The afternoon of Saturday, July 5, saw former pupils of Narberth's old County Intermediate, Grammar and Secondary Mod schools gather again to celebrate a very successful reunion - the fifth or sixth for some who have been regular attenders since 1992. The inspiration for the first one - which was intended to be a 1943 class reunion - were Des Hayes and Dafydd Davies. Des was present again, but old partner Dafydd hasn't enjoyed the best of health over the years. With the organiser, Terry Griffiths, at the helm for a fourth time, well over 100, covering the years 1928 to the 1950s, celebrated this latest reunion. The organiser welcomed everyone in both English and Welsh and started the reunion in proper school fashion, by saying Grace - he had hoped that Tom Michael would have carried out that duty, but Tom and his wife had to pull out at the last moment due to personal reasons. A disappointment to many. A four-course meal was then served and the proceedings ticked along comfortably, with a commentary by the organiser, moving among the tables, spotting certain characters, introducing them with some humour and pointing them out to others who were searching for them. In some cases, the change in features of some of them disguised what they looked like 30, 40 and more years ago. The 'Queen' for the day was a young looking Sylvia Williams (now Mrs. Cole) from Carew, who attended the school in 1928 and left in 1933. Sylvia met up with people she hadn't seen since the early '60s. Looking back over the years, Sylvia was able to remember the day that her then headmaster - Tom (Fanny) Francis - became a father of a little girl called Ruth. Ruth Francis - now retired Dr. Chilcott from Essex - was at the reunion and had the pleasure of presenting Sylvia with a bouquet of flowers. Her son, Max, and daughter-in-law, Joan, accompanied Sylvia. Anne Phillips, the next most senior girl (1931) attending, also received a gift. The 'young' lads couldn't be left out - five from the early 1930s, Alban Prickett, Eric Day, Bernard Harries, Norman Nicholas and Jed Lewis, also received a small gift. They, as a group, had much to talk about - not just school, but it's believed that they all served in the RAF during the war. With the meal over, there was much time spent going around recognising different people who had been in the old school at the same time. Some had cycled in to school in all weathers, others - and there were quite a number, who actually lodged in town during the week, returning to their homes on the Friday. A very successful raffle took place, with some of the prizes donated by some of the old pupils. This raffle is the only source of income to cover the expenses incurred. Many old photographs, pictures, etc., were on display and they were well and truly scanned, bringing back many memories. The modern camera was also kept busy by individuals wangling some special shots to remember the occasion. Hefin Parri-Roberts - our lightweight champ - after a confrontation with a camera flasher some reunions back, was busy with his camera and could now be recognised as our official photographer. Hefin has a good photographic record of previous reunions and will add to that with the many he took on Saturday. The organiser has been requested to organise another in two years time. Fingers crossed