A 60th anniversary gathering that many survivors had feared would be a sad final hurrah is proving unexpectedly sweet.

With nothing but pride to play for, Jets Coach Herman Edwards last week vowed to get Testaverde one final hurrah before the curtain fell on the season.

His final hurrah came in the 1990 World Championship qualifying, where he beat Ken Owers 10-8 before providing a surprisingly tough test for rising star James Wattana.

The latest climate jamboree in Mexican sunshine of Cancun is surely a final hurrah from one of the greatest collective flights from reality in the history of the human race.

So I descended the train at Guildford determined to enjoy one final hurrah in the South-East's rolling hills.

Aunt Polly entered in time to see him throw a few double summersets, deliver a final mighty hurrah, and sail through the open window, carrying the rest of the flower-pots with him.

And yes, Parson Hopps: if this is your final hurrah on these pages, many thanks, and best wishes.

A final hurrah.

This weekend, genteel Edgartown will come alive for a final hurrah before the bleak midwinter.

The French horns may toot a final hurrah for those who'll never return.