A Very Ripon Christmas 2024
On Thursday 5 December, we held our second annual Christmas event in Ripon, A Very Ripon Christmas! Despite the cold weather, the atmosphere at Ripon Golf Club was warm as alumni had the chance to catch up and reminiscence about their time studying with us.
A tasty afternoon
After alumni arrived, the event began with a short talk from Louise, our Fundraising and Alumni Relations Manager. In her talk, Louise thanked attendees for joining us in Ripon and spoke about our plans for the future. In the next year, we’re aiming to interact with more alumni than ever before through more networking events, another all-alumni reunion at our York campus, and by celebrating 50 years since the foundation of the College of Ripon and York St John.
After Louise’s welcome guests and staff enjoyed a festive buffet and chance to catch up and reminisce together. It was wonderful to see some guests had brought along photos to share with others, as well as an appetite for speaking to other guests.
Guests also had chance to look at our mini display tracing the development Ripon College into Ripon campus. Including items and reproductions from our University Archive, it was fantastic to show our alumni some of the wonderful items we hold, alongside the story of how the campus developed.
Goodbye for now
A Very Ripon Christmas closed with many warm wishes for the year ahead, and the hope that we would be seeing some Ripon alumni at our reunion in Summer 2025.
Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s event, we can’t wait to see you next year!
It might be nearly Christmas, but we’re looking ahead to our events next year! If you studied in Ripon, we’d like your feedback on what you’d like to see at future events.
