THE search is on for former pupils who studied at Ripon Grammar School back in the 1960s.

Former students are gathering for a Sixties reunion at the school on July 16 which will include a tour of the buildings and new facilities, followed by an early evening function with food and bar. There will also be old photographs on display.

One of the organisers, Dave Cotson, who left the school in 1966, originally came up with the idea to mark the 50 years since he and his old school friends took their A-levels and finished school.

But, following interest from other years, the event has now been opened up to all those who attended RGS during the whole of the decade which brought us the Beatles, Woodstock and the Moon landing.

"It's a shame that we didn't have the current communication facilities we now have in the Sixties. I am sure many of us would have kept in touch far more than we were able to," says Mr Cotson, who is hoping to track down as many former pupils as possible.

Contact Mr Cotson on davecotson@hotmail.com