It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of Mrs Marian Donaldson, wife of Dr David Donaldson (Headmaster 1973-87).
It is with great sadness that we announce the recent death of Dr David Donaldson.
Tom Huggins (OK01) joins a distinguished list of recipients including Peter May, Colin Cowdrey, Mike Atherton and Alastair Cook.
The OKA are saddened to report that former member of staff, Keith Brooks, passed away on 28th February after a short illness with Covid-19.
We are delighted to see the names of two Old Kimboltonians in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020 in recognition of their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Former member of staff, Andre Beeson, sadly passed away on 13 June 2020, following complications from pre-existing ailments.
Throughout the lockdown the Headmaster has delivered his Senior School Monday morning assemblies virtually. OKs may be interested in reading this week's assembly which addressed recent events in the news regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the Black Lives Matter movement. The assembly was led by some thought-provoking words from the Head Girl.
An Old Kimboltonian was singled out in the daily Downing Street press conference on 22nd April. Gen Sir Nick Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff, outlined how the work of the Armed Forces was helping in the fight against Covid-19 and made specific mention of the work of Major Eb Mukhtar, who left Kimbolton School in 1999.
We hope that all Old Kimboltonians are keeping well and safe in these unprecedented times. To keep former pupils updated, the Headmaster's End of Term Letter has been published for OKs to read.
The OKA are saddened to report that former member of staff, Jim Townley, passed away on 14th June 2019 after a long illness.
Former member of staff, Peter Guthrie, sadly passed away earlier this year aged 92. On Sunday 23rd September a saxophone concert will be held at 3pm in St Andrew's Church, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, to pay tribute to Peter who was a well-respected musician and teacher.
Congratulations to Ben Saxton (OK 2008) who has been called-up for Team GB for the Olympic Games this summer.
We are delighted to announce that the OKA have launched a memorial fund in the memory of former member of staff, Geoff Coles, who sadly passed away in March.
After a narrow defeat in 2014, the OK Ladies Hockey team played hard in the annual match against the School 1st XI on Sunday 6 September which ended in a well-deserved draw.
The OKA are saddened to report that Geoff Coles, former Staff and Kim House Housemaster, passed away on Friday 13th March.
In an eventful match against the School 1st XI in January, the OK Men's Hockey team were deprived of a win when the School scored in the last few minutes of the game.
After several years without a win, the OK netball team were finally victorious in their annual match against the School 1st VII in January.