the annual OK Club Newsletter - Kingswood College

O K N e w s l e t t e r 2 0 1 0
The year 2010 went by in a blur with the hype of the FIFA World Cup together with Kingswood’s
first 4-term year. As a school, Kingswood adjusted its programme to accommodate the
changes brought on by the World Cup and, in retrospect, survived the event without too
much damage being done. The notion of a second term, with a five week half-term break,
did take some getting used to and during the second half of the year, it took some time for
“normality” to return to the school. Nevertheless, everybody coped with the expectations of
the year and we all look forward to the return of a three term calendar in 2011.
Good rains have fallen in the Grahamstown district alleviating the pressure that our farmers
have had to endure but, sadly, the Grahamstown dams are still empty and water restrictions
are the order of the day – we need some really heavy thunderstorms to get much-needed
water into the catchment areas. Water tanks have been placed all over the campus (the word
‘JoJo’ is now very much part of the KC vocabulary) to store fresh water from the thousands
of square metres of roofing and two new boreholes have been sunk to ensure that KC has a
regular supply of precious water. The rains have ensured that the KC gardens and fields are
looking stunning - we must surely have one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.
The famous jacarandas have been a rush of lilac splendor despite the fact that these trees are
getting really old now – one cannot imagine Burton Street without it’s jacarandas! I am not
sure what has happened to the resident Christmas beetles that used to sing Kingswoodians
into the festive season. They have been very quiet for a long while now and somebody
suggested that they had moved off when girls arrived at Kingswood because the girls sing
much better! The 1st term commenced on Sunday 16 January with the arrival of the new
bugs who were filled with both excitement and trepidation before joining the Kingswood
family. The staff are back on campus gearing themselves for the new term – there is no doubt
that our pupils are extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated group of people to teach and
take care of them. This reminds me of a story about an Old Kingswoodian who had made
a huge success of his life and at the age of 45 was able to travel the world having earned
enough to retire. Whilst lying on one of Hawaii’s beaches he reflected on his life and tried
to pin point the single most important factor that had lead to his success…….he picked up
his phone and dialed one of his Kingswood teachers and thanked him for having been such
a great influence on his life both as a teacher and a mentor!
Kingswood has produced some of the top IEB matriculation results in the Eastern Cape with
two pupils recognized in the Outstanding Achievement and Commendable Achievement
lists.

Achieving 7 distinctions and being listed in the top 1% of the national results in six of
her subjects is Abigail Branford. Abigail scored a full house of 7 distinctions, getting an
outstanding 98% for Maths. She is amongst the top 65 IEB matriculants in South Africa who
have been recognized for Outstanding Achievement. David Viviers was also listed in the top
1% of the results for four of his subjects getting a total of 7 distinctions. He is amongst the
top IEB matriculants recognized for Commendable Achievement. David and Abigail both
hail from the Garden Route town of George.
Lauren Ah Yui, daughter of Alan (OK 1975) from Somerset East achieved eight distinctions,
and her Life sciences result of 88 was in the top 1% of the IEB overall results for the
subject. Jade Hilton, from Port Alfred achieved seven distinctions, and Jessica Harris,
daughter of Anne Harris (née Purdon OK 1985) from the Bathurst farming district had six
distinctions.
Grahamstonian Warwick Bradfield, son of Michael Bradfield (OK 1973) scored 99% for
Maths and was also placed in the top 1% of the IEB national results for the subject, scoring
five distinctions overall.
Kingswood College Head, Mr Trafford said,
“We are delighted with our results and congratulate our pupils and the staff. We
are very proud of Abigail Branford and David Viviers especially, but many of our pupils have
achieved outstanding results. We are especially thrilled with our Maths results and the many
pupils who have achieved distinctions in a wide range of subjects.”
It is with great pleasure that the OK Club welcomes the Class of 2010 to its ranks – we
trust that you will have a long and happy association with the club and that Kingswood’s
golden thread will continue to weave its way through your hearts. I would like to appeal
to these young OKs to keep the office informed about changes in contact details as they
move to universities, take gap years abroad and so on. It is vital that the OK office keeps in
touch with you at all times. Good luck with your careers as you enter the big wide world - I
know that Kingswood has equipped you to deal with life’s many challenges that lie ahead.
Remember to treat Kingswood as your second home, visit us often and remember that you
are ambassadors for your alma mater at all times. Your first official reunion will take place on
K-Day weekend in 2020 so please make sure that you diarize this as a very important date.

It will be the duty of 2010 Headgirl Sisitha Ndungane and Headboy Jason Collett, son of
Ted Collett (OK 1980) to get you all back to Kingswood for this auspicious occasion.
PERSONAL
IN MEMORIuM:
Sadly we must report that since our last newsletter we have been notified of the passing of
the following OKs. Please note that we do rely on families to notify us about the deaths of
relatives who are OKs so that we can update our database accordingly. Sometimes we are
notified very late, in some cases years, and as a result our in memoriam list could be a bit
historical.
Amm, Ralph (1938)
Beck, Graham (1946)
Botha, Derrick (2005)
Bradbury,A (1955)
Cassette, Rudolf (1953)
Collett, Keith (1938)
Collett, Ros (Ex Council)
Cussons, RC (1944)
Diskin,Hugh (1955)
Dold, Donald (1935)
Gardner, Frank (1944)
Kent, Isobel (Ex Staff)
Kristeller, Eric (1960)
Lomberg, Chris (1945)
Lowitt, H (1941)
Mageza, Luyanda (1999)
Menne, Peter (1960)
Meyer, Derek (1952)
Rider, John (1943)
Schoeman, Desmond (1941)
Sparg, Warrick (1967)
Trotter, Dennis (1948)
Flag flying half mast

Truter, John (1946)
Tucker, Roly (1938)
Van Niekerk, Jannie (1942)
Wallace, AB (1947)
Weir, Craig (1951)
Wellington, Doug (1961)
Wepener, Jimmy (1960)
White, Jack (1940)
Wilson-Thompson, W (1951)
GRAhAM BEck
John Truter Jannie van Niekerk
We were deeply saddened to hear that one of Kingswood’s most illustrious alumni, Graham
Beck (OK 1946) had passed away in London on 27 July 2010 at the age of 80. Mr Beck
was one of South Africa’s foremost wine producers, although he was as well known for
his mining interests and as a top horse breeder. Mr Beck made it possible for Kingswood
College to purchase the valuable City Lords land back in 1971, and returned to Kingswood
in 2008 to attend the opening ceremony of the Graham Beck Pavilion at City Lords. He
took great joy in seeing how the City Lords land had been transformed into a valuable asset
for the school, with the Astroturf, rugby field and the rejuvenated Wyvern Club. He greeted
the pupils and guests at the opening ceremony with the words, “Welcome to my school”,

efore telling them some stories about his days as a pupil at Kingswood. Mr Beck has been
hailed as a business visionary and generous philanthropist. The Graham Beck Pavilion at
Kingswood will stand as both a tribute to his generosity and an inspiration and example to
the generations of Kingswood pupils who will learn about his extraordinary success and
accomplishments. Mr Beck still owned his old Kingswood colours blazer at the time of his
death. His staff have kindly had the blazer box framed for Kingswood to display.
Graham Beck Pavillion at City Lords and Graham Beck with his wife, Rhona.
ThE PATTER Of LITTLE fEET
Ian (OK 1989) and Ma’ayan Hamilton a son, Seth John Lincoln, born on 15/07/2010
David (OK 1998) and Donne (née Timm OK 1998) Bandey a daughter, Anna, born on
21/05/2010
Renee (née Victor OK 1992) and Dan Matthews, a son, Michael born on 15/05/2010
Megan (née Deacon OK 2003) and Darryl King, a daughter, Cayla, born on 06 May 2010
Richard (OK 1996) and Liezl Fincham a son, Connor, born on 14/04/2010
Chris (OK 1990) and Wendy Hobson a daughter, Shannon Lee, born on 26/02/10
Richard (OK 1992) and Jaqui Chandler a son, Jonathan, born on 19/09/09
Grant (OK 1998) and Lexi Stocks a son, James Brian, born on 28/10/10
Kevin (OK 1993) and Bev Duckworth a daughter, Lauren, born during November 2010
Langa (OK 1996) and Nanette Mabandla a daughter, Siyamthanda, born on 13/09/10

ENGAGEMENTS
Dewald Scheepers (OK 2006) to Karin Retief (OK 2006) on 08/01/10
Jeremy Maclachlan (OK 2002) to Kristin McGarvie on 30/01/10
Ross Meyer (OK 2002) to Candace Best
WEddING BELLS
Nicola Pike (OK 2000) to Bruce Carloni on 09/01/10
Kristen Goldhill (OK 2000) to Doug Bodner on 16/01/10
Braden King (OK 2004) to Monika van Duuren during May 2010
Dewald Scheepers (OK 2005) to Karen Retief (OK 2005) on 08/01/11
Karen and Dewald Scheepers pictured with San Knoetze who taught them both whilst at Kingswood
SchOOL NEWS
It is important for OKs to note that the Kingswood website is continuously updated with
school news. OKs are urged to use this source of information to keep them up to speed with
what is going on at Kingswood. The Heads’ weekly newsletters are posted on the website
as well as a host of other KC news such as sports fixtures and results, academic and cultural
achievements etc can be accessed on the website – www.kingswoodcollege.com. A new
innovation, the School Communicator, is now available to OKs if they wish to download
it on their computers. This little ‘widget’ is a programme which installs on your computer,

and provides you with a pop-up with all the latest news, newsletters, school resources etc.
It is easy to install by downloading the link from: www.school-communicator.com. Click
‘Download’ at the top of the screen and select Kingswood College from the drop down
menu. Follow the instructions from there. The advantage of the Communicator is that it
alerts you to new content on the website, and gives you the latest news as it happens.
fROM ThE cOLLEGE hEAdS dESk
The Annual General Meeting of the Old Kingswoodian Club, in March this year, provided
a wonderful backdrop to the achievements of the Club and school in 2010/11. There can
be little doubt that the relationship between the school and the OK Club has continued
to strengthen in the year under review and, as College Head, I am ever conscious of the
pivotal role the OK Club plays in the future growth and development of this fine and unique
school. It is not my intention to outline the achievements of the school in the last year. The
website, weekly Newsletter, School Communicator and 2010 School Magazine all provide
a wonderful record of the year.
2010/11 has been a significant year for the OK Club, with changes to the Club’s Presidency.

