72 Old Shebbearians and guests attended the Annual Reunion Dinner, held once again at the RAF Club in London on Saturday 4th February. A fantastic evening was had by all those that attended, with Mr Jenkins commenting that he particularly enjoyed his first OSA Dinner and was looking forward to attending again next year!

After the meal, President Oliver Sinden welcomed Mr Jenkins as the new head and went on to say how much he had enjoyed the several opportunities he had had to visit the College in the past year – commenting that the long term benefits of his time spent at school were just as much, if not more, social than academic.

Mr Jenkins then responded, describing some of the difficult situations he faced as Deputy Head – from a flock of sheep loose on Tower Field to the loss of the roof on Pollard House during storm Eunice! He went on to talk about the developments currently taking place at Shebbear and the exciting plans for the future. 

The Heads of School, Roy and Jack, also spoke, recounting some of their character building experiences at the College and spoke about some of the sporting and dramatic achievements which have been recorded in the past year before proposing a toast to the College and the OSA.

Pip Mahoney then spoke on behalf of the OSA adding his own amusing anecdotes of his time at the College and emphasising the importance of the extra-curricular as well as the academic life and how Shebbear should be considered highly successful in developing the whole self.

The Dinner ended with the singing of the School song and conversations between Old Shebbearians continued late into the night.