Reigatian News

Joe Cheal (RGS 1980-1986) has recently published a business book entitled 'Solving Impossible Problems: Working Through Tensions and Paradox in Business'.

Chris Lang (RGS 1973-1980) is currently shooting a serial for ITV starring Martin Clunes and Hermione Norris...

Rachel Dale (RGS 1997-2005) graduated from LSE in 2010 with an MSc in Development Management...

Ben Edwards (RGS 1978-1983) recently became the F1 commentator for the BBC.

Bryan Seymour (RGS 1941-1948) was "honoured and privileged to receive the Royal Maundy from H.M the Queen...

Alex Collier (1995-2002) is living in Amsterdam where she is studying for a Masters in International Development...

Congratulations to David on the birth of his son Socrates James Keris Peek who was born on the 16 January 2012.

At the time, I may not have realised the significance of the weekly or twice-weekly lessons I had in computing in 1973...

In the end, the script of my last-ever Church Assembly, to which I alluded in my last column, didn’t find its way into The Pilgrim...

Once a year The Pilgrim appears in my pigeon hole. I take it out and drop it into my briefcase and when I get home the briefcase is emptied out onto a table...

Chief Executive of the Scouting Association, Derek Twine returned to his Reigate roots to present a total of 127 Reigate Grammar School students with their Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award.

In July 2011, Koren Sullivan (RGS 2006-2008) climbed the Machame route of Mount. Kilimanjaro...

Nick Mason (RGS 2004-2009) is running the Reading Half Marathon on the 1st April for Help for Heroes...

Norman Burgess (RGS 1937-1944) was one of some 200 plus old students from Battersea Poytechnic who were awarded an Honorary Bachelors degree...

Congratulations to Josephine Hollister (RGS 1993-2001) who got married in April 2011...

Alice Redfern (RGS 2002-2010) is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in September 2012...

On Friday 25 November the Old Reigatians Netball Club (ORNC) hosted a traditional Race Night held at Reigate Grammar School with the support of the Foundation and Alumni Office...

Paul Davies (RGS 1977-1983) is currently working for the Norwegian Refugee Council as their Area Manager in Herat in western Afghanistan... 

On Saturday 12 November 2011 Michael Lloyd (RGS 1981-1986) was presented with a gift from Reigate Grammar School...

Congratulations to Roxi Cole (RGS 2001-2008) and Tim Cole who were married on the 20 August 2011.

Congratulations to Zoe Keeler (RGS 1993-1995) and Rohana Dissanayake who were married on Saturday 18 June 2011.

Congratulations to John Buchanan (RGS 1962-1970) and Linda Gear who were married on Saturday 1 October 2011.

The Ballance Building is up and running. It is large and very impressive.  Not that I care all that much.  All a teacher really needs is a shed, a blackboard and a stick of chalk...

One hundred years have passed since Reigate Grammar School published a prospectus which has found its way into our archive collection...

Simon Capel (RGS 1988-1995), Jamie Davey (RGS 1988-1993), Richard Pitts (RGS 1988-1995) and Johnny Webster –Smith (RGS 1991-1995)...

Congratulations to Simon Weale (Head of Sixth Form at RGS 2002-2006) and Rebecca on the arrival of Delilah who was born 5 October 2011.

Now that I’m semi-retired (stress semi-retired), my good friends in the Foundation Office have been kind enough to invite me to contribute a regular column to their publications...

In 2002, an enquiry was made by the school to the Surrey History Centre, asking for help in identifying a curious old photograph...

Tom Addison (RGS 2002-2010) is currently on an exchange in Berkeley, California...

Adrian Collman (RGS 1982-1989) is releasing his new book 'Worst animal jobs ever!' this week...

After school Owen studied for two years at Reigate College, then took a gap year spending a portion in South Africa where he met his now wife Holly...

Helen Parker (RGS 1997-2004) is the recipient of a bottle of champagne after winning our first E-Reigatian competition... 

I have just come away from watching half a dozen of our best lower sixth actors performing some of Ella Hicksons monologues...

Kirsty Irvine (RGS 2000-2008) is  travelling to Sri Lanka for 6 weeks to Sabaragamuwa University to coach sport and develop fitness programmes to University students and school children...

Congratulations to Peter Manfield (RGS 1986-1994) and Pia on the birth of Kai on 15 June 2011.

Robin Oake (RGS 1949 - 1954) was awarded an MBE for voluntary service to the Order of St John in England on the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2011.

Ian Thiele (1970 - 1977) has just come back from Cork, Ireland where he worked for one of the leading producers of anti-virus software. but more importantly, Ian spent his evenings and weekends in Cork attending music sessions where he picked up some sold skills in Irish fiddle playing.

Congratulations to Mark Wallace (RGS 1986-1989) and Emma Wallace on the birth of their first son Thomas Augustus Lawrence Wallace...