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On Thursday 10th June, a highly successful branch reunion took place at Barts nightclub, a 'secret' venue (it really did take some discovering and I'm sure that some OMs are still looking for it!) in Sloane Avenue, with 120 plus OMs attending.

The event was the joint brainchild of Richard Chudzynski (1999-96; Keens Elm), Branch Chairman, and Duncan Stirling (1994-99; Etonhurst), the owner of the club. Duncan had, most generously, allowed exclusive use of the club to OMs, from 7.30 to 10.30, as well as providing a free drink to early arrivals and, also, the tasty snacks that kept circulating. His generosity was deeply appreciated by all present, for the evening was at least as enjoyable as any reunion occasions in London over the years.

As a new procedure, the Barts get-together was promoted not only by the OM Society Office at Millfield but also via the several Millfield groups that exist in Facebook, both Hayley Thompson (2000-05; Warner) and, especially, Amy Groves (1994-1999; Oaklands) doing their best to inform and entice Facebook members, a highly successful ploy. One of the results of this, of course was that the average age of attendees was considerably less than at most OM reunions; it was a pleasure to see so many ‘young’ OMs reminiscing about their days at Millfield. Interestingly, a generous percentage of Facebook members were not officially registered with the OMS and, thus, do not receive regular news of Millfield and the many OM events that are being organised these days.

Everyone enjoyed a splendidly convivial and noisy evening and Richard and his team left encouraged to form an official London Branch Committee to plan future similar reunion events.