FORMER pupils of Rivington and Blackrod Grammar School and High School will be getting together for a reunion.

The Old Rivingtonians Association hold their annual reunion weekend from Friday October 12-14.

The event kicks off on Friday with a dinner at Brookfield Hall in Westhoughton with ex-pupil Colin Wilkinson as guest speaker.

A reunion service will be held on Sunday at 2.30pm in the school chapel led by former religious instruction teacher Eric Pritchard.

All proceeds from the weekend will be donated to the president's chosen charities, the British Heart Foundation and Leukaemia Research Fund.

The dinner tickets cost £16 and are available from Beverley on 692654.