Johnno Miller stepped down as OK Club President and Johnny Goldberg has been elected
to succeed him. At the outset, I must pay tribute to Johnno Miller’s presidency. He was,
throughout his tenure, a true champion of both the OK Club and the school. In my interactions
with Jonno I greatly appreciated his passionate, no nonsense and straight talking approach
to all matters impacting on the school. No issue was too big, or for that matter, too small
for Jonno in his handling of the “affairs of state”. To say the blood ran red would be an
understatement as Jonno’s interest in the school was unparalleled and he committed an
enormous amount of his time to ensuring the well-being of the members of the OK Club.
His wisdom and understanding of the dynamics of the school provided fantastic support to
the management of the College. The strengthening of the ties between the OK Club and the
school were, in large part, due to his hard work and leadership. Jonno Miller was a big man
in every sense of the word and the school is indebted to him for his outstanding leadership.
Special thanks must also go to Carey Hobson, as OK Secretary, who has managed the affairs
of the OK Club with incredible efficiency and zeal.
During the course of 2010, I was fortunate to be able to visit a number of OK branches and
was delighted to see that, in many cases, there was an active and enthusiastic membership.
There can be no doubt our national profile is linked to the strength of our branches and I
would like to urge every OK to connect with their nearest branch in 2011. During my travels
in 2010, I became increasingly aware that Kingswood is not only a good school but a unique
and very special place. We are leaders’ in independent education in South Africa. From time
to time I believe we underplay the successes and achievements of our school and I would like
to encourage every OK to make contact with us through our website to see what is going on
in Grahamstown. I believe that Kingswood provides a world class education environment
to its pupils. With this in mind, we need to be on our guard and avoid becoming complacent.
In striving to maintain our role as a leading co-educational school we constantly need to
be looking for ways to be competitive and innovative. I believe this goes well beyond our
campus and, as a community, we need to be working together to project and enhance the
school’s profile. Indeed, there is much for all of us to be very proud of given the successes
and achievements of the last year. As every OK is aware, Kingswood provides it leavers with
much more than a matriculation certificate. In my short tenure at Kingswood I have come
to recognise the school for developing a real sense of pride, passion and purpose in all its
pupils. In my travels of 2010, I was delighted to find these wonderful attributes alive and
well in all our branches. Equally, I have been regaled with some fascinating stories about
history and life of the school.

As 2011 unfolds under the direction of Johnny Goldberg, I have little doubt that the
Old Kingswoodian Club will continue to do sterling work. I would like to invite all Old
Kingswoodians passing through the Eastern Cape to visit the school. We are in an exciting
building phase and the new multi-purpose sports complex is rapidly taking shape on the site
of the Captain Rich shooting range. This will be followed by the redevelopment of the old
Cohen Gym into a new library and classroom block. Once again, I hope to travel to as many
OK functions as the school routine will allow this year and I look forward to meeting with
OKs across South Africa.
“WhILE PRESERvING ALL ThAT hAS BEEN ESTABLIShEd AS GOOd AT kINGSWOOd,
WE NEEd TO BuILd BRIdGES INTO ThE fuTuRE ANd REAch BEyONd ThE fRONTIERS Of
OuR cAMPuS. IN ThIS WAy WE WILL cONTINuE TO PROducE PuPILS WhO ARE RIGhTLy
TRAINEd IN BOdy, MINd ANd chARAcTER.”
These words, penned by past Headmaster David Wilkinson (1993 – 1997), continue to have
relevance as we face an exciting year of opportunity and challenge.
Jon Trafford
April 2011
BuILdINGS
Kingswood is pleased to announce a major new building initiative which will enhance our
already world class campus. The current shooting range, which is no longer in use and situated
above the Astroturf hockey pitch on City Lords, is in the process of being converted into a
huge multi-purpose indoor sports centre. This centre will house indoor cricket facilities,
weights rooms, basketball, gymnastics and spinning facilities to name only a few. Exams
will also be written in this centre. Once this has been completed, the builders will move
down to the current Cohen Gym which will be converted into additional classrooms to meet
the growing need due to the school being at capacity, 100-seater lecture rooms that will
seat complete grades and then the third floor will house a brand new hi-tech state of the art
library that will be based on the Rhodes University model which is widely regarded as one
of the best. Once this has been completed, the museum and the Communications Department
will be housed in the current Memorial Library. This will no doubt ensure that Kingswood
remains on the cutting edge as far as facilities are concerned.

REMEMBRANcE dAy PARAdE
The Kingswood College Concert Band marched to Church Square to participate in the annual
Rememberance Day Parade in November. The new Headgirl Tayla Biggs and Headboy Nick
Gailey accompanied by Mr Trafford joined other Grahamstown schools and organisations in
laying a wreath at the war memorial to honour those fallen in war. The Band was led on their
march to and from Church Square by new Concert Band Leader for 2011, Steven Ellery.
chAPEL ANNIvERSARy SERvIcE
Band lead by Steven Ellery and the Wreath laying
Ceremony
This traditional service was held on the first Sunday of August and is still regarded as one of
the most important events on the school calendar. As we all know the memorial chapel was
built in honour of those OKs who paid the highest sacrifice during the two world wars. The
pupils and guests gather outside the chapel before the Drum Major, dressed in full uniform
and bearing the Kingswood colour, flanked by the trumpeters, the head-boy and the head-girl
march into the front garden of the chapel and take up their positions at the flag post. During
the ceremony the College Head reads out the names of those who fell during the two wars,
the President of the OK Club and the Chairman of the College Council lay wreaths at the
plaque that bares the names of the fallen and the Kingswood trumpeters play the Last Post
followed by the Reveille during the trooping of the Colour. The congregation is then invited
into the Chapel before the dignitaries are lead in by the Drum Major who places the Colour
in the front of the chapel where it remains for the duration of the service. The front pew in
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the chapel is symbolically left vacant during this service to respect the fact that had these
brave OKs not lost their lives during the wars Kingswood could have had members of their
families occupying pews in the Chapel.
The College chapel, which is the centre of much of our College life, is a memorial to Old
Kingswoodians who sacrificed their lives to ensure that the world is not run by bullies, the
intolerant and the uncaring. That is the legacy our children inherit when they enter through
the College gates. It is a legacy we respect and seek to preserve and honour, and we request
the co-operation of all members of the College family to ensure that we can preserve it.
Trumpeter Njaveva Bingana playing the
Last Post and Reveille
fOuNdATION dAy WEEkENd
Drum Major, Nick Smuts trooping the colour
The weekend 12-14 March saw OKs from all corners of the globe converging on the campus
to join in Kingswood’s 116th birthday celebrations. As is customary, these days two class
reunions (1970 and 1980) also took place on this weekend and they will be dealt with later
in the newsletter.
The OK Club Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday 13 March. The attendance
was once again good and Johnno Miller (OK 1979) was re-elected as President of the OK
Club. Johnno is not only big in stature – he is big in heart as well. He has led the OK Club
with passion and dedication and has cemented a great working relationship based on mutual
trust with senior management at both school and council. He always places the best interests

of Kingswood first and has made many personal sacrifices to serve the OK Club in the
capacity of President. It has always been his wish to have a united OK Club that supports its
alma mater with pride, passion and generosity and I feel that we as OKs need to follow his
example by supporting the OK Club as much as we possibly can.
The AGM was followed by a quick cup of tea on Cops Lawn before the annual Past vs Present
cricket and tennis fixtures got under way. Once again the OKs fielded 4 cricket teams and
the scary reality was that more and more grey heads and stiff knees seemed to dominate the
batting and bowling attacks in the 3rd and 4th teams! The cricket was nevertheless enjoyed
by all. There were plenty of good laughs as well as much sound advice for some of the
youngsters. The ladies tennis was a great success and it was nice seeing the City Lords tennis
courts so busy. A member of the OK 4th X1 playing on the adjacent cricket field remarked
that nobody was watching their cricket – they were all watching tennis!
Peter Brown (Ex-Staff & OK) with Clive Ingram (OK 1971) & Larry Hobson (OK 1980)
The Annual Wyvern Dinner took place on Saturday evening and once again the Wyvern did
itself proud. The meal was of the usual high standard, the company was good and a great deal
of fun was had by all. David Papenfus (OK 1980) was the guest speaker and kept guests
entertained with legendary Kingswood stories from the past. The weekend’s festivities were
fittingly concluded with the Foundation Day chapel service which was attended by pupils
and OKs followed by a farewell tea on Cops Lawn before the many rather weary OKs
who had attended their 30 and 40 year reunions sadly had to bid each other farewell before
heading home.

