21 February 2025
Further to my various pieces last August, I list below the dates of reunions etc after Caldecott Foundation vacated Mersham-le-Hatch. Those of you who were at Caldecott might check old diaries, photos etc to be reminded of which may have been attended.
Saturday 6 September 2003 - St Joseph's Hall, behind Brompton Oratory, London;
Sunday 5 September 2004 - Informal CA reunion based on Mayfield and club cricket ground - parties of us visited the vacant Hatch in the afternoon;
Sunday 3 September 2005 - CA reunion at Lambeth Palace, London;
Sunday 3 September 2006 - informal CA reunion based on field by A20 but rain meant visits to Caldecott House, Smeeth (ex-The Paddocks) and Secret Garden restaurant (ex-school courtyard /kitchen garden);
Sunday 2 September 2007 - CA reunion at Canterbury Cathedral Study Centre (some of us at pub afterwards);
Sunday 7 September 2008 - CA reunion at Caldecott House, Smeeth (attended by Countess Mountbatton, ex-Lady Brabourne);
Sunday 5 September 2009 - CA reunion at Torry Hill, Frinsted, Kent (home of Lord and Lady Kingdown);
Sunday 3 September 2010 - informal mini-reunion at Caldecott House (after local get-together at Felixstowe on 29 August);
Friday 2 September 2011 - CA reunion at Lambeth Palace, London (following 13 May 100th anniversary event at Canterbury Cathedral);
Sunday 2 September 2012 - CA reunion at PETT Archive and Study Centre, Toddington, Gloucestershire;
Saturday 7 September 2013 - CA reunion at Caldecott House, Smeeth;
Saturday 6 September 2014 - CA reunion at Maidstone Museum;
Saturday 5 September 2015 - CA reunion at Caldecott House;
Saturday 3 September 2016 - CA reunion at Caldecott House (last one attended by Mr James King);
Saturday 2 September 2017 - CA reunion at Caldecott House (following 24 June JK memorial service at Wye and our gathering then at Caldecott House);
Saturday 1 September 2018 - CA reunion at Caldecott House;
Saturday 7 September 2019 - CA reunion at St Ethelburga's Centre, Bishopsgate, London;
Saturday 4 September 2021 - CA reunion at Caldecott House;
Saturday 3 September 2022 - CA reunion at Caldecott House;
Saturday 2 September 2023 - CA reunion at Caldecott House;
Saturday 31 August 2024 - CA reunion at St Ethelburga's Centre, London - followed by 14 September 2024 mini-gathering at Caldecott House.