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Class of 1986 Reunion Academicals from the Class of 1986 enjoyed reliving their school days when they attended their 25 year reunion on Friday 25th March.
It was a great day as Keith Kemsley commented "Many thanks to the staff and pupils for the kind hospitality on Friday. I can say without a doubt it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. I do believe that the next one (30 years) will be even better supported and suspect there may be a few unofficial gatherings between now and then! There was a great buzz about the school and our 6th year hosts were a credit to Kelvinside"
Academicals from the Class of 1991 enjoyed a tour of the school and a tasty school lunch when they attended their 20 year reunion on Friday 18th March.
Callum McPhee wrote “Walking around the school again after twenty years and seeing a few old teachers has brought back some good memories. Also meeting the Rector and the sixth year pupils who escorted us around clearly showed me that the spirit and atmosphere within KA is excellent. It is nice to see the school in such a strong position and I wish KA continued success in the future.”
Class of 1975 Reunion The Class of 1975 reunion was held on Friday 3rd December. Those in attendance were as follows: Andrew Cassels, Christopher A Craig, A W Lindsay Kerr, Colin C Kerr, Alasdair C Macanna.
Class of 1970 Reunion
Those in attendance were: Kenneth D Wright, Scott Y Williamson, Graeme Taylor, William Roxburgh, Colin D L Roxburgh, George Masterton, Norman J F Lindsay, Paul R Joseph, David H Hopkin, Michael C Dymock, James L Crichton, T L Craig, Roderick G Christie, Bruce Carswell, Neil G R Bradley, David Blackstock, Charles A Berry, Bruce McAllister, Gerald T J Granger.
20 Academicals attended a very successful reunion held on Friday 29th October. The former pupils enjoyed lunch at the new Pavilion at Balgray followed by a tour of the school. Those in attendance were as follows: Iain A Wright, Murray A C Stewart, Douglas Sommerville, Martin Smith, John S Sinclair, Graham Sherry, R Hunter Reid, G Alan Ramsay, William R Murray, John McMillan, Kenneth W Lindsay, David I Johnston, Alastair A Johnston, David Jerdan, Kenneth W Gray, Douglas G Gilmore, Peter Eadie, John A L Cumming, David A Brown, Alan Brodie.
Academicals from the Class of 1960 attended a successful reunion on the 17th September 2010. The former pupils received a guided tour of the school, before enjoying lunch and the opportunity to share memories of their days at Kelvinside. Those in attendance were as follows: Iain Birrell, Sandy Bone, Cumming Gibb, Charlie Kerr, Michael Lunn, David Murray, Stuart Orr, Roger Ratcliffe, Matthew Simpson , Gordon Skinner, Kenneth Sommerville, Kenneth Speirs, Jack Stewart, David Warden.
Class of 1980 Reunion On Friday 10th September 29 former pupils from the Class of 1980 reunited at Kelvinside Academy. They had lunch in the Pavilion at Balgray Playing Fields followed by a tour of the School. Those in attendance were as follows: Paul B Aitken, Fraser J Arnot, Andrew S Cowan, Richard H Finlay, Philip Gibson, Fergus A G Hardie, Graeme H Lindsay, Chris W A Mennie, Donald F Sloan, Andrew Whiteford, Stuart D Allan, Richard A Barrie, Roderick M Cuthbertson, Iain M Fleming, Geoff A J Glass, Andrew R Ireland, David G McDowall, Fergus A Millar, James D Turnbull, Alan T Wright, Keith C Anderson, Douglas C Brown, Alastair J Findlay, Stuart H F Gibb, Michael A Grimson, Alan M McQueen, William S T Pollock, R Ewen M White, David T Wright.
Class of 1955 Reunion 29 Academicals attended a very successful reunion held on Friday 16th April, 2010 at the Glasgow Golf Club. Those in attendance were as follows: Jack Halley, Jim King, Gill Orr, Gavin Dunn, Jim Kennedy, Sandy Taggart, Bobby Craig, Charles Wardrop, Archie Graham, Ernst Comrie, John Harvey, Robin McDougall, Hugh Patrick, Arthur Humphreys, Alaster Morton, Murray McGavin, John Grier, David Banks, John MacFarlane, Michael Thom, Cameron Mackenzie, Alan Burns, John Thorburn, Iain Gordon, Bill McKean, Norrie Kemp, Jimmy Martin, James Coull, Colin Tod.
Seventy years after their evacuation from Kelvinside Academy to Dougarie Lodge on the Isle of Arran at the outbreak of the Second World War on 3rd September 1939, a number of the evacuees and their spouses attended a reunion lunch on 3rd September 2009 in the Dougarie Boathouse and enjoyed a tour of Dougarie Lodge courtesy of the present owners, Stephen and Lavinia Gibbs. They included Mr & Mrs Harry Abram (1941), Mr Ronald Brash (1942), Mr & Mrs Peter Cuthbertson (1942), Dr & Mrs Eric Gibson (1940), Dr & Mrs William Quaile (1940), Mr Ralph Risk (1950), Sir Robert & Lady Smith (1940) and Lord and Lady Weir (1944). The following School representatives also attended: Mrs Lesley Douglas, Rector; Mr Ian Lindsay, Deputy Rector (retired); Katie Mullen, Head Girl; Andrew Pattie, Head Boy and Mrs Elaine Solman, Development Manager. Lord Weir (Bruce Weir), worked tirelessly over many months from his home in Lochgilphead to organise this most enjoyable and highly successful event. A commemorative booklet was produced to mark the occasion and Ronald Brash's elegantly written memoir of those times helped to remind everyone of this unique chapter in the life of the School. The Evacuees Book below shows photographs of the evacuees on Arran and in Tarbert. This is a large document and may take some time to download. |
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Academicals from the Class of 1970 attended a reunion on Friday 26th November. The former pupils enjoyed lunch at Balgray before receiving a guided tour of the school. They were especially keen to relive their glory days on the rugby pitch.
Dougarie Commemorative BookletT: 0141 357 3376