous reunions.

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Photos from 2007

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Photos from 2002

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Past Balls

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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

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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

More detail and photos

Disco

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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.

DJ David Matthews!

Organisers

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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!

Welcome aboard Steve Pratt and his 1978 mob!

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.