Sunday 24 July 2011

A Leeds Graduate

My sister has graduated, with a first, with Hons, with European, that's a lot of brackets on her CV. A lovely sunny day in Leeds, the venue where the university holds the ceremony isn't very big so each graduate is limited to two tickets, with the possibility of getting more tickets on the day on a first come, first served basis. 
We arrived just that little too late to get a third ticket for me, so after the first of many photo calls outside the Great Hall and the mini bottle of champagne we brought along for the occasion, I made my way to a lecture theatre to watch on a screen. The lecture theatre was reasonably full, and as we were all just watching on the screen we didn't have to clap continuously throughout, each person just cheered for their respective person they had come to see graduate. 

After the ceremony more photos, then we headed over to Hannah's department for official photos and a light brunch for graduates and families. We wondered around the campus, more photos, before Hannah gave up her robes and we headed to Harrogate for an Italian lunch and a stroll around a local park. Some of the best photos of the day here.
The whole day brought back memories of when I graduated which seems like so long ago. At the time, Richard Attenborough was the Chancellor of Sussex University and he was there at my ceremony to give a speech, shake hand my hand and give out my certificate.

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