The Purdon family pictured watching tennis : Kelsey, Lal (OK 1984), Joan and Colin (OK 1953)
OK 1st X1 Back Row : Larry Hobson (OK 1980), Gavin Victor (OK 1984)), Brett Long (OK 2002),
Adrian Reed (OK 2009), Jonty Koekemoer (OK 2006). Front Row : Clive Ingram (OK 1971), James
Stirk (OK 2009), Brad Emslie (Staff), Richard Moss (OK 2005), Clifford Savage (OK 2008), Murray
Hobson (OK 2005)
MuSIc SchOOL
As we are well aware the KC music department has added great value to the educational
experience at Kingswood. The director of music, Stephen Holder has asked that the following
appeal gets circularized to OKs –
“The Music School is growing and because of the demand for instrumental lessons
we are now short of instruments for pupils to learn on. Were you once a music pupil at
Kingswood? Perhaps you have an instrument which you don’t use any more? You might

have a friend who has an unused instrument lying around. Would you like to donate an
instrument to the Music School so that a child can learn to play? You would be doing a
good and noble thing. We are especially short of clarinets but any donations of instruments
– brass, wind and strings – would be most welcome.”
ThE LEGENdS fuNd
2010 will be remembered for the wonderful phenomenon that became the Legends Fund.
The sense of camaraderie, friendship and support that imbues relationships between Old
Kingswoodians and people who have been
associated with Kingswood is remarkable. It
is precisely this strong comradeship that gave
rise to an initiative which has astounded us all
with the momentum and support it has enjoyed
in a few short months. It took a potentially
life-changing event to ignite the spark that
got this initiative off the ground. The Legends
Fund started with one of the members of the
OK Class of 1979 becoming gravely ill in the
early part of 2010. This led a few committed
and generous individuals to engage some likeminded
fellow classmates to try and assist their
former classmate to afford his son a Kingswood education, and create something which
would ultimately become a lasting legacy to Kingswood.
The Legends Fund blossomed to embrace a further objective – that of contributing to
Kingswood’s ability to compete evenly on the sports field - by committing the fund to
assisting deserving sportsmen and women who can boost the school’s sports teams in addition
to bringing strong academic skills – in essence, a focused sports bursary for deserving
youngsters. It has been gratifying to experience the enthusiastic reaction of donors who
became involved with generosity and passion. To give the fund a boost, a high value raffle
was launched with a staggering prize: a property on the exclusive Kenton Eco Estate, valued
at R1 million. It was decided that only 900 tickets would be sold, giving ticket holders a 1in-900
chance of winning the prize, and benefiting the Legends Fund by R450 000.

Spearheaded by Jonathan Goldberg (OK 1980), and a team of tireless and generous OKs,
the Legends Raffle reached its objective, and on K-Day, 14 August, the lucky winning ticket
– no 208 – was drawn before a large crowd by Kingswood parent and well-known cricketer,
Brett Matthews. The draw was overseen by Mr Adrian Stolz of Brandt Bowling & Co. The
lucky winner was Mr Calvin Zitzke from Kwelera in East London. He was persuaded to buy
a ticket by his boss, Old Kingswoodian Mark Trow (OK 1979).
Our grateful thanks to all the generous parents, Old Kingswoodians and friends of Kingswood
who supported this raffle. It was humbling to see the generosity of people who gave (and
continue to give) to this worthy cause - the building up of the Scholarship and Bursary
Fund of Kingswood College. The Legends Fund has raised close to R1million in a few
short months. It was informally called the Legends Fund – as the original donors jokingly
referred to each others as “legends” from Kingswood’s past – they
were legends then and are now legends
again in their generosity and
foresight! Many more innovative
campaigns are in the pipeline to keep
the Legends Fund growing.
Calvin Zitzke - ecstatic winner of the Legends Raffle
- an exclusive property on the Kenton Eco-Estate
Brett Matthews and Jonathan Goldberg announce the
winning ticket for the Legends Raffle

REuNIONS
Reunions are an integral part of the OK calendar because they not only reunite school
contemporaries but they also help to cement that amazing bond that OKs have with their
alma mater. The rule of thumb is to arrange a 10, 20, 30 and 40 year reunion each year. The
50 and 60 year reunions are generally arranged “on demand” and then get linked to a certain
period (3 years for example) because the reality is that numbers start thinning out at this
stage. The head prefects or appointed representatives from each year are asked to co-ordinate
the rounding up of their year groups – this is much more effective because letters from the
office tend to get ignored. The logistics and arrangements for the reunion is the job of the OK
office. I would like to urge OKs to keep the years for their respective reunions in the back of
their minds so that they can prepare well in advance for these occasions. Currently the 30 and
40 year reunions take place on Foundation Weekend during March, the 20 year reunion on
the Graeme Rugby Derby Day/Chapel anniversary Service which is either the last weekend
in July or first weekend of August, the 10 year group gathers for K-Day and lastly the 50 year
and more date is negotiated but will take place near the end of the year.
cLASS Of 2000 REuNION 2010
Sarah Skelton (OK 2000) did a great job in getting a nice group of 2000 leavers to attend
their 10 year reunion which took place during August on K-Day weekend. The welcoming
cocktail party took place in a marquee on City Lords on the eve of the big day and there was
no doubt that a great time was had by all. Saturday was taken up by the sport which was well
supported and the weekend’s festivities were wrapped up with a brunch at Pumba Private
Game Reserve. It is always great to see the passion that these young OKs have for their old
school, how pleased they are to see their old teachers and simply just having the opportunity
to soak up the Kingswood atmosphere once again. Time flies and soon we will have Sarah
and her troops back for their 20th reunion – the big difference being that most of them will
be dealing with dummies and nappies!
cLASS Of 1990 REuNION 2010
Chris Hobson (OK 1990) deserves a big pat on the back for the time and effort that he put
into arranging the 20 year reunion which took place at the end of July. 2010 was a good year

Mandy Lindhorst (nee Schwedhelm OK
1990) with Shirley Fletcher who was her
house person at Jacques House
Brett Barrett (OK 1990), Naas Ferreira (Ex Staff &
OK) and David van der Meulen
for Chris – daughter Shannon Lee was born during February. A number of past members of
staff attended the functions and the topic of rugby was certainly on the agenda with coach
Naas Ferreira calling back the past with Brett Barrett (OK 1990) and David van der
Meulen (OK 1990) to name but a few. Chris Hobson told us that in his capacity as Headboy,
he was invited to attend the St Andrew’s matric dance which was held on the night of K-
Day. Well, Kingswood won the match on that occasion so as Chris tells “What an evening
to spend at the St Andrew’s dance – I could not wipe the smile off my face!”. KC legend,
Shirley Fletcher, really enjoyed catching up with a number of her “charges” from Jacques
House days. She certainly has an amazing memory and recounted many stories about “the
good ol’ days”. The steak evening on Friday evening took its toll somewhat with a number
of late arrivals for the tour of the campus on Saturday morning which was conducted by
Mike Bandey (OK 1961). Good wins over Graeme College and VG set the tone for another
bumper evening on Saturday night for the formal dinner. Chris kept the guests entertained
with a number of stories from 1990 and once again the Wyvern till kept ticking over until the
early hours of the morning. Sunday morning dawned a bit early for some but it was great to
see so many reunion- goers attending the Chapel Anniversary Service. I should imagine that
the shrill sound of trumpets playing the Reveille had some clutching for the Disprins! Tea
followed on Cops Lawn before it was time to bid each other farewell.

cLASSES Of 1979/1980 REuNION 2010
This was a combined reunion for the years 1979 and 1980 that was run concurrently with
the 1970 reunion held on Foundation Weekend in mid March. Jean Rodgerson (née Jeffrey
OK 1980), Cathy Braans (née Sholto Douglas OK 1980), Geoff Kingwill (OK 1979) and
Sandy Maclachlan (née Perks 1980) were integral to the success of this event. Headgirl,
Di Hornby (née Brotherton OK 1979) could unfortunately not attend due to a prior
Norton Kingwill (OK 1980),
Justin Wilmot (OK 1983)
and Colin Higgins (OK 1980)
Andrew Jones Phillipson
(OK 1980), Cathy Braans
(nee Sholto Douglas OK
1980), Charles Biggs
(OK 1980), Larry Hobson
(OK 1980) and Marietjie
Hobson
Eugene van Heerden (OK 1979),
Carol Franck (nee Black OK
1979), John Boltman (OK 1979),
Herby Trow (OK 1979), Willie
Walker (OK 1979) and Bianca
Walker.

Classes of 1979/1980 Reunion 2010
commitment and I know that she was desperately sorry to miss the reunion. The reunion
kicked off on Friday afternoon with registration taking place at the Wyvern Club. This is
always one of the highlights because this is where school friends sometimes meet for the first
time since leaving school – some are recognized and many are not because unfortunately our
biological clocks keep ticking over. It is amazing to witness how these school buddies can
virtually pick up where they left off 30 or 40 years ago. Kingswood is obviously the common
denominator. The welcoming steak evening followed on Friday evening where the College
Head, Jon Trafford, welcomed OKs back to school. Saturday kicked off with attendance at
the OK AGM followed by tea on Cops Lawn (amazing how this name has stuck). Thereafter
some of the braver members of this group donned their cricket flannels and tennis dresses to
play in the Past vs Present fixtures as mentioned earlier. Mop Bandey took both groups for a
walk down memory lane- he is so good at this because along the way he relates stories and
incidents that very often involves somebody who is attending the reunion. For most it was a
quiet afternoon before attending the Wyvern Gala Dinner at which Dave Papenfus was the
speaker. The Foundation day chapel service followed on Sunday followed by tea and fond
farewells. This reunion had an unbelievably good vibe about it and I was left in no doubt that
those who attended this reunion would love to start their school days all over again!

