For several years a reunion has been held every two years at various hotels in
Southport. Most of them have been very successful. One or two have been
fairly low attended, but still supportive.
This year, on May 24th a reunion was held at the Talbot
Hotel in Southport, but unfortunately, this was not successful. Only 50 ex-pupils
attended, which meant the buffet and DJ had to be cancelled. Ticket money
was refunded.
At
the event I asked if there was a reason for the low attendance. Some of the
points raised are as follows:
Q -
The School is closed so the reunion is discontinued.
A - This is not so. The closure does not affect the
reunions.
Q -
Not advertised.
A -
We are on the internet and were on teletext. Should we have done
more?
Q -
Having reunions in May not popular anymore.
A -
Late June and mid September is now being considered.
These were some of the main reasons given and greatly
appreciated. To enable us to make future reunions successful again, any feedback is welcome on feedback@bshira.co.uk.
The next reunion is scheduled for the year 2010, but due to the previous event being a
disappointment, it will now be brought forward to next year, 2009, pending hotel
availability and feedback from yourselves. An
announcement of the date will be made in due course on the website..
Due to Dorothy Caven resigning from the Committee, a vacancy is now open for
volunteers. Dorothy has worked hard over the years and will be
missed.
I hope this statement will give a clear understanding of what we are trying to
achieve.
Billy Lamont
Chairman, Birkdale Reunion Association
July 2008
