1989 Maroon
Looking back 25 years, it transpires that our guest speaker at the 2015 Dinner, Dennis Fowle, contributed an article to the Maroon that year. With apologies to Dennis if he planned to use this article as the draft for his speech!!
News Compendium
25 Years On!!
Were you a Borden pupil 25 years ago? When there were no First or Second Formers (or should that be Year 7 and Year 8 students in modern terms?) wandering the corridors. If so, you may find the 1989 Borden School magazine, reproduced below, of interest. Do any of the reports within the magazine jog memories? Feel free to share your thoughts with other Old Boys by sending them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I'll publish on this website.
Can you spare a couple of hours a year?
I've just worked out the average age of an Old Bordenian Association Committee Member. It is 107.333 recurring. Mark you, I only just scraped a Pass in Maths, but the figure I've arrived at seems entirely plausible to me. After all, most of us have been on the Committee for 70 or 80 years. Well, it seems like it.....
Old Bordenian (and current teacher) called up for England!
Simon Robbins, Old Bordenian and current Borden Grammar School teacher, has been selected for the England over 55s Hockey Squad. Further details can be found on the Old Bordenian Hockey Club website - Click Here.
Comment from John Gibbard re: Marion Minhall
Comment from John Gibbard, who left Borden in 1996, re Marion Minhall. To see full article and comment, click here
Marion Minhall
We have just sadly heard that Marion Minhall, a former teacher at the school, has passed away after a short illness. Our sympathy and condolences are with her family.
50 Years On: Class of 1957-1964 Reunion
For the past few months, Colin Wiles and Bill Bailey have been organising a reunion to "celebrate" leaving Borden Grammar School 50 years ago.This took place on Friday 6 June 2014 and Bill has produced the following report of the event:
Music From The Waves
We have received information regarding the exploits of an Old Bordenian via a former teacher of the school (Les Olive, who was the guest speaker at the last OBA Reunion Dinner). Les's email is reproduced below.
Old Bordenians Football Club - end of season report 2013/14
It is tempting to file exactly the same end of season report as last year’s having experienced two remarkably similar back to back seasons in the Sittingbourne 5-a- side League. However ....
OBA Committee Meeting Minutes - 13 June 2014
Laming cycles to Paris!
Caught in the act: The OBA’s hon secretary Chris Laming snaffles some carbs at a lunch stop during the Demelza 101, a charity cycle ride from Sittingbourne to Paris in aid of the Sittingbourne based Demelza Hospice Care for Children charity. One hundred riders took part for the one cause and between them raised more than £200,000.
Request from James Connelly (BGS 1953-54)
We have been contacted by James (Jim) Connelly, who now lives in Canada, asking for anyone who remembers him to get in touch. He says "Greetings from Canada. I was briefly a pupil at BGS (Form 1 East) in 1953-54 before my family moved away. Like many in the school in those days, I travelled each day by train from Sheerness, a journey which yielded immense scope for mischief of various sorts. If anyone from those days remembers me, I would be delighted to hear from them." If you would like to get in touch with James, please email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Graham Barnes mentioned the journey from the Island to school at the 2011 Annual Dinner - see a transcript of his speech starting on page 15 of the 2011 Website Digest. If you would like to share your stories of the journey to and from the island, send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..