cLASS Of 1970 REuNION 2010
Kingswood College hosted the fifth annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture on 12 March
2010 when pupils, alumni and guests came together to hear Dr Liz Floyd speak on the theme
“Standing up against injustice”. This year’s event was a particularly special one, as it coincided
with the 40th reunion of the Kingswood Matric Class of 1970 of which Neil Aggett
(OK 1970) (fondly known as “Doc” during his school days) was a member. His former
classmates especially requested that the lecture be held during their reunion, rather than its
usual date which is on Heritage Day in September. They also arranged for Dr Floyd, Neil
Aggett’s partner for many years to be the guest speaker at this occasion.
Dr Floyd is currently the Director in the Gauteng Department of Health and Social
Development responsible for focusing on the government’s multi-sectoral AIDS response, a
position she has held since 1995. Originally from Cape Town, she commenced her medical
studies at UCT in 1971 where she met first met Neil Aggett, and they developed a relationship
which endured until his tragic death in detention in 1982. Like Neil’s family and close friends,
she has worked tirelessly to secure the truth surrounding his death through both his highly
publicized inquest and the subsequent hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Dr Floyd was also in police detention at the time of Neil’s death and was refused permission
to attend his funeral in February 1982. She was, however, granted permission, to pay her
respects privately at his grave a week later under police escort.
After qualifying as a medical doctor in 1977, she studied public health at post-graduate level,
and from 1980 to 1989, worked in the labour movement, primarily focusing on detainee care
and emergency services for the National Medical and Dental Association.
The Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture has become an annual event at Kingswood College when
speakers are asked to address the theme “Standing up against injustice”. A previous speaker
was Dr Rob Davies (OK 1965), Minister of Trade and Industry who is a former Kingswood
pupil.
Prior to the lecture a luncheon was arranged at the Cock House in town at which the College
Head and Liz Floyd were among the invited guests. At this luncheon a sculpture by the well
known Maureen Quinn was handed over to the College Head to be presented annually as the
Neil Aggett award to a Kingswood pupil who displays qualities of courage in service.
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Jon Trafford receives the sculpture from Maureen Quinn for the Neil Aggett Award
to be started at Kingswood
fORThcOMING REuNIONS
The following reunions will be taking place during 2011-
• Class of 2001 17 – 18 June 2011
• Class of 1991 29 -31 July 2011
• Class of 1981 11 – 13 March 2011
• Class of 1971 11 – 13 March 2011
• Class of 1961 Date still to be set
• Class of 1951 Date still to be set
If you fit into any of these groups and have not heard from the organizers please do not
hesitate to contact me on okclub@kingswoodcollege.com or 046-6036626. Please note that
the 50 and 60 year reunions will be set for the latter part of the year and no details are
available yet. Watch this space.

BRANch REPORTS
The Old Kingswoodian Branches are without any doubt the backbone of the OK Club. The
success of the club is entirely dependent on the active participation of OKs at branch level.
The committees of these branches work tirelessly and with tremendous enthusiasm for the
benefit of not only the OK Club but Kingswood as well. Each branch has its own unique
dynamic – we have in excess of 600 OKs in Gauteng based mainly in Johannesburg and
Pretoria as opposed to the Karoo branch which has about 150 OKs scattered over a huge
area. This means that they operate differently and have adapted their year programmes
accordingly. If you have not heard from your branch recently the reason is quite obvious
– the committee does not have your contact details. We work tirelessly on updating the
OK database but in reality we do rely on OKs to keep us informed about changes to e-mail
addresses, telephone numbers and addresses.
BORdER/kEI
The weekend 5 – 7 November saw 21 eager anglers converging on Eastern Cape resort Haga
Haga for the annual Kingswood Fishing Weekend. Special mention must be made of Greg
“Dashboard” Knight (1980) who flew up from Cape Town to take part in the competition.
Some arrived early and “tested the waters” on Friday afternoon – Larry Wood (OK 1976)
bagging a few really nice cob.
The event officially kicked off with a gathering at the local watering hole, Ninky Noos on
Friday evening where the rules of the competition were explained to the participants by
organizer-in-chief Renny Schwedhelm (OK 1976). After a sumptuous bring-and-braai it
was early to bed (for some) in preparation for a hard day’s fishing on Saturday.
Sunrise found many of the anglers on the rocks all tempting the fish to bite with either prawn,
chokka, pilchard and all sorts of “secret cocktails”. Alas the fish were not really co-operating
and were hard to come by. Nevertheless a few catches were made – Dan Davies (OK 1980)
got a fair cob and Les Woodbridge landed a stunning 5kg blue fish. Many of the participants
decided to put the rods away in time to watch the SA vs Ireland rugby test at Ninky Noos
which was followed by another braai – sadly not much fish on the coals!
Sunday was a rather painful early morning for some but a few intrepid anglers ventured

Fishermen Les Woodbridge (KC Parent), Dan Davies (OK 1980) and Carey Hobson (OK 1974)
out in the drizzle to have a last go at landing the “big one” before the cut off time at 10h30.
Carey Hobson managed to land a fair Leervis (the writer is not allowed to brag) in Pullens
Bay using a plug but other than that no other notable catches.
By 11h00 everybody had gathered at Ninky Noos for the final weigh in to be followed by
prize giving. The inevitable stories of the “big one that got away” were told but there was no
doubt that the weekend was thoroughly enjoyed by all and that all were looking forward to
the 2011 competition.
GAuTENG
ANNuAL GOLf dAy
19 fEBRuARy 2010
The Annual Gauteng Branch
Golf Day was held on Friday 19
February 2010 at the Parkview
Golf Club. The course was in
great condition considering the
amount of huge amount of rain
that had fallen in Johannesburg
in the weeks prior to the golf
Gauteng Branch Committee Back Row : Ryan Reynolds (OK
1997), Alistair Collier (OK 1970), Shaun Reynolds (OK 1995),
Greg Richter (OK 1984), Gerald Kahn (OK 1971), John Dunlop
(OK 1981). Front Row : Sandy Burnard (nee Yates OK 1985),
Khuliswa Zote (OK 1995), Kim Williams (nee Yates OK 1983)
and Fundiswa Zote (OK 1995)

day. The high standard that the golf committee has set over the years was once again very
evident. The attention to detail was absolutely amazing and I know that everybody that took
part in this great day will be back again next year. Sadly, this was Barbara Wood’s last year
as convener of the golf committee. Her contribution to the OK Club in Gauteng has been
immense and she will indeed be sorely missed. A number of well-deserved presentations
were made to her at the culmination of the day. We sincerely hope that we will continue
to see her taking part in our OK activities, especially the golf. John Dunlop (OK 1981)
has taken over as the new convener of the golf committee and I have no doubt that he will
continue with the good work that has been done before him. Our sincere thanks go to those
who sponsored the day – we realize that times are tough at the moment which makes your
contributions to the success of the day even more meaningful.
Pictured at the Gauteng Golf Day : Ryan Reynolds (OK 1997), Brett Read (OK 1998), Richard Hall
(OK 1999) and Gary Hall (OK 2001)
Champion golfer Gordon Huddy (OK 1973) pictured with Branch Chairman Kim Williams (nee Yates
OK 1983) and golf day coordinator Barbara Wood (Hon OK

LEGENdS dINNER
The Gauteng Branch also ably arranged a launch dinner for the Legends Fund. It was an
exclusive affair, but those who attended became great supporters of the Legends Fund raffle.
Originator of the Legends Fund, Jonny Goldberg attended the dinner and explained the
objectives of the Fund. Guests included Wayne Kingwill (OK 1984), Dean Wallace (OK
1976), Alistair Scott (OK 1998), Sizwe Nkukwana (OK 1991) and Lindsay Morrison
(OK 1953).
ANNuAL dINNER
The Wanderers Club provided the perfect venue for another well attended Annual Dinner
held at the end of October. The attention to detail by Kim and her committee was something
to behold. The 100 odd guests were a good cross section of generations ranging from those
that left KC 50 odd years ago to those who left school recently. The evening provided plenty
of entertainment with Alistair Scott setting the tone as the MC. College Head, Jon Trafford,
delivered a short address in which he thanked the Gauteng Branch committee for their
ongoing commitment to ensuring that the OK Club grew from strength to strength in the
Gauteng region. He also stressed the importance of having a strong and supportive OK Club
which was an essential ingredient for the future success of Kingswood.
After starters had been enjoyed Dave “Padda”
Moss (OK 1976), whose runs a business in
Johannesburg called Elbows Up, delivered a very
entertaining and informative talk about wines in
South Africa as well as a wine tasting demonstration.
There is no doubt that he has a great passion for
wine and is well respected as an authority on wine.
He has another talent – he has produced a number
of his own sauces. The pomegranate-based sauce
is absolutely delicious so if any of our OKs in the
Gauteng region would like a few bottles of this to
enhance a boring pantry cupboard please contact
Dave on: dave@elbowsup.co.za .

Jan Cheynne (OK 1984) once again spiced up the evening by singing a number of well
known songs. As the evening wore on she cranked up the tempo which soon got the younger
ones on to the dance floor. She is a huge talent and is able to adapt her music to suit all
occasions so if anybody is looking for an entertainer for functions I would recommend Jan
without any hesitation. She has a very busy schedule and the fact that she takes time out to
support the OK Club is much appreciated.
Talking about dancing reminds me of my days at KC way back in the mid seventies. There
were no girls in the high school at this time. The powers-to-be decided that the matric
boys needed to be taught a bit of finesse which included ballroom dancing. Because
there were no girls, a group of girls from VG were invited over to join us at our ballroom
dancing lessons in the library on Thursday evenings. As could be expected the KC boys
were very slow learners and were a source of extreme frustration to the lady instructor
who described us as being leaden footed. Anyway we were shown through the basic
drills, all solo stuff at this stage. On this particular evening one of the VG girls had taken
ill and was unable to attend the lesson. The instructor soon found a solution – a broom
was placed against the wall and would “stand in” for the missing girl. The custom at these
lessons was to first be shown all the drills then practice a bit on your own and then on the
command “find a partner” the KC boys had to team up with one of the girls. Well as you
can imagine on this particular evening as soon as the command to find a partner was given
there was an absolute stampede for the broom!!
How co-education has changed the mindset of the KC boys.
kAROO
The picturesque Graaff Reinet Golf Club once again played host to the annual Karoo Branch
golf day. OKs, parents, pupils and friends all thoroughly enjoyed the good Karoo hospitality
that has become synonymous with this day. Club manager, Stagger Lee (OK 1974), must
be congratulated on the magnificent condition of the golf course. Any keen golfers travelling
through Graaff Reinet should stop over and play a round of golf here – you will not regret
it because, not only is the condition of this 9-hole course out of the top draw, the mountain
scenery will simply blow you away.

