Old Colcestrian Society

Thanks to all who attended the annual Rugby and Netball fixtures vs Colchester Royal Grammar School, and a huge thanks to the school and all who attended the evenings Annual Dinner last Saturday (14th). Full round up of the sporting results and photos of the Dinner to follow!

Last call for the OCS Annual Dinner on Saturday 14th December at 7pm - need to confirm final numbers on Friday! There's a great range of members and non-members attending, representing the 1960's right through to the 2020's. Join us for what is bound to be a great evening, tickets available at https://lnkd.in/ef8t8NG2 *𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲/𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 £30* Members £55 Guests/non-members £65

Tickets still on sale for the OCS Annual Dinner on 14th December 7pm *𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲/𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 £30* Members £55 Guests/non-members £65 https://lnkd.in/ef8t8NG2

*University students* Did you know you can get a discounted ticket to the OCS Annual Dinner? We have a limited number of 'Headmaster's initiative' tickets available at just £30 each for OCS members still in education, thanks to the generosity of other OC's. Tickets available for all members at https://lnkd.in/ef8t8NG2

Tickets selling well for the OCS Annual Dinner on 14th December - years 1972 and 2017 currently best represented which shows the spread of our membership! https://lnkd.in/ef8t8NG2

You may have read in the latest OCS newsletter about the 50 year reunion which was recently held, and there is a write up in the local paper too (link below). This was a fantastic occasion and it was great to see over 50 ex-pupils meet up again after so many years! https://lnkd.in/ewwZA5r6

Thank you to everyone that has already signed up to help with our Super Saturday mock interview day on Saturday 16th November at Colchester Royal Grammar School. We are still looking for subject specialist volunteers in the following areas: Finance/Business/Economics Engineering - all specialisms Architecture PPE Computing Geography/Environmental Studies Art/Design Linguistics Physiotherapy/Sports Science If you are able to offer your time to help with interviewing our students that are applying to university in the above subjects, please complete this link to sign up: http://https://lnkd.in/eKHMMeAb If you have already signed up, thank you, there is no need to complete the link again. We will be emailing all volunteers by Monday 11th November with timings for the day, personal statements of students and sample interview questions.

THE OLD COLCESTRIAN SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER 2024 https://lnkd.in/ef8t8NG2 The Society is delighted to announce that the Annual Dinner is to be held in the School Hall, by kind permission of the Headmaster, on Saturday 14th December. A champagne reception will be held from 6.30pm, with the Dinner to start at 7pm sharp.   The Annual Dinner is a black tie event. Tickets are priced at £55 for Society members and £65 for guests. For up to 25 CRGS leavers from the past three years, there are Headmaster’s Initiative tickets available at £30 each. Along with a donation from an OC Member we are looking to fund these spaces using sponsorship from guests attending. If you are able to purchase a “Sponsorship Dinner” at £100 you will be helping reduce the cost for our younger members.

One for the musicians from Richard Harrison; CRGS is one of only a handful of schools in North Essex that still run A-Level Music as an option in our Sixth Form and want to continue to do so in future. Whilst we don't expect all A-Level musicians to take the subject forward to undergraduate level, we believe that having an A-Level in Music gives them valuable skills and experiences to take forwards. I would love to create an alumni board for our Music department with a focus on students who took the A Level in Music. You don't have to have taken the subject through to degree level. This would mean that students can see that a Music A Level is a stepping stone along the way to a variety of pathways. If this is you, please complete this form https://lnkd.in/e5Pq8Wgy by Friday 18th October!

Each year, the School publishes The Colcestrian magazine full of news articles about student successes and activities in all departments and contributions from alumni. It is a review of the year and a copy of The Colcestrian is distributed to every family with children currently at CRGS and to every member of the OCS. It is also uploaded to the CRGS website. In total, this is a distribution in excess of 2,000 printed copies, with a far wider readership of friends, family and colleagues. The production of the magazine is kindly sponsored by the Old Colcestrian Society with additional support from advertisers. We are compiling the 2024 edition, that will be distributed at the end of the autumn term 2024, and we are looking for any businesses that would like to advertise in the magazine. There are options available priced from £75 upwards. If you would like to advertise your business in The Colcestrian 2024 then please get in touch with Mr H Tompkins, Communications Officer at htompkins@crgs.co.uk