50 and 60 Year Reunions For 2022
We welcomed back a wonderful group of OKs, celebrating their combined 50- and 60-year reunions. The classes of 1960, 1961, 1962, 1970, 1971 and 1972 arrived back on campus on the 8th of July.
60th Chapel Anniversary Service
The Kingswood Memorial Chapel was opened in 1962 with over 2,000 people present. On Sunday we celebrated this milestone with a special service in the Chapel. There were also a number of reunion groups in attendance – 1960-62 and 1970-72.
Rest in peace, Mr Gardner
Today, Kingswood mourns the loss of and celebrates the life of Mr Steve Gardner (OK 1976), who died peacefully this weekend with his family by his side.
Legends Golf Day 2022
On Thursday, 16 June 2022 the annual Legends Day Golf Day was held at The Belmont Golf Club, in Grahamstown. The glorious day produced perfect golfing conditions.
10, 20, 30 and 40-Year Reunions For 2022
On the 16th June 2022, we hosted a whopping nine reunions, in an effort to make up for time lost to the Covid-19 Pandemic. As a result, this was the largest reunion of Kingswoodians outside the Centenary and 125 Jubilee Celebrations!
Kingswood Legend Buster Brotherton Celebrates His 90th Birthday Today
Our very own Mr Kingswood, Buster Brotherton, reached an amazing milestone today – his 90th birthday. Buster needs no introduction to the Kingswood family having devoted a lifetime of loyal service to Kingswood.
Kingswood Legends – the Bradfield Brothers
Kingswood legends and brothers, Derrick (OK 1943) and Maurice (OK 1946) Bradfield met in Port Elizabeth recently to celebrate Derrick’s 97th birthday – what an amazing milestone and he must be one of our oldest Old Kingswoodians around.
From Oxford to Amazon: Diana Schwedhelm (OK 2009)
From Oxford to Amazon, and all during Covid – we recently caught up with Diana Schwedhelm (OK 2009) who just attended her graduation ceremony at the University of Oxford. Turns out, Diana completed her MBA (with Distinction we might add) from Oxford University at the end of 2020 and due to Covid restrictions, they delayed the graduation ceremony until this year.
Eternal Bonds: Kingswood’s 1982 Class Create Spaces for Reflection and Remembrance
In a heart-warming display of unity and remembrance, the class of 1982 celebrated their 40th Reunion in March 2022 by undertaking a fundraising effort that culminated in the establishment of the Garden of Remembrance outside Kingswood’s Memorial Chapel.
OKs shine at the USA Rugby 7’s Collegiate Tournament
Earlier this week we published a post about Old Kingswoodian Duncan Krige’s (2019) participation in this prestigious event as a team member of the defending champions, Lindenwood University. Well little did we know that another two OKs would also participate with great success in this tournament.