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A reunion of the first Uist and Benbecula pupils who attended Sgoil Lionacleit when it opened in 1988 is to take place.

 

The event is being arranged for former pupils in the very first S1 as well as those in who joined S3 in 1990 from Daliburgh or Paible schools.

 

 

Class of 88 school reunion

 

4 April 2016  

This will be the first reunion for the group since they left over 23 years ago.

 

The reunion is from 3-5pm on Saturday 30th July with the school theatre booked for the occasion. It coincides with the Eilean Dorcha Festival weekend.

 

Former pupil Mary Riddoch (nee MacLean) explained: “Over the years many of us have discussed getting together, and we had thought we might try and arrange something for the 20th anniversary but that year came and went without any plans being made.  

 

"So we thought with this being the year that the majority of our school year turns 40 it would be as good a time as any. If we leave it any longer we won’t remember any names or faces!”

 

She added: “We had planned to make the reunion in mid to late July as a lot of folk travel back to Uist for the games and shows and such like but when we heard about plans for the Eilean Dorcha Festival we thought this would be the perfect time to arrange a get together.”

 

Joan MacDonald (nee Robertson) said: “We also want to invite teachers and other school staff that were there from 1988-1992.

 

Another former pupil, Jessie-Ann Mac Sween (nee MacAskill), who also now teaches at the school said: “We will be formally inviting the senior teaching staff by letter in the coming months but for anyone else that worked or taught there during this period that wants to join us, it’s an open invitation.”  

 

A Facebook event has been started to invite people and so at least 70 people have been made aware of the reunion plans.  

 

The organisers want to make sure that no one gets left out and have asked people pictured in the photo above to get in touch by email to maryriddoch@yahoo.com.