15th March 2012

DORCHESTER: Bishop returns to school

The Dorchester-born Bishop of Gloucester is to be the guest speaker at the annual reunion dinner of former Thomas Hardye School pupils this weekend.

The Right Reverend Michael Perham l, Lord Bishop of Gloucester, will be the guest of honour at the Old Hardyeans Annual Reunion Dinner on Saturday.

“I am delighted that my near contemporary Michael Perham, now Lord Bishop of Gloucester, has been able to accept my invitation to our annual reunion on the evening of Saturday 17th,” said Old Hardyeans President Michel Hooper-Immins.

“Michael was at Hardye’s School from 1959 to 1964 - a year below me and our Newsletter Editor Peter Foster.

“We look forward to welcoming him back to Dorchester, where he will be reunited with many Old Hardyeans who knew him when he was at school here 47-years-ago.”

Enthroned as the 40th Bishop of Gloucester in Gloucester Cathedral in May 2004, Bishop Michael became a member of the House of Lords in 2009, one of only 26 Church of England Archbishops and senior Bishops in the Upper House.

The Lord Bishop is married to Alison, a palliative care specialist. They have four daughters - Rachel, Anna, Sarah and Mary.

He said: “I shall be delighted to make a return visit to Dorchester and to the Old Hardyeans. I have happy memories of my school days and some friendships that date back to those days, 50-years-ago. I’ll enjoy recounting a tale or two after dinner on March 17th.”

Michael Foley, appointed Headmaster of The Thomas Hardye School last September, will be making his first speech to the annual Old Hardyeans reunion. He will reply to the traditional toast to the new school, which will be proposed by Old Hardyeans President Michel Hooper-Immins.

The reunion takes place in the Sixth Form Centre of The Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester.

PICTURE: The Right Reverend Michael Perham, to speak at the Old Hardyean’s annual reunion dinner in March

DORCHESTER: Bishop returns to school

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