Colombo Zone Athletics meet – We Congratulate the Athletic team of St. Peter’s College for being the Runners – Up in the Colombo Zonal Athletic Meet 2022 held in Sugathadasa Stadium We Congratulate the Athletic team of St. Peter’s College for being the Runners – Up in the Colombo Zonal Athletic Meet 2022 held in Sugathadasa Stadium. #peteritemedia Joe Paiva Adelaide ...
“MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS” – by Des Kelly Bambalapitiya Flats by Kevin Clogstoun The building seen in the background of this video wasn’t in existence when I left Ceylon to make a new home in Melbourne, but the memories mentioned are the fact that this particular building and the Bambalapitiya flats was built upon what was once a Seminary garden, right next to the spacious home of Judge St.Clair Swan who was blessed with a total of six or seven beautiful daughters and just one son, David who, in turn was one of my first good friends at St.Peter’s College, where we both attended, to ‘play the fool’, rather than to ever ‘go to School’,as the case may be. More memories spring to mind, as I remember, with some sadness, that while I have completely lost track of David Swan since arriving in Australia, I do recall that he ...
Obituary: Lucian W B D’Olivera Lucian W B D’Olivera passed away today at Menarock Rosehill Care Centre In Highett Victoria 07/01/1929 – 09/08/2022 Old boy of St. Peter’s College Colombo. Husband of Joyce & father of Lorraine. Ex-Chartered Bank Colombo. May His Soul Rest In Peace. ...
St. Peter’s College OBA Melbourne Celebrations marking 100 years of St. Perter’s College Colombo St. Peter’s College OBA Melbourne Celebrations – Photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo St. Peter’s College OBA Melbourne Celebrations marking 100 years of St. Perter’s College Colombo, Sri Lanka was in grand style with a special dinner dance at Springvale Town Hall in Melbourne – Photos and video thanks to Trevine Rodrigo: Melbourne (Video produced by eLanka) The sold out event which has established itself as a ‘must be part of’ for dance goers in this part of the world, was coordinated with the flair and finesse that the boys from Sri Lanka’s prestigious Colombo school has been known for. It lived upto all expectations with the fabulous Next Generation providing their fantastic music backed by DJ Damian. Silver line Caterers dished out a classy Smorgasbord dinner and the floor shows completed a great night of entertainment. ...
St Peter’s College News – Facebook page Dear Old Peterites, We welcome you all to stay connected with the official FB page of the SPC OBU to receive latest updates getting released. We intend to utilize the FB page more and more effectively, to engaged with all Old Peterites spread over the globe. Do follow the page and stay connected with your Alma Mater. https://www.facebook.com/obuofstpeterscollege/?ti=as Anushka Mendis Editor, SPC OBU” ...
26th JUNE IS WELL KNOWN PETERITE CRICKETER DAVID HEYN’s 77th BIRTHDAY Source: SPC Melbourne FB The Melbourne SPC OBU wish David “Happy Birthday” …..and thank him for his contribution to Sri Lanka Cricket. David Heyn, a left-handed middle-order batsman and an outstanding fielder in the covers, was born on this day in 1945. Peter David Heyn, born on 26 June 1945, played for St Peter’s College from 1961 to 1964, captaining the team in 1964. He played for Ceylon/Sri Lanka from 1966 to 1976. Heyn made his international debut for Ceylon in November 1966 when he was selected for the first unofficial four-day Test played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Heyn, who scored 69 runs against the West Indies in January 1967, stood up courageously to the menacing pace of Hall and King and went on to give an exhibition of quick run making getting his first 25 runs in even ...
Mike Harridge: Meandering Through the Garden Source:Smritidaniel By the tender age of five, Mike Harridge was already an avid horticulturalist. He remembers his mother’s garden in their home in Havelock Town being crowded with fruit trees – jak, mango, guava and custard apple. For a little boy interested in the natural world, it was a paradise and he grew up on friendly terms with the lizards, frogs and tortoises that scurried, leapt and crawled across their land. He shared this love of animals with his brothers but unlike them he wasn’t very athletic – a case of childhood polio had affected his legs but not his happy temperament.By the time he was four, he was growing spring onions and spinach for their dining table, all the while dreaming of becoming a trapeze artist. What he would actually become was a welder, then an extractor of snake venom, then a keeper of tropical fish…all ...
Tharanga sets new Javelin record, Hirusha wins Long Jump-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Rumesh Tharanga (Javelin Throw) Source:Dailynews The promising athlete Rumesh Tharanga of St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya, created a new meet record in the boys’ under 20 Javelin Throw when he was placed first with a distance of 69.3m at the Junior National Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium, yesterday. Tharanga who also qualified earlier (during the selections trials) for the forthcoming World Junior Athletic Championship in Colombia once again came up with good performances to finish in first place with a new record while Dinesh Dilshan of St. Mary’s College, Chilaw, was placed second with a 64.95m personal best. ...
St. Peters College Old Boys Social Club Melbourne Inc. Newsletter: Autumn 2022 Download the PDF file . ...
Thomian, Trinitian to light up Source:Island Peterite scene…in London I’m a Peterite and I know for sure that we, Peterites, do have a whole lot of talented entertainers. And, believe it or not, there is a Peterite entertaining guests at the Galadari Hotel right now! Yes, St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya, is celebrating its centenary, this year, and, obviously, there will be lots of special events, organised by the OBU (Old Boys) domiciled abroad, to mark this milestone. The London event is one of them and the Peterites OBU UK is calling it ‘La Bamba Nite 2022.’ It will be held at the Hilton T5 London, on September 17th. The Thomian and Trinitian, who will be in London, to light up the Peterite scene, are Sohan Weerasinghe and Clifford Richards. (No doubt…as the saying goes, variety is the spice of life!) They are probably the best when it comes to entertaining, ...
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