Every year, if I'm here, I attend the annual Brackenber House School Old Boys' dinner. It's held at the Ulster Reform Club in Royal Avenue, Belfast.
It was a dry evening, so I donned the glad rags, including the old school tie, and cycled into town.
I gather there were forty-eight of us this year, a good number given that Brackenber closed in 1985.
I was seated at Table Two.
There were several familiar faces missing this year, though apologies were received from a number of Old Boys and naturally numbers are dwindling: names of deceased Old Boys are read out to us.
The door-man at the club invariably advises me to bring my bike inside for safety.
Thence I made my way upstairs to the top floor, where the Old Billiards Room is located.
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| Brackenber House, Cleaver Avenue, Belfast |
I gather there were forty-eight of us this year, a good number given that Brackenber closed in 1985.
As always this was a memorable occasion.
I was seated at Table Two.
There were several familiar faces missing this year, though apologies were received from a number of Old Boys and naturally numbers are dwindling: names of deceased Old Boys are read out to us.
Gordon McCaw beside me suggested that I enable an audible feature to the Blog (how on earth is that done?), and Paddy Lowry mentioned "Spotify."
The Oxford grey lounge suit remains in remarkably excellent condition, given that it was tailored in Belfast in 1982; it still fits me like a glove; a greedy moth, however, has gained access to it and there are two holes.
I shrug my shoulders and wear it regardless.
Johnny Irvine, who was at Brackenber with me in 1973, was at the dinner this year.
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