The Annual Dinner was held at the Liverpool Athenaeum Club on Friday, the 23rd October, 2009; 77 members of the Association attending. Beforehand we has a lively Annual General Meeting and enjoyed a good four course meal thereafter – in a most pleasant and private venue.
Doctor Rodney Baldwin (brother of Council Member Bill) was our Guest Speaker. We are fortunate in having such interesting Old Boys of the School to grace this occasion. Rod was at School from 1952 to 1959 and is currently a freelance Consulting Engineer offering advice to the European Community on aviation safety matters. He reminisced about his schooldays at the Collegiate and gave us an interesting insight on aviation safety. He went to Liverpool University and gained his Doctorate at Aberdeen University.
We sang the School Song with gusto and concluded with a rendition of the School Chant. Li Ross kindly officiated again as Master of Ceremonies and very much added to our entertainment. Make a note in your Diary now to join us at this year`s Annual Dinner, to be held at the Athenaeum on Friday, 22nd October, 2010.

GWYN THOMAS – Chairman.
School 1940-45.Chairman since 1991. Spent career in public transport from leaving school to retirement in 1990. Held appointments in Liverpool, Wigan and Wirral before Director of Operations of Merseyside Passenger Transport. On establishment of Merseyside Transport Limited (Merseybus) in 1986 appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive until retirement in 1990. Services to Public Transport recognised by award of Queen`s Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 and O.B.E in 1990. Is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics andTransport. Played soccer for Old Boys` and was Captain of the 2nd eleven for many years.

ARTHUR N. EVANS - Vice Chairman of Council.
School 1941-46. - D.P.A. (Liverpool University).
Entered employ of Liverpool City Council 1946. Appointed Director of Personnel and Management Services in 1973, retiring in 1990. Board Member of the Merseyside Training Council - Retired in 1990. Elected onto Old Boys' Coumcil in 1990

RONALD (RON) JAMES. - Hon. Treasurer.
School 1958-63.
Moved from Southport to Liverpool and joined the Collegiate School. On leaving School worked for a short time for the United Liverpool Hospital Board before transfer to the Liverpool City Treasury where he qualified as a Local Government Accountant (IMTA later CIPTA). After early retirement became involved with a number of local organisations including the RSPCA as Hon Secretary and his Bowling Club as Hon. Treasurer. His interest in and skills at Desk Top Publishing has proved useful to a number of organisations including COBA for whom he prepares the Newsletter.

WILLIAM HARRY (BILL) BALDWIN - Council Member.
School 1948-53.
Played soccer for the OB's for one season before heart problems forced early retirement at age 18 ! Worked in local government from school until 1990 moving around a number of authorities in the North West. Took Articles and qualified as a Solicitor in 1969.Took early retirement upon the abolition of the former Merseyside County Council. Was a part time Planning Inspector in the early 1990's and has been a part time Chairman of Social Security Tribunals since 1990. Was also a Legal Assessor for the General Medical Council for 5 years before compulsory retirement at age 70. Been a OB's Council Member since early 1990's and drafted the current Constitution for the Association.

CHARLES H. BRIMAGE - Council Member.
School 1941-45.
Joined Liverpool Corporation Passenger Transport on leaving School and worked in the Commercial and Personnel Clerical and Management Divisions. During this time he was also Hon. General Secretary of the Social and Athletic Society. Later became a Personnel Manager in Private Industry until retirement in 1994. Elected to the OB's Council in 1989.

JOSEPH ( JOE) LUCAS - Council Member.
School 1948-52.
Joined D.Napier & Son from school as an apprentice finished as a Jig and Tool Design Draughtsman. Worked for Northern Method and Design Services until joining Ford Motor Company in 1962 as a Process Engineer. Was promoted to Supervisor Process Engineering in 1967, became a Chartered Engineer in 1968, and later became Manager of Manufacturing and Plant Engineering in the Halewood Stamping Plant. Took an Overseas Assignment to Ford of Spain 1975/78 and joined an International Team building a new plant on a "orange grove" site and launched the first Fiesta.
Joined the OB's rugby in 1952. was Captain for two seasons and later Chairman and later President for a total of about 20 years. Joined West Derby Golf Club 1972 and became Captain in 2003. Represented Rugby and Golf on the OB's Council since about 1995.

GERRY V.MULCAHEY - Council Member.
School 1951-55.
Joined Lewis's from school and then joined the Army (RASC) 1956-59, 1957-59 being in Malaya. Returned to Lewis's 1959-67. Joined Hutchinson Publishing in 1967 until early retirement in1986. COBA councillor since 1999. Association Auditor since 2001. Enjoys reading and music and entertaining friends at his home in Anglesey.

LIONEL (LI) ROSS - Council Member.
School 1953-61.
From school studied classics at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. On graduation he Embarked on career as a Management Consultant, culminating in his appointment in 1982 as the Director of the Academic Institutions Management Services unit (AIMS), until taking early retirement in 2003. He has been Chairman of the Collegiate Old Boys Football Club for more than 25 years. Has been on the OB's Council since 2003. Regularly writes reviews for the music magazine "Blues in Britain".

DEREK S.TASKER - Council Member.
School 1944-54
On leaving School, joined the family photographic printing business. Joined Mono-type Corporation in 1973 and worked on Industrial Cameras and Hi-speed Photofilm Typesetters until 1977. He then joined M.A.Buckley Ltd. Managing the Photographic Department 1981. He then became Service Manager for Kodak Ltd, until 1983 when he became a Senior Customer Service Engineer for DPCE UK Ltd. / Granada Computer Services UK Ltd. and continued in this position until 1994. At that time he joined Crown Computer Products responsible for their Technical Department and remained so until the company closed in 1998. Elected to OB's Council 2003.

DAVID WINSLAND - Council Member. School 1957-65.
Played rugby throughout school and later for the Old Boys. Was School Captain in his final year. Went into teaching from College in Sheffield in 1968. Continued in teaching and became a Primary School Head Teacher 1981 until retirement 2006. Joined the OB's Council in 2006. Is married to Lynne and has three sons and four grand children.

DAVID WRIGHT – Council Member.
School 1948-54.
Joined the Town Clerk's Office at Liverpool Corporation from School as a Junior Clerk. Called up for National Service in the RAF in 1955 and became a member of the RAF Work Study Team at Flying Training Command. Returned to the Town Clerk's Office in 1957. After gaining administrative qualifications promoted to Administrative posts until switching to Project Planning and Co-ordination dealing with large scale land clearance and housing redevelopment programmes. Transferred to a newly formed Liverpool Housing Department when Local Government Reorganisation took place in 1973/4. Retired in 1993 as Assistant Director of Housing responsible for Overall housing strategy and financial control. Current interests include gardening, fell Walking and photography.