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2009 events

 Golf Day - May 29th 2009 - full report!

 

2010 SAOBA Golf Day

Hale Golf Club, Friday 28th May 2010

Single Stableford Competition

 18 (9 x 2) holes of Golf, Competitions, Prizes and 3 course Dinner

contact Mr Peter Fitzpatrick

peterfitz6@btconnect.com

"The Seafarer"



Brendan Charleson, guest speaker at last year's SAOBA annual dinner, is
appearing at The Bolton Octagon Theatre in "The Seafarer" by Conor McPherson from 4th to 27th June. 

It is a dark comedy, set just outside
Dublin in 2006. 

For more information go to www.octagonbolton.co.uk

14th Old Boys' Dinner 

Saturday November 14th 2009

7 for 7.30pm St Ambrose College

find out more on the events page

 

November 2008 13th Old Boys Dinner - full report  

Lonnie Donegan with the Beatles

"He was the first person we had heard of from Britain to get to the coveted No. 1 in the charts, and we studied his records avidly. We all bought guitars to be in a skiffle group. He was the man." -- Paul McCartney

Lonnie Donegan

Paul McCartney, Lonnie Donegan, George Harrison & Ringo Starr 

photographed together at Eric Clapton's wedding on May 19th, 1979. 

The Beatles' faces express just how delighted they were to be having their picture taken with Lonnie Donegan himself! Eric Clapton was marrying Patti Boyd, the model and former wife of George Harrison. 

Their wedding was a significant event in the story of "Rock's most famous Love Triangle"

Patti Boyd, who first met Harrison on the set of the movie "A Hard Days Night", was the inspiration for the Beatles' song "Something" (written by Harrison). She also inspired Clapton's song "Layla" (and the entire album "Layla and Assorted Love Songs" by Derek and the Dominoes), as well as Clapton's solo songs "Wonderful Tonight" and "Bell Bottom Blues".

 The new St Ambrose...

For the latest details of the new plans and design concepts being considered, AND your own chance to vote on the siting of the the new buildings (and thus save the first XV pitch), click here

    2007 - An intellectual giant!

Hallas vs Henderson!  

Our very own intellectual giant! Dave Hallas champions the older generation of teachers against a very sporting Ambrose Henderson, representing the younger generation of teachers, of course refereed by Mr Peter Riley to guarantee fair play. 

 It turned out to be one of our best yet....

2007 Dinner report (updated)

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Pete Riley sharing one of his jokes with Sir Alex at the 2005 dinner

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Artwork 1 

 by Old Boy Peter Saville (born 1955)

Peter's life story

New Order International 2002   CLICK TO ENLARGE

Peter Gabriel Big Time 1986  CLICK TO ENLARGE

Link to Peter Saville Graphic Design

Pulp Hits 2003  CLICK TO ENLARGE

 

Some of Peter Saville's Artwork for Factory Records

Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" cover by Peter Saville

Link to 2007 Joy Division movie Control

Joy Division Substance 1988  CLICK TO ENLARGEThe Factory Fac1 1978   CLICK TO ENLARGE

Lonnie Donegan 

"King of Skiffle"

(c) Mark Goodwin

1931-2002

Born Anthony Donegan in 1931. Evacuated to Cheshire in 1939, aged 8. Attended St Ambrose at Woodeaves (now the Brothers' House) and was mentioned in "The Ambrosian" school magazine in 1945 and 1946 (writing an article and winning the form prize for Form 3 in 1945). We think he left in 1946, and then took his first job in a Stockbroker's office. He originally toured as the Tony Donegan Jazz Band, but adopted the name "Lonnie" on June 28th 1952 in tribute to the great American blues guitarist Lonnie Johnson, who was playing on the same bill at the London Festival Hall, after the compere confused their names, and introduced him as "Lonnie Donegan". The name stuck and the rest is history.  

life story

 

Lonnie Donegan in his old school colours! With Fellow old boys Richard O'Connor and Peter Mulhern, Stockton-on-Tees, 2000

 more about Old Boy Lonnie Donegan 

Also see 2002 news

See Lonnie Play...

Gran Coulee Dam 

Putting on the Style

My Old Mans a Dustman

 

Rugby Heroes! 

  St Ambrose v St Benedicts (Daily Mail Cup)

St Ambrose Rugby Tours:

Australia 2006

South America 2008

 

Artwork 2

by Old Boy Malcolm Garrett

Malcolm Garrett in 1982

Malcolm's life story

 

Duran Duran cover

Malcolm Garrett was born in Northwich in 1956, and attended St Ambrose College. He studied graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic in the mid 1970s, sharing a room with schoolfriend Peter Saville. It was in his second year that he started designing sleeves for The Buzzcocks. His work was revolutionary on many fronts: it's strong abstract, colourful style; the graphical branding of an artist (the Buzzock logo being a formative example) and the use of all aspects of the sleeve in his design (even catalogue numbers became important and emphasized).

 

Moving to London in 1978, he formed Assorted Images and worked in graphic identity, exhibition design, television graphics and literature design. 

We remember Joan Handford and Sam Wilkinson

Youtube: Year 11 of 2008


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