Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner

The Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner is the flagship event each year for the association. It has been held in a variety of locations.

The programme is as follows:

• Toast to The Queen - by the President of the Old Bostonian Association
• Toast to The School - by the Guest of Honour
• Reply from The School - by a representative of Boston Grammar School, often the Head Teacher
• The School Song

Year	Date	Location	Guest of Honour	Representative of The School
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1973		Boston Grammar School, Library	Ray Tinkler, international soccer referee
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1976	15 October		Canon F P Sargeant
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1980	29 March	Boston Grammar School, Library
1981	11 April	Boston Grammar School Library
1982	3 April		Peter Jordan, Managing Director of Norprint
1983	26 March		Roy Ashton LB, Barrister and Recorder, working in the Northampton and Oxford Areas
1984	14 April	Boston Grammar School, School Hall	Dr David B Sattelle, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Unit of Invertebrate Chemistry and Physiology, University of Cambridge
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1993			Richard Cammack
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1997	Planned 22 March but cancelled
1998		Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Bob Allan who served in the Arctic Convoys	John E Neal, Head Teacher
1999	27 March	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Peter Luff MA Cantab, MOD retired	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2000	15 April	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Barry Spikings, Hollywood Producer	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2001	7 April	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	George Danby, Farmer and Mayor of Boston	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2002	23 March	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Colonel Mark (Bill) Dunham Royal Marines	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2003	12 April	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Revd Dick Westland, retired priest, Church of England	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2004	3 April	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Alan Kemp	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2005	28 March	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Peter Lawson	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2006	8 April	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	The Venerable Terry Gibson, former Archdeacon of Ipswich	John E Neal, Head Teacher
2007	31 March	Boston Grammar School, Dining Hall	Professor P A Young, MA, Ph D, FIMM, MAus.IMM, M Can.IMM, C Eng, professor of mining and mineral sciences University of Leeds	Nigel Wainwright, Boston Grammar School staff
2008	15 March	Boston and County Club	Geoff Brooks, BT retired	Helen McEvoy, Head Teacher
2009	16 May	Boston and County Club	Will Wearden, former President of the Cambridge Union	Helen McEvoy, Head Teacher
2010	17 April	Boston and County Club	Philip Priestley, former British High Comissioner to Belize	Nigel Wainwright, Boston Grammar School staff
2011	9 April	Boston and County Club	John Cridland CBE, Director General of the CBI and Rt Revd Frank Sargeant, Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Manchester	Nigel Wainwright, Boston Grammar School staff
2012	31 March	Boston and County Club	Edward Hackford	Nigel Wainwright, Boston Grammar School staff
2013	20 April	Boston and County Club	Nick Fitton, former Boston Grammar School staff	Stephen Woodliffe, Deputy Chairman of Boston Grammar School Governors
2014	22 March	Boston and County Club	Richard O Smith, writer	Ellis Potter, Head of School