kZN
The KZN golf day took place at Kloof Country Club during September this tear. Chris
Hobson (OK 1990) once again put an immense amount of time into organizing this event.
Sadly he does not seem to get support from many fellow OKs in the KZN region – this year
only a handful of the players in the field were OKs. I would like to appeal to OKs to make an
effort to support this annual event. I do realize that golf does not appeal to everybody but you
are all invited to join the evening festivities to meet up with fellow OKs and friendly rivals
from other schools. If there are any OKs in the region who have any ideas as to how we can
get OKs “on board” please contact me with your suggestions. I know that the Sharks are the
greatest – lets offer Kingswood the same support (after all you do have two OKs playing in
your U/21 team!)
MIdLANdS
AGM / ANNuAL dINNER
Andries van Niekerk (OK 1988), Sally-Anne van Niekerk
and Ian van Niekerk (OK 1974)
The Midlands Branch
held its AGM / Annual
Dinner at the Bedford
Club on Friday 06 August.
Andries van Niekerk,
in the chair for the first
time, ran a very good and
constructive AGM. The
meeting was attended by
about 20 OKs, parents and
KC management. After
the meeting, proceedings shifted to the dining hall where the 50 guests were treated to
a sumptuous meal that was prepared by Karen Morgan, wife of Keith (OK 1977). The
dinner was preceded by a very important announcement that was made by Kingswood’s
Chairman of Council, Adv Izak Smuts. It was announced that Jannie (OK 1942) and
Ola van Niekerk had jointly been awarded the highest honour that can be bestowed on
anybody by the College Council – the Muirhead Founders Friend Award. Fittingly both
Jannie and Ola were at the function to hear the announcement. This award is certainly

a fitting tribute to Jannie and Ola who kept the KC flag flying in Bedford for virtually
a lifetime. Jannie ran the Midlands branch for over 50 years! The award was officially
handed over at prize giving during October. Sadly Jannie passed away later in the year.
Dave Schenck, vice-principal (student affairs), was the guest speaker at the dinner. The
large portion of his speech dealt with how he was approaching the implementation of
discipline at Kingswood. Judging by the “post mortems” afterwards his talk went down
very well amongst those present.
NORThERN cAPE
The Northern Cape Branch has been dormant for the last number of years and it was very
pleasing to receive the news that Tikket van Wyk (OK 1970) was prepared to resurrect OK
activities in this region that has served Kingswood so well for a number of decades.
The Kingswood 1st XV embarked on a tour to Namibia during June. They spent a night in
Upington on Tuesday 7 June en route to Windhoek which provided the perfect opportunity
for this branch to host the team at Naba Lodge. About 15 OKs together with their families
joined the boys for a sumptuous braai which was enjoyed by all. The OKs generously donated
the meat and refreshments which was greatly appreciated.
It was good to catch up with news from the Northern Cape and many stories were told late
into the chilly winter night. It is significant to note that amongst the OKs present at the braai
Ernest Connan (OK 1963), Jason Collett (Head Prefect 2010) and Louis Kotze (Ok

Ian Kuys (OK 1964), Tikket van Wyk (OK), Louis Kotze jnr (OK 1995), Barend van Niekerk (OK 1966)
and Alex McKerrow (OK 1970)
were three past heads of houses, a dux scholar, a head prefect as well as two 1st XV captains
and a vice captain 1st XV. This epitomizes the quality of folk that have attended Kingswood
from this part of the world and we certainly trust that Kingswood’s association with the
Northern Cape will continue for many years to come. We certainly look forward to the next
OK function and all OKs from this vast region are urged to support Tikket and his team.
PORT ALfREd
The Port Alfred Branch of the OK Club held a very successful family day on the 6 June at
Greenfountain Farm, just out of PA. The weather played its part and a group of close to 60
OKs, staff and parents, together with their kids, enjoyed a very social bring-and-braai in
the balmy winter warmth of the Eastern Cape. We greatly appreciated the effort made by
OKs and staff from Grahamstown who joined us and it was a great opportunity for us to
welcome the new Vice Principal (Student Affairs), Mr David Schenk, his wife Lynn, and
sons Jonathan, Matthew, Nicholas and Timothy, to the Lower Albany.
The venue allowed kids of all ages to have plenty of space to run around, play touch
rugby, jump on the trampoline, play table tennis and pool. The venue also allowed folk to
stand around the braai fires and as one senior OK put it “to mingle with a suitable glass in
hand”. Fortunately no Purdon’s fell into the swimming pool! It was a great pleasure to see

Keith Knight (1945) and Maurice Bradfield (1946) catch up with each other after many
intervening years, despite the fact that Keith lives at Kasouga and Maurice at Settlers Park,
Port Alfred just 20 min away. The day also provided a wonderful opportunity for a number
of prospective parents to experience the warmth of the Kingswood family and we trust they
and their children will have a long, happy and fruitful association with Kingswood. Many
thanks to all who attended and contributed to a most enjoyable day.
PORT ELIZABETh
Unfortunately this branch seems to have gone a bit dormant so PE is going to have to be a
priority in 2011. We need a few willing OKs from PE to serve on the branch committee so
that we can put together plans for 2011.
SOuThERN cAPE
The Southern Cape Branch is up and running again after a few years of inactivity. During
May, a meeting was convened in Knysna at which Doug Law (OK 1953), Jenny Law (Hon
OK), Charlie Berrington (OK 1975) and Joanie Lombaard (née Gleaves OK 1985)
agreed to tackle the task of resurrecting this branch.
What a fine job they did which culminated in a function held at Tappas on Thesen Island
on Friday 23 July which was attended by a group of 40 OKs and family. The informal
gathering was a heap of fun and it was great spending time reminiscing about years spent
at Kingswood. Brian Hayward (OK 1962) informed me that he was one of three Brian
Hayward’s who were at KC at the same time, Mark Conyers (OK 1996) re-enacted his
famous victory run that he performed after kicking the winning drop goal in injury time
against one of our traditional rivals and the evening was finished off with a fine rendition of
KC’s famous war cry – Yizani Madoda.
It was soon after hearing this war cry that a gentleman from inside the restaurant approached
me to say that he recognized the war cry from his school days. Well to cut a long story short
this gentleman was Ron Miller (OK 1956) who was originally from Namibia. He currently
lives in Veldrif on the West Coast and was holidaying in Knysna – what a coincidence.
It was agreed that the next gathering of the Southern Cape Branch will most likely be a
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Mark Conyers (OK 1996), Deon de Waal (OK 1985) and Allan Collett (OK 1972)
Joan Lombaard (nee Gleaves OK 1985), Janine Berrington, Charles Berrington (OK 1975), Doug
Law (OK 1953), Jenni Law (Hon OK) and Gordon Hayward (OK 1957)
bring-and-braai on the grounds of the Kanonkop Boutique Hotel. We have nearly 100 OKs
in the Southern Cape so hopefully word will spread and the attendance will be good. Watch
this space.
If you have any enquiries relating to this branch please contact –
Charlie Berrington - 082-4404057
Doug Law - 072 5067317
Joanie Lombaard - 083 677 7108

uNITEd kINGdOM
The bi-annual OK functions in London took place this year. The first, a dinner, was held at
the Aragon Arms in Parsons Green on 1 October. The dinner was a formal event directed at
the more senior OKs. The venue was superb and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was had
by all. What a privilege it was to have David Lowes (OK 1952) and his lovely wife at the
function. David has been a great supporter of Kingswood and was in fact head prefect at
Kingswood in 1952. Other familiar faces were Anthony Bradlow (OK 1966) and Peter
Collett (OK 1963) who regularly support the OK functions. Margie Thomas, who arranged
the functions, was delighted to meet up with a whole bunch of ex Jacques House girls who
she looked after during her tenure as houseperson at Jacques House. Carey Hobson presented
a slide show that highlighted the many facets of Kingswood. Those that had not been back to
Kingswood for many years could not believe the developments that had taken place on the
campus in recent times.
The following evening an informal pub evening was held at the Bricklayers Arms in Putney
to cater for the younger generation. What a pleasure it was to see these young folk again and
to experience the passion and interest that they still have for their alma mater. One loyal OK,
Trevor Evans (OK 1948), pushed up the average age of the gathering appreciably. It soon
became evident why he had chosen this function to attend – he simply loved chatting to the
young OKs telling them
stories about yesteryear.
He certainly set a fine
example by wearing his
Old Kingswood blazer
and tie – with plenty of
pride I might add. What
makes his attendance
even more significant is
the fact that the Evans
family live a few hours
north of London which
involved a day trip to get
The oldest and youngest OK present at the function held at the Bricklayers Arms in Putney -
Trevor Evans (OK 1948) and Gareth Mayo (OK 2007)

there. Thanks for your support Trevor – it is much appreciated. Before we knew it the doors
were closed and we were asked to leave – amazing how such an enjoyable evening comes to
an end so quickly. My evening was about to get even more drawn out because the tubes had
closed for the night and all of a sudden I had to figure out how the bus network operated – the
net result being that I had a good two hour midnight tour of London!
Our thanks to Margie and
Dave Thomas for arranging
these functions that had a
collective attendance of close
to 100 which definitely made
the trip very worthwhile. I
know that Kingswood is still
very close to their hearts and
we look forward to having
them back in the Eastern
Cape in the not too distant
future. Orde Eliason (OK
1974) was once again very
helpful – without him I am
not sure what we would do.
WESTERN cAPE
Siblings Alinka (OK 2005) and Michael (OK 1996) Brutsch
The Western Cape Traditional Rivals Golf Day was played at the King David Golf Club on
Friday 08 October 2011. As has become the norm, the day was very well organized and 80
golfers certainly had a day to remember. The weather was great so the idea of having the golf
day a month later certainly paid dividends. The concept of having a Traditional Rivals Golf
Day is great because it brings the alumni from a number of different schools together for the
event and the friendly banter, mostly initiated by Peter Roux (OK 1971), is great fun. The
committee, headed by Richard Fincham (OK 1996), left no stone unturned in making this
day a success – they lift the bar each year. The powerhouse behind the golf day is without
doubt our “bundle of energy” Elana Thal. She is a stickler for detail and her determination to
make this day succeed is an example to all of us. I am not sure what we would do without her.
Elana - the entire Kingswood community appreciates what you do for the OK Club.

