Old Boys meet up for East Anglia Lunch

On Sunday 2nd June, a group of KHS Old Boys who live in the East Anglia region met for a lunch reunion at the White Horse Inn in Whepstead. It was a wonderful opportunity for members of the Kingham Hill community to come together, renew acquaintes and form new friendships over a pint of Suffolk ale and some excellent food.

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Sheffield go out 'on Mass'

The first Thursday of the term saw the infamous Kingham Mass take place. All students run the cross-country course and everyone’s position carries points. The House with the highest point’s average wins. The senior team have won this trophy for the last two years so the pressure was on them to attain the hatrick. Last year Nikita Cretu came in second place and so he was out to further improve on this and gain top spot if possible. A number of staff enter for fun and Sheffield tutor Mr Elliott stormed over the line in first place, as usual…

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At last, Kingham Hill Pupil Danika Quick meets HM the Queen

When HM The Queen pulled out of the Commonwealth Service in March due to ill health, Kingham Hill pupil and specially chosen posy giver, Danika Quick, was disappointed. She was allowed to keep the posy but she also wrote to Her Majesty to say how much she had missed meeting her and hoping that she would be better very soon.

News from the Rev Bob Shepton

Being about to take off for the Arctic again reminds me that I never reported on last year's expedition!

Basically it was successful. I had a group of hard South African climbers on board Dodo's Delight. Three of them helped sail the boat across the Atlantic from Scotland which this time was unusually benign. This may have been just as well as two of them had not sailed before! Then came the long trek, or motor in the lack of wind, up the west coast of Greenland to Upernavik about two thirds of the way up that long coastline.

Rotterdam Rugby Club visits Kingham Hill School and Chipping Norton Rugby Club

On Thursday 2nd May Rotterdam rugby cub visited Kingham Hill School and Chipping Norton Rugby Club. Roger Arthur, who is a Kingham Hill old boy, is now a coach at the Rotterdam club and so it was important to make links with them.

Last Updated on Monday, 13 May 2013 16:57