Early in the week we were worried about the weather, but in the event the Billygoats Bumps Party at Osier Holt proceeded without significant rain, though the skies threatened on occasion.
A full report on the term’s rowing is in the newsletter
2019 Mays Newsletter – Billygoats Society
and here are some of Tony Moule’s photos of the May Bumps:
W1 went up 2 ending up 11th in Division 1
M3 got their oars, giving Ken Drake’s flag its first official outing
50th Reunion of Head Crews
Around 50 Billygoats attended the May Bumps Supper to celebrate the 50th reunion of Billy going Head, including nearly all the surviving Head crew members. A good time was had by (nearly) all, here are some of the comments:
“everyone present had a great time. For myself, it was very good to see several faces not seen for many years” – Chris Gill
“it was great to see everyone getting together, not just the Head crews, but the 60s guys that put them in position and also some of the 70s guys that had the experience of rowing at the top of the first division, where it was often a struggle just to stay level, never mind to go back up!” – Dan George
“Nearly all the crew members of the Headship days were there and we felt the years roll back as we reconnected.” – Susie Fraser
“A very good evening on Saturday”- Ian Mason
“It was great seeing so many past colleagues and reviving old memories.” – Charles Lowe
“I thoroughly enjoyed the day and I feel sure that all those of us from the ’69,’70 and ’71 crews did too.” – Charles Bennion
Tony also shared a photo of Tim Shaw’s two shields which are now mounted in the boathouse.
The eagle-eyed will notice that Fitzwilliam College won the Visitors Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1970 – time for another 50th anniversary? The crew are in touch with HRR about rowing over the course at the 2020 regatta.