Reunions

After 8 months since tickets went on sale, Reunion 2018 can be considered to be a sell-out. 109 people are due to attend this year’s event on Saturday 6 October at the Masonic Hall in Southport. Thank you to everyone who has ordered tickets – even at 9.50pm last night, which is very close to the wire!

For anyone needing address info for SATNAVs, please check the Reunions page for that.

Let’s make this event a fun, happy and memorable occasion for everyone attending. One request: if anyone takes photos, please send some in so they can be added to the website as a record of the event.

Due to serious health problems, Ronnie Gilbody has made the difficult decision to resign from the Reunion Committee. Ronnie has done a lot of work behind the scenes and for that, we owe him a big THANK YOU. We all wish him well and hope his health improves.

Tickets for this year’s Reunion on 6 October will be going on sale soon. Further details will be announced shortly. If anyone has any queries regarding the Reunion, please use the Contact Form or email directly to info@bshira.co.uk.

Following the news the Committee agreed to hold the next Reunion in October 2018, it was confirmed today that this event will take place on Saturday 6 October 2018. It will be held once again at the Masonic Hall in Southport.

Further information will be announced in due course. In the meantime, put the date in your diaries!

The Reunion Committee held a meeting last night (5 May 2017).

It was agreed the next Reunion will be held in October 2018. The date for this event is yet to be confirmed; further details will be announced as soon as they become available.

Along with Billy Lamont and Steven Brayshaw, Sue Tinsley has now also decided to step down from the Committee. Thank you to Sue for her help in making arrangements with the Masonic Hall at the last couple of Reunions.

With the departure of three of its team, the Committee is now looking for new prospective members. Anyone interested in the planning of future Reunions should get in touch via the Contact Form on this website.

Billy and Steven will remain on the Committee as observers during this transition period.

It was good to see many old and new faces at this year’s Reunion held in Southport’s Masonic Hall last night (8 October). The buffet was excellent with a wide range of savouries to enjoy, and this time by popular request there was a choice of dessert for the sweet-lovers amongst us.

The ‘big announcement’ at this event was the departure of Billy Lamont and Steven Brayshaw from the committee. After 20 years of organising the Reunions, they felt it was time to step down and let others take over. They, along with Ronnie Gilbody, Tony Wright, Sue Tinsley and others who have been on the committee, have worked hard over the years to make sure these events are a success. We all send them a very big THANK YOU.

Thank you to everyone who came to make Reunion 2016 a success.

Reunion 2016 on 8 October is fast approaching us.

Closing date for tickets is Friday 23 September. There will be no tickets sold after this date and no tickets will be available at the door on the night.

A choice of three sweets has been added to the buffet menu at the request of people who attended the last Reunion.

The Reunion Committee looks forward to seeing you at this year’s event. If you are going, have a wonderful evening!

The Reunion Committee wishes to announce this year’s Reunion at the Masonic Hall in Southport will be taking place on Saturday 8 October. Tickets cost £7 each and these can be ordered now. We are able once again to offer a low ticket price thanks to receiving a grant from the Birkdale Trust to help with costs.

Pupils from the class of 1988 are getting together for a reunion this Spring. If you don’t know anything about this event, please contact Jill Pearce (nee Morriss) on rebjillpearce@gmail.com for more details.

Jack’s Beach Party, aka Picnic on the Beach, is taking place on Sunday 2 August on Ainsdale beach near Pontins. It starts from 12.30pm onwards and is open to Birkdale/Mary Hare ex-pupils, family, friends and controlled pets, but no goldfish though! Entrance is by Shore Road where car parking is normally about £5.

If you’re coming along to this event, please bring own picnic, drink, deckchairs and windbreaks and/or beach blankets.