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We look forward to welcoming you all to the Easter Reunion Weekend 2026. The final schedule will be shared nearer to the event.
Easter talk speaker: Andrew Duguid
Andrew’s family emigrated to Canada in 1951. Then in 1959, for job-related reasons, they unexpectedly returned to Britain. Andrew and his brother James came to Sidcot, mainly because their uncle taught history there. They both grew very attached to the School, and James was later joined there by their younger brother, Winston. Both James and Winston were Head Boys in their day, but Andrew was regarded as a bit of a rebel. Andrew studied Economics at the London School of Economics, where he met his future wife, Janet. He gained an MA in Marketing at Lancaster University, and moved back to London.
After several years in advertising and market research, he entered the Civil Service, where he worked for 14 years, including 3 years on secondment to the No 10 Policy Unit, run by John Hoskyns, a businessman and strategist, reporting to the new Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Andrew’s biggest project there was the reform of trade union law. In 1986 he left the civil service to work at Lloyd’s of London, an insurance marketplace, to supervise a programme of regulatory reform. Later, as Director for Strategic Planning, he played a key role in the 1996 financial reconstruction of Lloyd’s, about which he has published a book entitled On The Brink. In 2001, Andrew joined the newly formed Global Aerospace, the world’s largest aviation insurer, where his main role was to ensure the integration of the US and UK sides of the business.
After retiring from full-time work in 2005, he was a trustee of the Sir John Cass Foundation, a non- executive director of Hammersmith NHS Primary Care Trust and the initial chairman of Central London Community Healthcare. Nowadays he remains Chairman of the trustees of the London School of Osteopathy and President of his local tennis club. Andrew and Janet live in Hammersmith, London. He still enjoys walking - a habit acquired at Sidcot - skiing, tennis and the company of his family including two sons, one daughter and seven grandchildren. He continues a lifelong interest in politics and government, and chairs the Political Committee of the Reform Club. He remains in close touch with several Sidcotians. During lockdown around ten of us held regular Zoom sessions to help maintain our sanity.
The provisional itinerary is available below:
Join us for Easter 2026
On arrival please head to Main Reception - the Sidcot Easter team will greet you there.
Please don't forget to bring your towels and bedding.
Children remain the responsibility of parents/carers at all times.
This is home to Sidcot Staff during the Easter weekend so please respect their space and provide child supervision where necessary.
There is a strictly no smoking policy on all school premises. This includes the smoking of e-cigarettes.
No pets allowed.
No camping allowed on school grounds.
Please note rooms must be vacated by 10:00 on the final day.
Rooms are to be left as they were found.
If you are a day visitor and wish to have a meal, the cost will be £6 per head for breakfast and £12 per head for lunch or dinner. B&B Guests can pay for lunch or dinner on the day if partaking in either. If your online payment does not complete please send payment via BACS to: LLOYDS ACCOUNT NAME: SIDCOT SCHOOL SORT CODE: 30-91-84 ACCOUNT No: 00639248 with the reference Easter26LASTNAME. Please insert your own last name as part of the reference so we can update your ticket as paid. Alternatively please send a cheque made payable to Sidcot School for the attention of Sarah Simms.
