You are invited to our black-tie dinner at the House of Lords on Tuesday 9thth June 2026 in Westminster, London at 7pm for a reunion of old boys and friends, 30 years after our school closed.
For many, particularly from the Ramsgate generation and the few from the Madeley Court generation, it offers to be the last occasion we may get together for a black-tie dinner.
For the Westgate generation, it provides an opportunity to keep our heritage and legacy alive, but the enduring friendships we made at school for all of us have lasted a lifetime.
It is appropriate that we should be holding this dinner in the House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster given the long association with the family of one of its great architects, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin who designed all the interiors of the Houses of Parliament and was the main designer of the iconic Elizabeth clock tower commonly known as ‘Big Ben’. He and his family were also involved in the design of many of the old school buildings in Ramsgate.
About the dinner:
Tickets for this three-course dinner with wine and a pre-dinner reception is £150 per person.
Old Augustinians may book up to three places. Bookings can be made online via our website using the button link below. To reserve places, please make a deposit of £50 per person (or you can pay the full fee). Please note: when making payment, please put your SURNAME in capitals and ‘HoL’ in the reference box.
There are just over 100 places, so to ensure you reserve your place(s), please book by the first closing date of 9th December 2025. All payments are refundable in full before that date if you change your mind. Full payment will have to be made by Thursday 23rd April 2026
If you are unable to use the online booking facility, please get in touch and we can email you a form to complete and return.
Details about the menus will be published in the new year and we will let you know.
We will have guest speakers too. We are pleased to announce the following have agreed to speak subject to availability:
Colonel Paddy Williams (1995) former Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and first ever Head Boy of the Ursuline College in Westgate.
Jude Akuwudike (1979) Actor - Theatre, Film and Television, recently appearing in Shakespeare’s The Tempest playing the part as Alonso at the Theatre Royal in London earlier this year.
I very much hope you will be able to attend and please check this web site for updates!
With good wishes,
Andrew
Andrew Sharp
Chairman
The Society of Old Augustinians