Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 186
CELEBRATING THE SCHOOL YEAR
FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE SENIOR SCHOOL HEAD GIRL, RUBY B
Good afternoon everybody, I’d like to
shaped the people they had become.
start with what a honour it is to be able to
They have a true sense of belonging.
speak to you here today.
And thinking about it, I realised that
A few months ago I had the opportunity
Framlingham College is much more than
to meet some Old Framlinghamians who
a physical experience, it’s the essence
left the College in the 1950s. Chatting to
of Framlingham that has kept these OFs
them, I asked what it was really like back
connected.
then. And they unanimously and cheerfully
told me that it was horri昀椀c. Terrible food,
This made me ask: what actually is
desperately cold, outdoor lavatories and
Framlingham College?
overall, quite frankly traumatic. Shocked –
I questioned, well what on earth is making
A place of education and inspiration, yes.
you come back then, year after year?
A prestigious monument in a market town,
Aside from a nice meal, I learnt they came
also yes. Or perhaps for us pupils simply:
back to renew friendships, relive the highs,
Paul’s, Albert and House.
and because the College had profoundly
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