Old Princethorpians travelled from far and wide to the Leamington Pub Meet on Friday 5 March.

Over 20 OPs including staff gathered at The Star and Garter on Warwick Street for a very convivial evening.

The prize for travelling the furthest went to Ernest Springley who now lives in the Black Forest in Germany, with Alex Rogers from Newcastle clinching second place. Alex came down on his motorbike after seeing the event posted on Facebook. Simon Venus and Mike Smith came up from Bristol and the London contingent included Charles Lawton and Mike Nagaur.

Making it a family occasion were brothers, Paul and Martin Gallagher and cousins Nick and Kevin Cahill.

The evening also attracted some younger and far prettier faces than normal in the shape of Lucy Inman and Mel Clynick.

New Headmaster, Ed Hester joined the throng, along with fellow staff and OPs, Steve White, Sean Philpott, Alex Darkes and Eddie Tolcher. Former Head of Maths, Colin Morgan also graced the occasion.

Commented OP Chairman, Peter Rollason, “This has to be our best turnout ever and is a real indication of how OPs is growing in popularity, we hope to see even more OPs at our next event, the OPs Clarkson Festival Day at the College on Sunday 18 April.”