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Forthcoming events
• Friday 5 September 2014 - Young Hillians' and Sixth Form Barbecue
An event for Hillians under the age of 30 in the Sixth Form bar.
• Saturday 27 September 2014 - Kingham Hillians' Committee meeting
Archive Room 10:30am
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Sunday 28 September 2014
*Special guest speaker - internationally acclaimed author and Hililan R J Ellory*
Annual Autumn Reunion and Rohilla Day
All Hillians are very welcome to attend Rohilla Day, our annual autumn reunion which takes place every year on the last Sunday of September.
Chapel service at 12noon, coffee and registration in the Library from 11:30am.
Cost £15 per person, including two course lunch and refreshments.
Saturday 5 July 2014
Hillians vs KHS cricket match
Hillians vs KHS hockey match
Tea served from 3:30pm, play starts at 3:45pm.
For catering purposes, it would be most helpful if you could let us know if you are intending to come along [contact Harriet]
Do come and cheer on the Hillians teams.
Post-match drinks in the Wild Rabbit, Kingham, with the first drink on KHS.
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Weds 11th September
Durham's Reunion Lunch 2013 was again in the Chequers in Churchill, with Ralph and Elizabeth Mann, Nick and June Bonnett, Charles Carter, who had a long distance to drive, Iain Helstrip organising again, wife Nicky, Nick Thompson, Tony and Daphne Dee, 'Westie' West, who energetically turned up on bicycle, not all the way from Kaliningrad hopefully, and Pete Rozycki.
Join us on the Hill for afternoon tea enjoyed whilst watching and cricket and hockey matches this Saturday 6 July. Tea will be served by the cricket pavilion from 3:30pm. This will be followed by drinks at the Mill House Hotel in Kingham from 6:30pm.
As the main school Reception will be closed, please look out for the KHA signing in book which will be located on a table near to where tea is served. We would be grateful if you could sign the book.
On Sunday 2nd June, a group of KHS Old Boys who live in the East Anglia region met for a lunch reunion at the White Horse Inn in Whepstead. It was a wonderful opportunity for members of the Kingham Hill community to come together, renew acquaintes and form new friendships over a pint of Suffolk ale and some excellent food.
PICTURES NOW IN THE PHOTO ARCHIVE - with names and numbers!
The forecast for the day was 'cloudy but dry', and when John, Eileen and I arrived at KHS about 9.50, it certainly was that. John and I went up to our archive room where we met James and Margaret Woolliams, Alex and Katrina Mathers, Simon Briggs and John Hughes. Tony and Julie soon joined us.
Final details for Sunday 30th Septembers' Rohilla Day Reunion
Closing Date for Bookings is the 19th September
Old Boys, Girls, Teachers and Staff are invited to join with us on this special day to remember the Rohilla, and those tragically lost all those years ago; by annually holding this reunion on the last Sunday each September on 'Rohilla Day'.
The day is not just for people who actually remember those who were lost it is also for any former student or member of staff from our unique club, 'those who lived or worked at the school', an opportunity to meet or reunite.
Patron : Lord Adonis of Camden
Over 40 attended our reunion and over fifty tickets were sold so we were pleased with the response.
The school kindly allowed us to use the Sixth Form area, which worked very well and created a real family gathering atmosphere.
KHA Reunion 2012 Cricket Match:
We're a few players short of a full team for the OBG (Old Boys & Girls) to play the school on KHA Reunion day, Saturday 23rd June. Anyone who is free that day, or who has already arranged to come, how about getting a little closer to that crack of willow on leather than you had previously planned, grab your whites and have a game instead of just watching?
Any takers, please contact Ed Wormington on:
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This Weekend!
Kingham Hill School is celebrating 20 years of admitting girls, which has been commorated by a plaque Kingham Hill School is celebrating 20 years of admitting girls, which has been commorated by a plaque. OLD girls from a boarding school near Chipping Norton will have a chance to sleep in their old school beds at a special reunion.
Feedback from the School
"Our first Careers Day was a fantastic success" - Kim Raccio, Dept Head Academic Studies Head of 6th
The pupils said...
Current Year 13 pupil Jack Horgan described Norwich Old Boy Patrick Sullivan as a "legend"
Old Boys and Girls reported
"Most were amazed at the confidence and the way that most of the pupils asked really searching questions, sensible ones and appeared genuinely interested in the whole proceedings" Mike Kent, KHA Careers Team
The second annual 60's Durham House re-union was held at the Boot Inn, Berwick St. James, Wiltshire on Wednesday 5 October. "Old boys" travelled from far and wide to attend, Russia, Italy and from all points of the compass in the UK.
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"What a difference a nice day makes !"
Oh how the weather smiled for the last weekend of September.
We remember the Rohilla, and those tragically lost all those years ago; by annually holding this reunion on the last Sunday each September on 'Rohilla Day'.
The day is not just for people who actually remember those who were lost it is also for any former student or member of staff from our unique club, 'those who lived or worked at the school', an opportunity to meet or reunite. We are pleased to report many people took that opportunity.
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Lest we forget.
The first 'Rohilla', the 7 ton steamship HMHS Rohilla, was a hospital troop ship which became the focus of the most famous RNLI rescue in the North East.
At 4am on 29th October 1914 in heavy seas and gale force winds the HMHS Rohilla carrying 229 passengers and crew struck rocks near to Whitby and began to break up. The RNLI Henry Vernon based at Tynemouth, one of 6 lifeboats but the only motorboat, was launched in worsening gale force winds in a last ditch effort to rescue the final 50 people from the sinking ship.
Click 'read more' to read the full story and to see a list of those people who are going to attend the Rohilla day this year.
to this years Chapel and Lunch Reunion
Sunday 25th. September 2011
partners and family are most welcome
Rohilla Day
In September 1959 whilst returning from a sailing holiday from the Channel Isles, the yacht Rohilla a 16 ton converted R.N.L.I. lifeboat was tragically lost at sea together with all hands. Those being a member of school staff supported by a second adult and five pupils from school. In 2008 it was requested by former pupils that a Sunday morning chapel service, followed by a lunch reunion be arranged; similar to those held in the 1950's and 1960's. In October that year this was arranged and supported by 35 people. Repeated in September last year, proving so successful with 60 people attending the lunch, and by the afternoon numbers had risen to 65 former pupils and staff.
As you may know the school celebrates 125 years this year.
There are many events being organised to mark the occasion and these will include special events for Old Boys and Girls as well as their relatives and friends of The Hill.
The KHA have just announced the details of Founder's Day being held on the 18th and 19th of March.
Please see the KHA area for details and how you can join us for lunch in the dinning room, a trip down memory lane!
September 2010
A small group of Durhamites who were at KHS in the early 1960’s met again at the Boot Inn at Berwick St James (close to Salisbury) with their House Master Rev. Ralph Mann. All were now in their 60’s !!
Were you there?
It started off as a dry, promising day, but being the Hill became very chilly quickly. We, being John Timmins and his wife Eileen and myself, arrived about 9.45, swiftly followed by Neil Lakeman. Within a very short time Elizabeth Fuller and her party of ex Clyde arrived and we all introduced ourselves.
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