Jason Elly (OK 1998), David Bonellie (OK 2005),
Nick McConnachie (OK 2002) and Derick Mitchell
(OK 2006)
Big hitting Owen Gowar (OK 1975)
blasts one down the fairway
The winner on the day was Peter
Roux and his ‘imported’ covey – I
notice that Pete now relies on the
ladies to win the prizes for him!
The date for the 2011 Golf Day
has been set and will take place
on Friday 16 September and will
once again be played at the King
David Golf Club. I would like to
appeal to OK in the Western Cape
Region to support the day either
by assisting with sponsorship or
by participating in the day. You
can direct any enquiries to:
elana@aliwalroad.co.za.

A LEGENdARy STORy – ThE TRuTh
This is an official account of the story about flying ace Oliver Carey (OK 1931) and THE
BOMB as told by Oliver’s good friend, Ivan Sapsford –
“The Italians had a fort on the hill with long range guns which the South African
forces could not match which caused a bit of a stalemate. Oliver Carey had just returned
to his North African squadron after having been on leave. On arrival the situation was
explained to him and Oliver immediately came up with a solution. Oliver had experience
from the mines in South Africa and thus had an extensive knowledge of explosives and their
use. We then decided to make a bomb which we would drop on the Italian fort. It never
crossed our minds that bombing had already been tried but to no avail. Being somewhat
rebellious and discarding all authority we decided to take matters into our own hands. So
we got hold of a 55-gallon gasoline drum, put in as much military explosive as we could
scrounge through the larger of the two screw-capped openings, set a stick of dynamite fuse
into the last piece, filled what was left with as much small arms ammunition as we could
round up and topped the drum up with petrol.
There was a small, single-engined mail plane that came by daily and stayed overnight so we
simply and illegally appropriated it for the job. When it was dawn and time to go (we were
not quite sober!) we got a bunch of men to heave the very heavy drum lengthwise through
the planes door before standing it up and lashing it with ropes for the take-off. Oliver was
the pilot and a friend and I sat with the drum.
As we approached the fort Oliver gave the word for my friend and I to un-lash the
drum and light the fuse. Oliver circled the fort and we threw open the door and tried to shove
the drum out. To our amazement we discovered that the drum was too high for the door. We
then tried to lay it over (the way it was loaded) but it was too heavy for my friend and I to
move. The heat discoloration on the outside of the wrapped dynamite fuse indicated that it
had already burnt into the drum which meant that the bomb would explode any minute! We
shouted for help and Oliver left the controls and ran to assist us. With nobody at the controls
the plane went into a descending spiral spin directly above the fort. Oliver grabbed the
plane’s fire axe and hacked out the plane’s upper door frame which enabled us to shove the
drum out. By this time we were just a couple of hundred feet above the fort.

Oliver fought his way back to the controls with considerable skill managed to pull
the plane out of its dive. My friend and I were hanging on for dear life but did get a final
frightening view of the drum going down towards the upturned curious faces of the entire
300-strong fort garrison at their morning parade staring wonderingly upward at what was to
them basically a civilian aircraft in an uncontrolled spin. Then the bomb exploded a hundred
feet or less above the garrison and killed them all down to the last man. That night the Italian
military broadcast a communiqué to all its units telling them that the South Africans had a
new secret weapon!”
The Oliver Carey gate outside Dold Block was erected in honour of this great man.
Ok NEWS
Tony Butler (OK 1964) retired in 2005 and now lives in Umkomaas. He keeps himself busy
by cycling and touring abroad. During July he embarked on a guided self-drive 10 000 km
4x4 tour that started in Angola commencing at Ruacana, up to the Congo River mouth and
out at Rundu. His brother Julian Butler (OK 1967) lives in Warefall near Hillcrest and is
working for the Legal Aid Board in Pietermaritzburg.
Richard Davies (OK 1967) took early retirement from SAB Miller at the end of 2009
after 30 years with the company - the last eight years of which were in Europe (Hungary
and Switzerland). He says that it is great to be back in Cape Town after an absence of 22
years. Writing this takes me back many years. Right now I am sitting in my wife’s office in
Jacques House (she is the Houseperson here looking after 65 girls) writing this newsletter.
Richard (“Muskrat”) was my prefect in Jacques way back in 1967 when I was 9 years old!
A lot has changed since then but I can still picture and remember many of the goings-on
in this house. There is a picture of Simmo (Miss Simpson) hanging in the office – she was
the matron in Jacques for from 1955 to 1985. Thinking of her brings back memories of that
dreaded scrubbing brush that she used to haul out on bath nights. Ernie Hall’s office is still
just as it was – the only difference being that it no longer harbours that vast selection of
bamboo canes. The frame from which the bell hung is still under the outside staircase and
the locker room (the scene of many epic bouts of boxing) still stands. I could go on and on
but what I wanted to say is that when we moved in here at the beginning of the year I had this
nostalgic trip down memory lane (spent 6 years in Jacques and now I am back) and came to
the conclusion that I have wonderful stories to tell and many memories (good and bad) about

this place. I shared some of these stories with the matric girls last week and soon picked that
they have an absolute appreciation for what has gone before them and I have no doubt that
they are so proud to be part of the present but will one day be equally proud to be part of this
great school’s history.
Ian Cooper (OK 1980) recently took part in a unique TV reality show called Sharp Shooter.
This is a world first and uniquely South African – a reality show with a fresh perspective
and unique angle which focuses on the world of photography and the skill, passion and
determination needed to capture the perfect shot. Fifteen photographers from all walks of life
were chosen to compete under the scrutiny of the judges who included Josie Borain, Jenni
Button and Brian Taylor. Ian acquitted himself well and I am sure the experienced gained
from this competition will stand him in good stead.
It was great to have Buddy van der Merwe (OK 1947) visit Kingswood during August.
He had this to say about his visit “I was flabergasted - I cannot express my pleasure at
seeing the excellence prevailing there.” He is a legend in Upington where he has practiced
dentistry for many decades. He sadly missed the OK function held in Upington during June
due to commitments in Cape Town. He also played a very active role as a swimming coach
in Upington – an essential ingredient given the amount of water that has been flowing down
the Orange River of late.
Richard Chandler (OK 1992) recently wrote “I recently had the opportunity to look at
the Kingswood website and must compliment you for making it so informative especially
when it comes to OKs and all their antics and goings-on in general. Great memories started
flooding back when I was browsing the site and I felt compelled to fill you in on what I
have been up to. After leaving school I started studying Law (BPROC LB) through UNISA
but gave it up after three years to pursue my true passion, that being aviation. In 1998 I
obtained my commercial pilot’s license and then completed my Airline Transport Pilot’s
License (APTL). Today I share my time between the office on the ground and my ‘office’
in the sky flying corporate jets throughout Africa, the Indian Ocean Islands and parts of the
Middle East.
In April 1994 my brother and I started a business which has expanded to become Avex Air
Training (Pty) Ltd which is involved in corporate aircraft charter, management of aircraft
related functions and the supply of tooling and related specialized products to the aircraft

and industrial markets. We also have a property division and an information products
division.” Richard married Jacqui Brown in 2007 and they have a son Jonathan Andrew
(future Kingswoodian?) .
The FIFA World Cup is something of the past but it is pleasing to know that OKs played an
important role in the success of this great event. Unathi Malunga (OK 1994) wrote “As a
consultant I am often called in on various exciting projects and the 2010 FIFA SA World Cup
opening and closing ceremonies was one of them. For this project I did the production legals
which means that I drafted each and every single contract for the production team as well as
the cast contracts (2250 of them). I work alone so I did this single-handedly). I also ran the
teams Legacy Project . The participants were placed in various production departments so
that they could gain experience in their specific fields.”
Luntu Ntloko (OK 1993) who has recently relocated to Zurich was also very involved in
the World Cup. She was part of the team responsible for ensuring that the stadiums were up
to scratch and that deadlines were being met during the construction phase.
John Dunlop (OK 1956) has been living in
Devon, UK for just over two years because, as
he puts it “Zimbabwe made a joke of my lifetime
of work”. Since moving to the UK he has been
in touch with Ian Sinclair (OK 1955), Rod
Hardwick (OK 1965) and Gill Woodward,
widow of the late John Woodward (OK 1955).
John invites any OKs from the 1948 - 56 era to
either contact or visit him. John Dunlop & fam ily
Peter Wrighton (OK 1951) has been hard at work writing his family memoirs and whilst
do so came across an interesting piece on Kingswood, where he was asked to address the
1979 Speech Day “I thought long and hard about what would be relevant and meaningful to
the students, (and masters) of the day, and decided to give an address on the need for change
in our society, for the abolishment of Apartheid and for the requirement for human dignity
for all. The speech was headed ‘A Crises of Conscience, a Crises of Change’ and called
upon the students to prepare themselves for this change and to act as the catalyst to bring it
about. I might say the speech went down like a ‘lead balloon’, as it was delivered about ten

