Marlborough College and Marlborough College Malaysia are joining together to invite all OMs in the Malaysia region to join us for an informal drinks reception on Saturday 11th November at Frank’s Bar in Kuala Lumpur from 5.30pm. There is no charge to attend as the event is very kindly being hosted by a small group […]
The 127th Marlburian Club AGM will take place via Zoom on Monday 30th October. Further details to follow.
This year’s Festival of Sport will be held on Saturday 7th October 2023. Current Marlborough pupils will be participating in a wide variety of sports on the day, and there will be several OM sporting events for spectators to enjoy. It is wonderful to see the whole Marlborough community coming together for such an event.
You are warmly invited to celebrate the life of Brian McElney (B1 1946-50) at The Oriental Club in London on Wednesday 1st November 2023. Brian developed an exceptional knowledge of East Asian Art, sourcing the majority of his collection in Hong Kong between the 1950s and 1990s. Following his retirement, he founded The Museum of […]
Joining Marlborough College in 1978, pupils have benefitted from the coaching of Rackets Professional Rob Wakely (CR 1978-2023) enormously. Rob has coached no fewer than four world champions including the Old Marlburian pair of Guy Barker (B3 1988-93) and Ali Robinson (PR 1983-88), who are the only Public Schools winning pair in history to go […]
Nick Ward-Campbell died peacefully at the age of 75, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Andréa, his daughters Belinda and Kim, his step-children Alexandra and Andrew, and his elder brother, Iain (LI 1957-62). He was the proud Grandfather of seven grandchildren. Born in Wimbledon, Nick started at Marlborough College in 1960 […]
Brian was born in Leeds in 1939 and brought up living above a bicycle shop run by his mother. Passing the 11+ exam, he went to Batley Grammar, from where he won a State Scholarship to go on to university. Later diagnosed with dyslexia, he failed to pass an O level in a foreign language […]
The Class of 2023 gathered back at Marlborough College on Saturday 1st July for their Leavers Celebration.
Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Class of 2018 by joining us for this informal drinks reception on Tuesday 19th September at Sama Bankside in London from 6pm. This event has proven very popular in the past, with over 100 OMs from each year, taking the opportunity to catch up with old friends in an informal […]
After seven Club Magazines, Catherine Brumwell (née Redpath NC 1991-96) has decided that the 2023 edition will be her last one. We’re grateful to Catherine for all that she has done. The Magazine remains one of the most valued assets for the Club and we will miss her insights and dedication to delivering a stellar magazine every […]
Anthony Inglis has recently published an autobiography, ‘Sit Down, Stop Waving your Arms About!’, which is full of stories and anecdotes from his life. Anthony is a conductor of international repute and has conducted all over the world in many genres from the rock band The Scorpions to Bizet’s opera Carmen. His 33-year tenure at Phantom of the […]
You will by now have heard of the sad news that Roger Ellis died on 14th February 2023, aged 93. We are pleased to announce a date on which we will remember this special man. We warmly invite you to join us and Roger’s wife Margaret and their family at a Service of Thanksgiving for […]
OMs have continued to flourish in their sporting achievements this year, ranging from a 250km race across the Sahara Desert to being crowned Tennis and Rackets Association U21 Doubles Champions at Queens. On the theme of running, multiple OMs ran the Edinburgh Half Marathon on 28th May including Dom Coulson (C1 2013-18) for Children with […]
Fred again, otherwise known as Fred Gibson (B1 2006-11), has been a prominent figure in the music industry with one of his most recent successes including closing Coachella alongside Skrillex and Four Set to almost 100,000 fans. Fred’s first introduction to the music industry began at the age of 16 when introduced to Brian Eno […]
Atticus Adams (LI 2017-22) and Archie Darke (LI 2017-22), who left last year, are completing 3,899 press ups in June to recognise the 3,899 people who lost their lives to suicide in England in 2022. They said: “mental health has always played a large role in our lives, whether that’s our own or the mental […]
Mike Dana’s (B3 1959-63) time at Marlborough was one of great happiness – he looked back on it with huge fondness – and was involved for many years on the committee for the OM Club. It was at Marlborough that Mike first developed his lifelong interest in printing – experimenting with the school’s printing presses […]
Willa Hamilton (MO 2016-21), Olly Munn (LI 2016-21), Grace Pilkington (LI 2020-22) and Lucy Thornton (PR 2019-21) ran the Edinburgh half marathon in memory of Honor Edwards (LI 2019-21). After a long struggle with her mental health, Honor took her own life on the 25th November. Despite her struggles Honor was a dedicated raiser of […]
Max Turner (C1 2005-10) is starting the epic challenge of walking 1100 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK and Against Malaria Foundation. The walk will take around 80 days, exposed to the great British weather, walking 15 miles a day and camping along the way. You can […]
Over 100 OMs gathered in the House of Commons for the Summer Drinks Reception which was kindly hosted by current president Harriett Baldwin (nee Eggleston) (LI 1975 – 77)
Dom Coulson (C1 2013-18) is running the Edinburgh Half Marathon this Sunday in aid of Children with Cancer UK. Coulson, who has several caps for Kenya’s senior rugby team to his name, has been putting in the miles to train for the event which starts with the picturesque backdrop of The University of Edinburgh’s McEwan […]
This month, Tad Mather is looking to run the Marathon Des Sables, a 250km foot race across the Sahara Desert, in order to raise funds for Malaria No More UK. His Employer, Fever-Tree, is celebrating their 10-year partnership with Malaria No More and Tad thought it would be a great opportunity to raise some funds […]