Memories of the War
OB Norman Wigg has previously provided a personal history of the Battle of Britain over Kent. Now he has penned a further article on his wider memories of a Kentish schoolboy during WW2.
Remembering the fallen Old Bordenians
The Sittingbourne Heritage Museum has produced an excellent video about the School's boys who died in the First World War. We are grateful to Ann Sefton from the Museum for sharing this with us.
Memories of Ron Swan
Recently the OBA was contacted by the daughter of Ron Swan (1936-41) seeking a copy of the School history for Ron. We learnt that Ron was planning to write up his recollections of his time at School. Now aged ninety-four, he must almost certainly be the oldest Old Bordenian.
Calling 1971 school joiners!
Geoff Rousell is looking to bring together Old Bordenians who joined the School in 1971 for a reunion at the 2021 OBA Annual Dinner.
Apprenticeship offer
Local insurance broker Copperwheat Barlow have previously informed the OBA of apprenticeship opportunities at their Oad Street offices. They have contacted us again to inform us of a formal 18 month apprenticeship now open for applicants until 1 October 2020.
A new School Year like no other
After several months of closure and the summer break, the School is preparing for a new School year which will be like no other.
Notice of 2020 AGM - 24th September
Please note that the 2020 OBA AGM will be held through a Zoom meeting on Thursday 24th September at 7:00pm.
All members are welcome to attend the meeting. If you intend to attend, could you email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to enable the agenda and any supporting documents to be sent to you in advance. Also we will send you the link required to join the meeting via Zoom.
All documents will be published on this website after the AGM.
Old School Building - Heritage Video
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum has put together a video, available on YouTube, detailing a brief history of the building that was the original site of the School on College Road. Previous news article has highlighted the likelihood of the site, which later became an Adult Education Centre, being redeveloped as a residential site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwAq1E97RG8
1970-71 Photo Memories
Paul Dawkins has sent a rogues gallery of photos from his final year at the School - 1970/71, including for the record, a shot of that year's prefects.
1967 Form 4A Photos
We recently put up a photo of the Form 3A of 1967 on the website. Graham Harris dropped us a line to offer up a photo of Form 4A from the same year.