years too early for the very conservative community of Grahamstown to absorb. They were
shocked and dismayed to discover that they had invited some sort of radical communist to
address the students. I was treated very coolly thereafter by all as I had dared to raise such
an unthinkable proposition!”
Vicky Heideman (OK 2002) graduated with distinction and
academic honours from Rhodes University. Her under-grad degree
was followed by an Honours in Classical Civilization and History.
She served on the SRC for two years – one as secretary and one as
vice-president. She sailed for the Rhodes Sprog team at the SASSU
in 2003 and 2004, taught aerobics at the Rhodes University Health
Suite and applied these skills to teach simple dances to children
with disabilities at the Kuyasa Special School. Vicky enjoys reading
books on historical conspiracy theories and translating ancient Greek
plays. She recently completed her LLM at Cambridge University ,UK and has since returned
to Grahamstown where she started her articles at Dold and Stone Attorneys this month.
Africa Bridge founder Barry Childs (OK 1963) has recently
been awarded the $100 000.00 Purpose Prize from Civic Ventures.
Barry received this award for the work he initiated in 2000 through
Africa Bridge, an Oregon nonprofit that assists vulnerable children
and children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in rural Tanzania. In some
villages, more than 40% of children are orphans or otherwise
vulnerable. Since its inception Africa Bridge has helped over 3000
children in Tanzania, along with their guardians as well as whole
villages. With this generous award Africa Bridge will be able to
expand its efforts into additional villages. Barry says that it is his dream to improve the
well-being and futures of an additional 14000 children over the next 3 years. Barry launched
Africa Bridge in response to the devastation that HIV/AIDS has caused to his homeland of
Tanzania. The work of Africa Bridge is premised on listening to the children. It is through
children that Africa Bridge is able to glean authentic needs and implement integrated
sustainable development projects embraced by entire villages. To date Africa Bridge has
set up 28 income-generating farming co-operatives for caregivers in 16 villages and built
classrooms and clinics for thousands of children. Barry joined nine other 2010 winners at the
Purpose Prize Summit held on 12 – 14 November in Philadelphia,USA. Now in its fifth year,

the six year $17 million prize programme is the USA’s only large-scale investment in social
entrepreneurs over 60 who are making extraordinary contributions in their encore careers.
“Purpose Prize winners are courageous, creative, passionate and strategic – all the qualities
needed to make headway on some of our greatest challenges,” said Marc Freedman, Founder
and CEO of Civic Ventures and author of the book The Big Shift. “It is the combination of
these qualities, their decades of experience, and the sheer size of the baby boomer population
that make social innovators in their encore careers a promising and invaluable asset to
society.” Congratulations Barry – we are proud of you and have no doubt that you richly
deserve this award. It is worth noting that currently a number of children from Tanzania
are attending Kingswood and that Kingswood thus has a vested interest in the youth of this
country albeit on the other end of the scale. For more information about Africa Bridge please
visit the website www.africabridge.org.
Patrick Lees (OK) was appointed as Headmaster of St John’s Preparatory School,
Johannesburg on 1 September 2010. Patrick attended KC Junior when his father, John Lees
was head of KC Junior. He graduated from UNISA with a BA majoring in English and
qualified with a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (Cum Laude). He subsequently
graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Management and Leadership from
the University of Johannesburg. Patrick previously taught at Woodmead Prep School and St
Stithians Prep. Good luck Patrick – good to see you following in Dad’s footsteps.
Thulisile Mhlungu (née Ntloko OK 1989) studied Law at the then University of Natal
Durban, where she obtained junior and senior degrees in Law. There is no doubt that she has
had a rich and fulfilling legal career. Her career in law began when she was admitted as an
Attorney and Conveyancer in the Eastern Cape in 1998. For the next 10 years, initially as a
Practicing Attorney for a large law firm in Port Elizabeth, then as a Public Interest Lawyer,
a Development Law Project Manager, a Clinical Law lecturer and Mentor to law students
at the UKZN Law Clinic in Durban (with a year spent as the Director of the University of
Durban Westville Law Clinic) she kept herself busy. During this time she also travelled
the world as an international speaker, presenting papers on Public Interest Law and Access
to Justice and participated in a number of forums promoting and designing effective and
sustainable programmes that provide Access to Justice to poor marginalized communities
in South Africa and the continent. She has served as the President of the Association of
University Legal Aid Institutions (AULAI) – still continuing to serve as a Trustee of the
AULAI Trust. Until 2008 she was a member of the Rural Legal Trust (RLT) Board, serving
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as Chairman. Thulisile is a non-Executive Board Member of the Legal Aid Board in South
Africa. She has recently been appointed to serve on the Advisory Board of the Legal Services
Project, an initiative by the Dept of Land Affairs to facilitate the provision of specialized legal
services to communities and individuals who are faced with violation of their rights. She is
currently working as a skilled Pan African Leadership consultant and has been working with
the British Council, facilitating the South African Interaction Leadership Programme. This
programme encourages the evolution of Positive Spirit and Action Societies in Africa and
the UK.
Braden King (OK 2004), who recently graduated from Rhodes University with a BSc
(Information Systems), developed a passion for computers at the age of six by playing
Wavecraft. At an early age he decided that computer programming/game programming
would be his career choice. A small module on website development really caught his
attention and before long he was developing small websites for his friends. Static websites,
however, became a bit mundane for Braden because he wanted more out of websites which
encouraged him to look deep into the realms of PHP. As his skills in both coding and graphic
aspects of web design improved he decided to offer his services to the general public and
then launched Griffon Studios in Grahamstown on 21 February 2009. Despite the fact that
Grahamstown is a small town he is hoping that his business will grow appreciably.
Dr Gordon Cragg (OK 1952) received an Honourary Doctorate from Rhodes University at
the graduation ceremony of 10 April 2010.
He has carved a niche in the diverse discipline of
Organic Chemistry at the point where nature and science
meet. He has researched extensively the production of
cancer and HIV/Aids drugs from plants, and has helped
discover useful chemicals that are slowly changing the
face of medicine.
His interest in the use of nature and plants to produce
drugs was sparked by South Africa’s wealth of
biodiversity. After he matriculated from Kingswood in
1952 and then graduated from Rhodes University in
1956 with a BSc Hons in Chemistry, he developed a

keen interest in the numerous plants in and around the Cape Town area. In 1963, he furthered
his studies by obtaining his DPhil from Oxford University.
This was followed by a two-year long post-doctoral research completed at the University of
California after which he returned to South Africa to work for the Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research. In all his research endeavours, he has emphasized the importance of
international and multi-disciplinary collaboration, and has travelled to over 30 countries and
conducted extensive research in Brazil.
As a result, he has been able to make revolutionary contributions towards the treatment
and control of cancer. In 1979, he was appointed Assistant Director of the Cancer Research
Institute at Arizona State University. Gordon has also been very closely affiliated with the
National Cancer Institute based in the USA where he was appointed chief in 1985.
He retired in 2004, but continues to serve as a Special Volunteer of the National Institute of
Health in America. For his commitment and contribution to the institute he received a Merit
Award for demonstrating leadership in internal collaborative research and helping to develop
the anti-cancer drug Taxol. Gordon’s involvement in discovering new natural product agents
for cancer treatment has been rewarded by the Missouri Botanical Garden, where he was
also honoured by having a tree that was recently discovered in Madagascar named after him
– Ludia Craggiana.
Gordon and his brother Donald (OK 1949) visited Kingswood a few days before the
graduation ceremony. They spent the morning on the campus reminiscing about their school
years. When looking at the portraits of previous head masters in the Dining Hall, Gordon
pointed to the painting of Charles Dacam and remarked that Charles had played a pivotal
role in his academic career and that much of his success was attributed to Charles Dacam
because it was he who had insisted that Gordon study the sciences whilst at Kingswood.
The Kingswood family would like to congratulate Gordon on his lifetime of great
achievements and we have no doubt that the honour bestowed on him by Rhodes University
is richly deserved.
Gordon has recently been engrossed in co-editing the second edition of a book on “Anticancer
Agents from Natural Products”. Coincidently, this topic is also the passion of another OK,

Clive (“Beer Bottle”) Biurski (OK 1974). Clive, who lives in Texas, visited Kingswood
towards the end of last year and he told me that he has done extensive research with regard
to cancer being cured by natural remedies, Aloe Ferox in particular. Clive survived a cancer
scare a few years ago which prompted his interest in this topic. He has no doubt that aloes
have huge medicinal value and recommends that we all take our daily dose of the following
“ALOE POTION” –
1 cup aloe juice (put the bottom leaf of an aloe into a juice extractor)
1 tablespoon honey
1 tot whiskey
Mix this together and drink a cup each morning. He seriously believes in this so let us hope all
our Karoo farmers start making good use of their aloes. He is happy to chat to anybody in this
regard so if you wish to contact Clive give me a call and I pass his contact details on to you.
During May Jeremy Mansfield (OK 1981) announced live on his radio show on 94.7
Highveld Stereo that he was set to voice a character in Toy Story 3. “It’s official and has just
been finalized. This is really exciting news! I am a big fan of Disney/Pixar and this is indeed
an honour,” said Jeremy said at the time. He will lend his voice to the character of Lifer, a
chatter telephone who has spent his life in the toy box at a children’s nursery school. Under
the direction of Rick Dempsey, Senior Vice-president, Creative – Disney Character Voices
Jeremy recorded the voice for the South African theatrical and DVD release of the film. A
behind-the-scenes look at how the voice recording was done was shown in an exclusive
insert on M-NET’s All Access on 21 May 2010.
Neil Hart’s (OK 1988) Boomtown Strategic Brand Agency has recently landed two new
accounts. The Agency will be working on the brand and corporate identity of the Science
and Technology Centre in Uitenhage, a project of the Uitenhage Despatch Development
Initiative (UDDI). The account was extended to include public relations and communications.
Boomtown is also adding JSE-listed RGT Smart to their portfolio of clients. Boomtown will
provide a full strategic solution to RGT Smart as well as support to the marketing department.
“RGT Smart is a fast-expanding company with some fresh perspectives on business
knowledge and insights. We are excited to be part of the Science and Technology Centre as
it will be a landmark in the area. We can see some great synergies between Boomtown and
all these companies in the future” said Neil.

