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Thank you to all who attended the 2011 Founders Weekend on 10-11 June!  It was a festive and memorable time!

As a highlight of the KCOB Calendar, we encourage all Old Boys and their families to attend and participate in the Founders Weekend programme.  It is a special time for those celebrating a reunion!

 

 

Founders Weekend
8 & 9 June 2012
 
Founders Weekend Programme
Celebrating Kearsney College Old Boys
 
Friday 8 June 2012
 
Times subject to change
 
 
09:30       Founders Golf Day at Cotswold Downs, Inanda Road, Hillcrest.
 
12:30       Founders Assembly in the Kearsney Chapel: KCOB ‘Survivors’ and partners are invited to join Kearsney pupils for this special assembly. 
                Past pupils from 1952 and 1962 will share a glimpse of Kearsney life in their era.
 
13:30       KCOB Survivors Lunch in Gillingham Dining Hall is hosted by the Headmaster.
 
14:30       KCOB Survivors Walkabout A gentle campus stroll for ‘Survivors’ will be conducted after lunch by Joy Mills-Hackmann and Sandy Dunnett.  A golf cart will be available if required.
 
14:50      Sport fixtures - Kearsney vs. Westville (Hockey, Tennis and Rugby). 
 
19:00       KCOB Founders Dinner at the Greyhound (By reservation only – Stag! Registration from 18:00),  All Old Boys, current and past staff are welcome.   We congratulate those who celebrate a special anniversary. 
 
 
Saturday 9 June 2012
 
08:30      Old Boy Dads, Grandfathers and Sons Group photograph on the concourse steps, past the Chapel in the academic centre after the boy’s cycle test.   This group photograph will be available on the Old Boy’s page on www.kearsney.com
 
09:00       KCOB Chapel Service - All Old Boys and Kearsney ambassadors (i.e. past parents, grandparents and supporters) as well as current and past staff are invited to this service conducted by Leigh Sundberg (1972 – 40th reunion), assisted by Sifiso Khuzwayo (Kearsney Chaplain) and
                Roger Tedder (1987 – 25th reunion).  A collection will be taken in aid of Ethelbert Children’s Home. 
 
09:30      Sport fixtures - Kearsney vs. Westville (Hockey, Tennis and Rugby).   Reunion Year Zones demarcated alongside the Stott Field.  Reserved seating on the Medworth Stadium for the ‘Survivors’.
 
10:00      KCOB AGM in the Art, Music and Drama Auditorium -  Tea available from 09:30. All Old Boys are encouraged to attend.
 
11:00      Kearsney Campus Tour departs from the entrance of Henderson Hall - Meet the Kearsney Marketing team for a tour which will present the state-of-the-art Science Laboratories funded by past parent and Trustee the late Keith Comins.  A walk through Pembroke, and past Sheffield
and Haley House to The SportZone, which includes Kearsney’s indoor sports centre and aquatics centre, and more.
 
11:45       Family Lunch served in the Dining Halls
 
13:00      1st XV Rugby Kearsney vs. Westville
 
14:30      Post-match Invitation to the Greyhound (cash bar) - All KCOBs, Kearsney parents, past parents, grandparents and visitors are invited to gather at the Greyhound. The Springboks vs England will be televised on a large screen and lunch/dinners on sale.



Please take a look at our 2012 Reunion Convenors 
 
60th                   1952     Frank Farquharson l frankfar@telkomsa.net
                                         Pat Marshall l patx2@telkomsa.net
         Brian Stokoe l brianstokoe@iafrica.com
55th                   1957     Colin Downie l down@telkomsa.net
50th                   1962     TBC                           
45th                   1967     Gavin Bester l jgbester@mweb.co.za
40th                   1972     Trevor Hagemann l trevorh@grindrod.co.za
35th                   1977     Nick Maritz l nickmaritz@saol.com
         Mark Taylor l mark@elan.co.za
30th                   1982     Warren Hendrie l Warren.Hendrie@za.nampak.com
25th                   1987     Andrew Dunsdon l andrew@gdass.com
         Jeremy Nel l jemnel@mweb.co.za
         Roger Tedder l roger@hillside.org.za
20th                   1992     Hedley Braithwaite l hedley.braithwaite@dhl.com
         Michael Hind l mike@itsafrica-cc.com
         Justin Hughes l justinhughes@telkomsa.net
         Alan Lamplough l lamplough@tiscali.co.za
         Jonathan Wiseman l jonwiseman@zwn.co.za
15th                   1997     Matt Copeland l Matt@frwfeeds.co.za

10th                   2002     Jared Temlett l jaredt@kearsney.com

                                         Steve Meyer | steve.meyer@investec.co.za
5th                     2007     Michael Benporath l michaelbenporath@gmail.com

 

 

Decade Convenors
 
Survivors         1921 – 1962      Julian Carter (1953) | cardru@saol.com | 084 488 8070
                                                      Doc Shuker (1948) | drshukes@mweb.co.za | 765 5351
                          1963 - 1972      Dave Hind (1966) l dave@itsafrica-cc.com l 083 303-4722
                                                      Gavin Bester (1967) l jgbester@mweb.co.za l 082 552 6125
                          1973 – 1982      Nick Maritz (1977) l nickmaritz@saol.com l 082 659 5710
                                                      Grant Litster (1980) | glitster@fnb.co.za | 09268 7603 8013
                          1983 – 1992      Jem Nel (1987) l jemnel@mweb.co.za l 083-2694269
                          1993 – 2002      Matt Copeland (1997) l Matt@frwfeeds.co.za l 082 874 5484
Whippets         2003 – 2011      Eric Ngoie (2005) l eric.i.ngoie@gmail.com l 072 715-2763

 

 

We hope to have the 2012 date confirmed shortly and we will keep you updated on progress through our Greyhound eNews and on this page. 

If you have enquiries please contact us on oldboys@kearsney.com  


Carpe Diem
Nick Keary
KCOB President

 

 
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