Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog: BRIAN IS TOAST OF ANNUAL DINNER

Sunday, March 20, 2011

BRIAN IS TOAST OF ANNUAL DINNER

Brian Taylor was congratulated on gaining the MBE during the Briggensians’ Association’s 34th annual dinner last night at Elsham Golf Club.
Brian (pictured right), a former personnel officer with Brigg-based Glanford Borough Council, was named in the New Year’s Honours List for services to the community.
Down the years he has been a tireless charity fundraiser, long-serving magistrate and governor of Sir John Nelthorpe School.
Guests at the dinner – many of whom travelled long distances from other parts of the UK for the reunion – were delighted to hear of Brian’s award.
Speakers were John Rhodes (pupil at Brigg Grammar School 1941-8), Sir John Nelthorpe School headteacher Linda Hewlett-Parker and association chairman Jon Taylor.
The toastmaster was John Hastings.
Other guests included: Association president Roy O’Neill (Brigg Grammar School pupil 1936-45), Margaret O’Neill, Julian O’Neill 73-80, Jacky O’Neill 73-80, David Tear 78-80, Gail Tear, Barbara Kernon (staff 60-90), Ian Kernon, George Gurnell 32-38, Emma Taylor, Helen Cresswell (staff 75-2009), Anne Longden (staff 1961-1993).
Brigg Sixth Form College head boy Richard Smaller, head girl Claire Jenkins, deputy head boy Tom Smith, deputy head girl Adriana Taveras, fellow students Roberto Wraith and Amy Parkinson.
Derek Sumpter 43-50, Peter Wade 45-53, Eileen Wade, Robin Sumpter OBE 41-48, George Gunson 44-52, Brian Chapman 44-50, Charles Windass 46-54, Marion Windass, Jack Edlington 41-48, Valerie Edlington, Cecil Taylor OBE 40-46, Robert Taylor 49-57, Brian Thornalley 45-52, Peter Douce 45-49.
Ernest Smith 44-49, Keith Lacy 44-49, Michael Peacock 43-51, Jonathan Hargreaves 46-52, Richard Moore 43-51, John Harvey 41-47, Hugh Johnson 41-47, John Morton 45-50.
Bill Phipps 61-69, Eileen Phipps, Mike Sparling 61-68, Steve Sackfield 61-68, Anne Hollingworth, Sylvia Woodland, Pam Dolan 62-69, Neville Miller 61-68, Cei Chaplin 62-69, Dr Mike Beardmore 57-64, Sue Beardmore, Howard Paynter 60-64, Richard Lawson 61-68, Jackie Paynter, Mark Seaward (staff 60-65).
Anne Munson 62-69, Elizabeth Williams 58-65, David Arbuckle 61-68, Gloria Twells 57-64, Liz Slingsby 62-69, John Gwyther 56-63, Peter Schultz 61-68, Brenda Gwyther 58-66, Penny Rounce (nee Ellis) 58-66, Brigid Vaughan 58-65, Veronica Feirn 57-64, Andrew Flatt, Marlene Dixon 45-50, Steve Blakey 68-75, Iris Blanchard 45-52, George Jewitt 68-75, Vivian Forbes 59-66, David Lischka 68-75, Neil Marland 68-75, Ross McFarlane 68-75, Phil Traviss 68-75, Jonathan Wells 68-75, Paul Wood 68-75, retired headteacher Dave Brittain (staff 63-2001), Mickey Brittain, Michael Bell 68-73, Nigel Fisher 67-74, Chris Plumtree 58-65, Dave Harness 68-75, John Richardson 58-65, Anthony Miller 58-65, Roy Foreman 60-65, Robin East 58-65, Alan Fuller 58-65, Keith 53-61, Graham Hall 71-78, Martyn Havercroft 62-69, Shane Nash 71-78, Maxine Nash, Nick Wells 69-76, Martin Robinson71-76, John Wood 64-72, David Booth 65-72, Fraser Whytock 71-78.