Noel Ashton (OK 1981) who studied Environmental and geographical Science at UCT, is
the owner of Oceans of Africa / The Whale Studio in Cape Town. A unique combination of
scientific research, art, sculpture and engaging narratives enable Noel to innovate and create
environmental and educational programmes which focus on marine habitats in general –
whales and dolphins specifically. He is engaged as a public speaker and often appears on
television and radio. Here are some of Noel’s noteworthy achievements –
•2004 The Windows on the Oceans exhibition travelled to Hermanus with the
International Fund for Animal Welfare
• 2005 The Whales of Walker Bay book was released.
• 2007 Noel launched The Whale Walk and the acclaimed Whale Show in Hermanus
• 2008 He created and launched the Sacred Ocean anti-whaling campaign and the Great
Whaling Debate in the Two Oceans Aquarium. Archbishop Tutu launched this
campaign and unveiled the Sacred Ocean Sculpture.
• 2009 He developed the Killer Whale for Warner Brothers Free Willy 4 film using
Morphological Mapping Techniques.
• 2010 He launched ‘Journeys in Search of the Whale – Rethinking our Place in a
Changing World’. This is an environmental audio-visual experience.
OKs have certainly been making a name for themselves in the world of rugby. Old
Kingswoodians Chad Matthews (OK 2010), Stephen Hansel (OK 2010) and Scott van
Breda (OK 2010) who were all members of the KC 1st XV in 2010 have all been awarded
contracts by the Southern Kings franchise that is based in Port Elizabeth. John Hale (OK
2010) , also a member of the successful 2010 1st XV has been awarded a contract by the UK
club Leicester Tigers where he will join their academy and thereafter hope to be awarded
a contract for the senior side. Chris Juries (OK 2009), younger brother of rugby legend
Fabian Juries (OK 2006) and who represented Western Province U 21 last year has now
been signed up by the Southern Kings. The 2008 1st XV has a number of its ranks playing
representative rugby - Roscoe Spekman (OK 2008) and Charlie Purdon (OK 2008) have
both represented the Sharks at U21 and U19 levels respectively, Grant Hattingh (OK

Denton fans : Clifford Savage (Ok 2008), David Denton (OK 2008), Charlie Purdon (OK 2008),
Anthony van Blommenstein (OK 2008), Jeffrey Rodgerson (Ok 2008), James Miller (OK 2008), Kyle
Illman (OK 2008)
2008) is involved with the Western Province U21 set-up and David Denton (OK 2008) has
already had a taste of international rugby in Scotland. David has represented Edinburgh in
the Heineken Cup, he represented Scotland at the U21 World Cup has played a few games
for Scotland on the international Sevens circuit. The highlight for David was undoubtedly
playing for Scotland at the George leg of the sevens circuit where he had great support
from his Kingswood schoolmates Brett Wilkinson (OK 2002) is now knocking at the door
for a call up to the Irish side to play in
the 6-Nations. He has trained with the
squad and is now a regular member of
the Ireland B side. Let’s hold thumbs
that he gets selected for the World Cup
later this year. He has worked really hard
at his game and really deserves a callup.
There is no doubt that Kingswood
continues to produce top rugby players
especially when one considers the size of
our pool of players each year.

The S.A. Senior Amateur Golf Association sent a 10 man side to the UK, primarily to play,
as individuals, in the British Senior Amateur Open at Walton Heath Golf Club. The team
departed on Mon 2 August and consisted of the ten top players from the SASAGA Order of
Merit, which included Jock Wellington (OK 1969). As a warm up to the Senior Amateur
Open, The South Africans played an International against the UK Seniors at West Hill Golf
Club, in Surrey on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th August. Each team of ten was split
into an “A” and “B” side of five, and the Tournament was played over 36 holes medal, with
the top four scores from each round counting. The final result was a narrow win by the SA
“A” side. Jock (73,73) carded the third best score of the match. The course was very dry –
there having been no rain for nearly two months, and the
parched conditions made scoring difficult – especially
with fast hard greens which were exceptionally smooth
nevertheless. But playing under these conditions was
good practice for the team, as Walton Heath, one of the
top UK “heather” courses is a similar layout. The British
Open Senior Championship followed soon after – what
an honour for Jock to be taking part in this illustrious
event. The Old course of Walton Heath was a seriously
difficult venue – fast tight running fairways, quite a bit
of wind, heavy rough in places and hard fast greens. The
course is steeped in history, and one just has to venture
into the Club House to see the names that had graced the
turf over its 130 year history. It was the home of James
Braid, who won The Open five times at the turn of the century, and more recently, in 1981,
had hosted the Ryder Cup – which at that time was a game between Great Britain & Ireland,
and the USA. 156 of the top Senior Amateur golfers from around the world had entered the
event. After the first two rounds the field was cut to 60 for the final round. Unfortunately Jock
missed the cut by 1 shot having carded a 75, 80.
The evergreen Mike Huddy (OK 1958) represented Southern Gauteng in the 25th Annual
Masters Inter-Provincial Hockey Tournament was held from Wednesday May 19th to
Saturday May 22nd 2010 in Cape Town. By all accounts a great deal of fun was had by all.
Southerns were fully represented with teams playing in all men’s and ladies’ pools and, if
their performance in the beer tent and on the dance floor is anything to go by, they certainly
represented Southerns with pride and distinction!

NEWS SNIPPETS
Paul Marsh (OK 1956) is now living in Christchurch, New Zealand and by all accounts is
loving every minute of it. He sends best wishes to all those that remember him and particularly
to any who still carry scars from the LSITG (Longest Stick in the Game)!
During the recent Rhodes Sports Dinner Pete Andrew (OK 1977) was awarded the Pro Merito
Colours Blazer by the National Secretariat of University Sport South Africa (USSA).
Anton Vorster (OK 1977) was recently appointed to the position of Managing Director of
GBS Mutual Bank in Grahamstown.
Artist Ashleigh Olsen (OK 1998) has an impressive list of achievements :
• Shortlisted entry for the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year (DSWF WAY) in
2008
• Shortlisted, finalist and highly commended entry for DSWF WAY Competition in 2009
• Artworks exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London
Dick Reed (OK 1954) and his wife Margaret spent 3 weeks touring New Zealand during
April 2010 where Dick enjoyed meeting up with classmate Rob Davis (OK 1954) in the
picturesque little South Island town of Wanaka where he and June settled at the end of
2009.
Sandy Burnard (née Yates OK 1985) has moved to Johannesburg where she has been
appointed General Manager of the Glendower Golf Club. She was previously the GM of
Kloof Country Club in KZN.
Chuma Mbambisa (OK 1997) left Aircom International after 3 years and has taken up the
position as a Senior Project Manager with eBucks in Sandton
Graham Tate (OK 1974) is the divisional executive for procurement, administration and
facilities management for the Development Bank of South Africa.

Paul Beck (OK 1994) and his family were
visiting South Africa from the UK during
April. Paul brought his wife Michelle and
beautiful daughter Olivia to Grahamstown to
show them his old school.
Kevin Fletcher (OK 1981) is currently at
Roche in Johannesburg. He is head of the
Business Analytics and Marketing Access
Department and is responsible for the
annual business planning process, measuring
company and individual performance and
dealing with medical aids and the government
regarding patient access to Roche formulations.
Russell Domingo (OK 1992) was rewarded for his contribution to the Chevrolet Warriors’
excellent 2009 /10 season performance by winning the Cricket South Africa Coach of the
Year Award. Russell and his team secured two of the three South African domestic cricket
tournament titles when they claimed both the MTN 40 and Standard bank Pro 20 titles.
Paul Kaplan (OK 1977), who owns Disa Sports
in Cape Town, was in Grahamstown on a business
trip recently and popped in to say hello. He was
very impressed with the new developments at
Kingswood, especially the sports facilities.
Colin Brown (OK 1974) popped in at KC to have
a look around the campus. He was about to move
to New Zealand and was looking forward to it
– he invites any of his classmates to contact him
if visiting the “land of the long white cloud”.
Paul Kaplan

Colin Brown and famiy
Jeffrey Rodgerson (OK 2008) recently represented his Pretoria based club in a unique
amateur cricket tournament held in Brisbane, Australia. The tournament, known as ‘The
Last Man Stands World
Championship’, has a unique
format being a 20/20 match
with 8 in a team. Jeffrey’s team
won the competition which
earned them $10 000.00
Carey Hobson
(OK Club)
Jeffrey Rodgerson (OK 2008) on
the far right pictured with his team
mates

LATEST NEW dEvELOPMENT
Kingswood’s latest new development is the construction of an indoor sports centre which is
going up on the Captain C O Rich shooting range site. The centre will incorporate facilities
for basket ball, netball, indoor cricket nets plus a fitness suite including an upgraded weights
room. A training facility for rock climbing will also be incorporated.
The centre is due to open in October 2011 and will add to Kingswood’s outstanding sports
facilities with the City Lords rugby field and Astroturf, the nearby squash courts and tennis
courts, the waterpolo and training pool and Knight and Gane Fields – with the Wyvern club
strategically placed at the centre of it all.
We are the envy of many schools for the layout of our sports facilities which allows spectators
access to a number of sporting codes all within a short walking distance from each other.
Parents can easily spend a Saturday morning supporting their children in different age
groups, girls and boys, all within the sports complex at Kingswood.
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