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| A message from
the
President |
Mike Kerr was elected
President of the OHA for a two-year
period in September 2009. He says: "As I see it, the OHA stands on two
legs:
1. To benefit our members through a network of ex-pupils and staff for
social pleasure and to keep them in contact with the school and its
developments.
2. To support the School and its pupils in material ways, as
appropriate, and through personal input by communicating our experience.
For both these legs a good and close relationship with the School is
critically important. Your committee will therefore work towards the
two key objectives of strengthening the Association and supporting the
School and its pupils."
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| A
brief biography of the President: |
| Born
1941 and a Mancunian by upbringing. At School from 1952 -1960
(Byrom House). Captained 1st XV rugby and 2nd XII lacrosse.
Bristol University BSc Chemistry, followed by Manchester University
MBA. 38 years in chemical industry in a variety of jobs with Swiss
company Ciba-Geigy. Retired 2001. Lives in Bowdon with wife Liz. 2
children, 4 grandchildren. Interests are cycling, fell walking, golf,
eating and drinking well and fiddling around with investments to try
and pay for it. |
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| Why join the OHA? |
The OHA
needs a
strong
membership and
hence the funds to achieve its aims.
The current annual fee is
£15. What
do you get for it? Our committee, run by
unpaid
volunteers, seks to offer the following benefits to members:
- Help with
organising
reunion events
- An
annual dinner,
usually at the school, and a biennial dinner in London (suggestions
for other social events are welcome)
- An
annual, high
quality, printed newsletter
- Contact with the
wider Old Hulmeians community
through Facebook
- News
of the school
- Maintenance
of a
register of members (contact details etc)
- Priority
booking
for group hire of Harris House (Hardraw) in the Yorkshire Dales
- Sports
sections
such as golf and cross-country running (lacrosse is available at
Brooklands Sports Club, Sale)
- Use of the OH
Memorial Ground playing fields in Whalley Range and the
Whalley Range Cricket Club facilities
- A
dedicated
website
- A
close contact
with the school (if you want it) as it develops and changes with the
modern world
- The satisfaction
of
knowing that your
modest contribution is helping the OHA to benefit
the school and its pupils through the provision of prizes, year books
etc
To join the OHA,
simply download,
complete and return the membership
form. |
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| OHA online services |
We are currently
exploring the potential benefits to members
(and to the Association) which various internet-based communication
tools
can offer. For this reason we have recently set up "official" OHA pages
on both Facebook
and LinkedIn.
Whereas wwww.oldhulmeians.org
is designed for the OHA committee to communicate with our members, both
Facebook and LinkedIn are based on the idea of members communicating
directly with other members.
It's never
been easier to find old friends, to arrange a social event,just to chat
or to share
stories, photos and
even videos of the past and present. We are hoping that our OHA Facebook page
will eventually bring together
in one place as many ex-WHGS
people as we can find. Access to the site is completely free, but you
must first be
registered as a member of the general Facebook community. You can then
set up your own page and connect with others either as individuals or
as a group. Access to the information you provide is strictly
controlled by your own selection of several privacy settings. We will
soon have over
1000
members of our group, who we hope will take an active role in
contributing their stories, photos, ideas for discussions
and latest news.
LinkedIn
is the leading professional networking
site on the market. It caters to both individuals and groups who want
to stay connected and also serves as a means of self-promotion or job
searching. As with Facebook, it is necessary to register first as a
member before you can enjoy access to services. In order to
maintain
its quality, LinkedIn does charge a small annual fee to join but this
has not dampened its appeal or success.
These services are
currently available to OHA members and non-members alike, and we would
welcome any comments, criticisms or suggestions which might help with
future development. We will be keeping a close eye on how they are used
during the coming months as part of the Association's ongoing
development. |
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| Shopping for WHGS! |
| The school
development director Alison Salas has announced a new initiative
whereby WHGS can now benefit financially from online purchases
made at a wide range of online retailers, including HMV, Waterstones,
Marks & Spencer and Amazon. See http://www.buy.at/WHGS
for further information. |
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| OHA requests etc |
We would be delighted
to receive your comments, news or other items for publication,
suggestions, and especially copies (not originals) of photographs
related to your time at WHGS, with which we hope to build up an archive
on the OHA Facebook site. Please email oha@oldhulmeians.org
with regard to any of the above.
This is your website so please make
sure that we are delivering the content which YOU want to see.
Many thanks! |
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