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A group of five men in Evesham, England have been meeting up for a pint at The Old Swanne Inn every month for the past 64 years. The group consists of Kim Bright, David Day, Brian Wells, John Collins and Michael Stephens, who all first met at Prince Henry’s School in Evesham in 1953. When the group left the school in 1960, they organised a farewell pint, but decided to continue meeting up for a monthly gathering on the first Tuesday of every month.
Despite some members travelling from as far as South Africa, the group has continued to meet up every month for the past 64 years. The “lads” as they call themselves, now aged in their 80s, feel like a “band of brothers”. The group reminisces about old times and talk about all sorts of topics during their pub gatherings.
Newcomer to the group, David Day only joined the monthly drinks 22 years ago after living in London before retiring in Evesham. Despite being a newcomer, familiar faces and nostalgia took him back to his boyhood days. “When I returned after a long gap of 40 years, it was just like we’ve been drinking the night before,” he said. “It didn’t take very long to pick up again on what everybody had been up to and feel comfortable chatting to people about it.”
Although technology offers various ways to communicate and stay connected, the group said nothing beats the moments and memories created when they meet up in person. Brian Wells encourages young people to meet up more as “More often than not, they’re just talking individually on their phones to their phone group chat, rather than face to face.” Despite their age, the lads show the value of long-term friendships and the rewards of staying connected in real life
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