Monday 22 March 2010
More than 100 people attended the 2010 Baron’s Bash for former members of Reuters’ editorial department on Monday.
It was another triumph for Mary Norsworthy who was persuaded to organise the event following the success of 2009’s inaugural Bash at Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Club, south London.
The event was the occasion for many reunions, not least that of Trevor Goodchild, Peter Gregson and Len Santorelli who first met in the same week of a Reuters training scheme in 1966 – and were dubbed as qualified journalists after only four days by Commander Digger Blore with a free pint of beer at The Old Bell in Fleet Street. “It was the times, and he must have been having a laugh,” Goodchild recalled.
Reuters people, some with partners, at the event were: Jim Anderson, Tony Austin, Arik Bachar, Vicky Barrett, Charles Batchelor, David Betts, Colin Bickler, Michael Blair, Nick Carter, David Christian-Edwards, Sandy Critchley, Monica Cook, Michael Cooling, David Cutler, François Duriaud, Bernard Edinger, Robert Elphick, Trevor Goodchild, Peter Gregson, Bob and Jane Hart, Jack Hartzman, Graham Hillier, Carol Howard, Michael Hughes, Roger and Janet Jeal, Peter Job, Ian Jones, Adam Kellett-Long, Evelyn Leopold, Jeremy Lovell, Sylvia MacDowall, Allan Maitland, Paul Majendie, Helen Massey, Barry May, Colin McIntyre, Bernard Melunsky, Barry Moody, Nicholas Moore, Ingrid Montbazet, Peter Mosley, Michael Nelson, Marilyn Nicholson, Rick Norsworthy, Paddy O'Sullivan, Manfred Pagel, Corrie Parsonson, Gerry Ratzin, Allan and Jacqueline Reditt, David Rogers, John Rogers, Bill Saltmarsh, Len Santorelli, Anne Sawyer, Sally Simpson, Paul Smurthwaite, Stephen Somerville, Mary Thomas, Tom Thomson, Scott Thornton, Jeremy Toye, Andrew Waller, Phil Wardle, Oliver Wates, Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, Tony Winning, Neil Winton.
Photos: Patricia Betts, Trevor Goodchild, Barry May
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Reuter iced at inaugural Baron’s Bash
Monday 30 March 2009
Paul Julius Reuter appeared in icing sugar at the inaugural Baron’s Bash on Monday.
The cake, complete with an edible version of the 1872 Vanity Fair cartoon of the Baron, was a feature of the Reuters reunion attended by 84 retired editorial staff and partners.
Evelyn Leopold flew from New York and Bernard Edinger and Alan Reditt came from France for the luncheon, held on a fine spring day at Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Club, London.
The cake was cut by Mary Norsworthy, who organised the event. A Baron’s Bash banner was made especially for the occasion by Betty Ratzin and her daughter Sarah Pender.
Those who attended, some with partners, were: Jim Anderson, Allan Barker, Vicky Barrett, John Bartram, Dave Betts, Colin Bickler, Nick Carter, Rory Channing, Monica Cook, Mike Cooling, Sandy Critchley, Angela Dean, François Duriaud, Bernard Edinger, John Freeman, Peter Gregson, Peter Griffiths, Jack Hartzman, Graham Hillier, Paul Iredale, Adam Kellett-Long, Evelyn Leopold, Jeremy Lovell, Barry May, Colin McIntyre, Bernie Melunsky, Ingrid Montbazet, Colin Mooney, Nick Moore, Peter Mosley, Dave Nicholson, Don Nordberg, Rick Norsworthy, Paddy O'Sullivan, Rodney Pinder, Maurice Quaintance, Gerry Ratzin, Allan Reditt, John Rogers, Bill Saltmarsh, Len Santorelli, Anne Sawyer, Peter Seymour, Paul Smurthwaite, Steve Somerville, Tom Thomson, Jacquie Waller, Phil Wardle, Oliver Wates, Rosemary Weiland, Tony Winning, Neil Winton.
Also present were Ron Howard’s widow Carol, Ian MacDowall’s widow Sylvia, Patrick Massey’s widow Helen and daughter Shauna, Barry Simpson’s widow Sally and daughters Aislinn and Olivia, and Alan Thomas’s widow Mary.
Photos: Patricia Betts, Barry May, Gerry Ratzin
