Arborfield Old Boys Association

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Reunions - To go or not to go.

It could have been yesterday, years fell away,
He was older, his hair now was thinning and grey.
Spectacles masked the fresh features recalled,
The figure more rounded than in days of old.

Lines of experience where none had been,
Etched deeply around the eyes, once young and keen,
Yet the stance, still erect, proclaimed to the crowd,
Here stood an old soldier, distinguished and proud.

The years had not dimmed his mind, quick now, as then,
That broad, ready smile reappearing again
As when in his youth, alert, full of life,
The wit and the humour, as sharp as a knife.

But close your eyes. Listen. Abandon the years,
You're back in the barrack room, and it appears
That you've slipped back to when you were one happy band,
Sharing a bond only few understand.

The banter, the chat, cherished memories reviewed,
Recalled escapades, old time friendships renewed,
The camaraderie felt when back with old friends,
For the moment you're all seventeen once again.

These are the feelings you get if you go
To the Old Boys Reunions and encounter those
You had pondered upon since you all flew the nest,
Those unanswered questions, at last laid to rest.

So pause and reflect when you come to decide,
Did the memory of time spent there fill you with pride?
Now, as you're approaching the autumnal years,
Do you recollect times more happy than these?

If you don't, take the plunge, for there'll be no regret
Of ignored opportunities, later to fret
About what might have been if only you'd gone
To that missed Arborfield Old Boys Reunion!

© TeeCee

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REUNION 2013

Hopefully by now you will have received your 2013 reunion application forms and information.

It will held over the weekend of 19/21 July 2013, in the same venue at the Hinkley Island hotel and with a similar program to last year. Here is a copy of the forms and information:

If you want to book online, and pay by Paypal or credit card,  look here:

After you have paid, please ensure that you have filled out and returned a copy of your booking form

with your details and number of guests, please return it  by  email to the Hon. Secretary here: