Joomla! site syndication http://www.okc.org.uk 2010-09-07T11:34:06+01:00 http://www.okc.org.uk http://www.okc.org.uk/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-04-27T14:54:18+01:00 http://www.okc.org.uk http://www.okc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78 The following Old Boys have secured places at the School Gaudy on Saturday 8 May 2010:1956 Patrick Carson 1956 Michael Fairey 1956 Tony Kingston 1956 David Lyon 1956 Roger Mathews1956 Philip Roberts 1956 John Sully 1957 Kenneth Cobley 1957 John Curry 1957 Humphrey Dawson1957 Richard Gates 1957 Brian Nuttall 1957 Mark Smith 1957 Michael Smyrk 1957 David Wightman 1958 Ian Ellis 1958 David Harris 1958 Peter Maskell 1958 Richard Murphy 1958 David Nott 1958 John Pank 1958 Jeremy Taylor1958 Robin Thomas 1958 Arthur Wadsworth 1959 Richard Angas 1959 John Barretto 1959 Michael Bruce 1959 Malcolm Forrest 1959 Bob Friedlander 1959 Michael Haines 1959 Micky King 1959 David Meikle 1959 Ian Mitchell1959 John Wolters 1960 Nicholas Auger1960 David Bann 1960 Anthony Chappell 1960 Frank Hartley 1960 Tony Hein 1960 Ian McGilchrist 1960 Tom Pollak 1960 Norman Richardson 1960 David Sears 1961 Richard Armitage 1961 William Bache 1961 David Beaney 1961 Doug Chalmers 1961 David Cohen 1961 Nicholas Forward 1961 Richard Hughes 1961 Samuel Kent 1961 Christopher Lawson 1961 Julian Macro 1961 Roger Mayes 1961 John Naylor 1961 Richard Shephard 1961 Peter Taylor 1962 Phillip Bishop 1962 Barry Cooper 1962 Michael Friend 1962 Jeremy Hein 1962 Peter Krook 1962 Nicholas Plaut 1962 John Read 1962 David Thomas 1962 Clarke Walters 1962 David Watt 1963 Michael Barron 1963 Stephen Bennett 1963 Robert Binney 1963 Jason Brown 1963 Terence Cudbird 1963 John Davey 1963 Graham Diacon 1963 Howard Geddes 1963 Robert Grant 1963 Paul Newell 1963 James Read 1963 Peter Ross 1963 Marten Van der Veen 1963 Guy Watson 1963 Donald Wilson 1964 John Hopper 1964 John Larkin 1964 Nigel Robson 1964 Les Ruskell 1964 Ian Wellwood 1965 Geoffrey Atkinson 1965 Peter Bull 1965 Paul Clements 1965 Robert Cruse 1965 David Hayward 1965 Michael Van der Veen 1965 Richard Workman 1966 John Clare 1966 Peter Ellis 1966 David Holland 1966 Douglas Keel 1966 Bernard Kingston 1966 Roger Lee 1966 Glenn Martin 1966 Peter Messent 1966 Graham Osborne 1966 David Percival 1966 Michael Robb 1966 Trevor Robinson 1966 Geoffrey Silman 1966 Paul Stokes 1966 David Walker 1966 Charles Waterhouse 1967 Nigel Blackburn1967 Steve Buchanan 1967 Stephen Clarke 1967 Tony Damon1967 John Gibbins 1967 Richard Green 1967 Stephen Hart 1967 Michael Nathanson1967 James Osborne 1967 Glyn Powell-Evans 1967 Michael Quinlan 1967 Alistair White 1968 Nigel Charlton 1968 John Hamblin 1968 David Hancock 1968 Graham Kent 1968 Roy Kishor 1968 David Love 1968 Charles Mathiesen1968 Ivor Morrison 1968 Michael Wheatley 1968 John Whitley 1969 Bruce Garrett 1969 Glen James 1969 Peter Kerr1969 Richard Lowman 1969 Gordon Montague 1969 Bill Petch 1969 Gregory Portman 1969 Lyn Roberts 1969 Stephen Taylor 1970 Tony Allen 1970 Alan Brooks 1970 John Silk 1970 John Taylor text/html 2010-01-08T10:19:20+01:00 http://www.okc.org.uk http://www.okc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72 In view of the admission of girls to the Sixth Form in September 2010 it was proposed at the AGM in January 2010 that the Rules of the Old King’s Club should be amended to provide for this change.Accordingly the following Rules were approved at the AGM in January 2010:-CLUB RULES NAME, TITLE, COLOURS AND OBJECTS1. The Club shall be called the “OLD KING’S CLUB”.2. The Colours of the Club shall be Blue, Red and Old Gold.3. The objects of the Club shall be to promote united action amongst formerpupils of King’s College School for the good of the School; to promote socialand friendly communication amongst former pupils of King’s College School;to organise and support, financially and otherwise, sporting and other activitiesamongst former pupils; the foundation and creation of prizes and scholarshipsfor the benefit of the pupils of King’s College School; and generally to furtherany scheme for advancing the honour or well-being of the School and its pastand present members.MANAGEMENT4. The general management of the affairs of the Club and its finances and theelection of Members shall be entrusted to the direction of, and be under thecontrol of, a Committee whose members shall be:a) the Officers (President, Secretary and Treasurer) all ex officio.The President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Club shall be elected at anAnnual General Meeting and shall be eligible for re-election annually.b) 12 elected members.c) one representative from each accredited activity of the Club.d) Vice-Presidents of the Club included as members under Rule 8 or Rule 11e) any of the Trustees of the Invested Funds who are not already a member ofthe Committee in another capacity.f) any of the Trustees of the Old King’s Club Clubhouse who ARE notalready a member of the Committee in another capacity.g) the Chairman of the Management Board of the Old King’s ClubBenevolent Fund if he/she is not already a member of the Committee inanother capacity.ELECTED MEMBERS5. The name of every candidate for election to the Committee as an electedmember, other than a candidate proposed by the Committee, together with thenames of his/her proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretary at leastten days before the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Club.6. Each elected member shall serve for a three year term following his/herelection but shall be eligible for re-election for a further three year term at anAnnual General Meeting of the Club.7. a) If an elected member of the Committee shall be absent from Committeemeetings without good reason on three consecutive occasions, he/she maybe deemed to have resigned from the Committee.b) In the event of a vacancy appearing on the Committee by virtue of anelected member ceasing to be an elected member (for whatever reason) theCommittee may appoint a Member of the Club to fill such vacancy.ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES8. An accredited activity of the Club is such activity as may from time to time beso designated by the Club. Its representative on the Committee shall be aperson nominated for the purpose by notice in writing to the Secretary from oron behalf of the governing body of such accredited activity. A Vice-Presidentof the Club can be so nominated and any Vice-President who is so nominatedwith his/her agreement shall be included as a member of the Committee for solong as he/she remains such nominated representative. If the nominatedrepresentative is or becomes a member of the Committee in any other capacityit shall not be necessary for that governing body to nominate an additionalrepresentative.VICE-PRESIDENTS AND THE COMMITTEE9. All Vice-Presidents of the Club who are not already members oif the Committee in other capacities under Rule 8 or Rule 11(c) are entitled to attend and will be welcomeat Committee meetings to give advice and assistance, but shall not be members of the Committee.CONDUCT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS10. a) The Committee shall meet from time to time as they shall deem necessarybut not less than three times per annum. The Committee shall also meetupon the request of four members of the Committee sent to the Secretaryof the Club. Seven days’ notice of all Committee meetings shall be sentto all committee members at their last known addresses.b) Six members shall form a quorum at meetings of the Committee.c) The Committee shall elect a Chairman who shall take the Chair at allmeetings of the Committee at which he/she is present. In his/her absencethe Committee shall elect a Chairman in his/her place.d) All members of the Committee shall be entitled to vote at meetings of theCommittee. The Chairman shall have a casting vote at all Committeemeetings in addition to his/her own.SUB-COMMITTEES11. a) The Committee may appoint Sub-Committees and Chairmen thereof tocarry out specific tasks.b) All members of the Committee shall be entitled (but not obliged) to serveon a Sub-Committee.c) The Committee shall be entitled to appoint as the Chairman of a Sub-Committee any Committee member or any Vice-President of the Club.Any such Vice-President who is so appointed with his/her agreement shall,if necessary, be included as a member of the Committee in his/her capacityas a Vice-President for so long as he/she remains Chairman of that Sub-Committee.d) At the first meeting after the Annual General Meeting (and at othermeetings whenever necessary) the Committee shall review and agree thecomposition and Chairmanship of Sub-Committees, except that when aparticular Member of the Club is nominated in his/her absence to be amember or Chairman of a Club-Committee his/her appointment shall besubject to his/her prior or subsequent consent.e) A Sub-Committee Chairman may, with the agreement of the ClubCommittee, co-opt any member of the Club to serve on the Sub-Committee of which he/she is Chairman.SECRETARY’S DUTIES12. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to ensure that proper minutes of allproceedings and other records of the Club are kept, to send out all noticesrequired by these rules, and to keep the Members informed of all occasions ofspecial interest to former pupils.13. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to ensure that a register of the Members’names and addresses is kept, and every Member shall communicate anychange of address to the Secretary. All notices delivered or sent by post to aMember’s last registered address shall be deemed to have been duly given.TREASURER’S DUTIES14. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive, place to the credit of the Club’sbanking accounts and disburse all monies on behalf of the Club, and preparean annual Statement of the Club’s Accounts, such Accounts to be audited bytwo Members of the Club appointed for that purpose at the previous AnnualGeneral Meeting and not being members of the Committee.15. All money belonging to the Club shall be under the control of the Treasurer,who shall keep accounts in the name of the Club at the National WestminsterBank plc.Wimbledon Common Branch, or at such other Bank or Branch as theCommittee may from time to time determine. The Treasurer may alsodeposit funds in a building society account approved by the Committee.Cheques shall be signed by the Treasurer and any one of the following,namely: The President, the Secretary or such other person or persons as theCommittee shall from time to time decide.16. The Treasurer and Secretary shall be reimbursed any expenses incurred in thedischarge of their offices.INVESTED FUNDS AND THE TRUSTEES17. The Committee may upon recommendation from the Treasurer for the timebeing authorise the Treasurer to arrange for the investment (other than in bankaccounts or building society accounts as previously authorised under rule 15)of all or part of the Club funds.Such authorised funds shall be vested in the names of three Trustees, whoshall be appointed by the Committee, and shall be dealt with by the Trusteesas the Committee may from time to time direct having first received the adviceof the Treasurer and the Trustees. The Trustees shall be indemnified againstrisk and expense out of the Club funds. The Trustees shall hold office untildeath or resignation or until removal from office by the Committee. Whereby reason of such death, resignation or removal it is necessary that a newTrustee or Trustees be appointed, the Committee shall nominate the person orpersons to be appointed the new Trustee or Trustees. For the purpose ofgiving effect to such nomination the Chairman and the Treasurer for the timebeing are hereby nominated as the persons to appoint new Trustees of the Clubwithin the meaning of Section 36 of the Trustee Act 1925 and they shall dulyappoint the person or persons so nominated by the Committee.MEMBERSHIP AND SUBSCRIPTIONS18. a) All former pupils of King’s College School shall be eligible forMembership and shall be entitled to become Members upon election bythe Committee and payment of the subscription or such other payment asthe Committee may from time to time determine.b) The subscription rates for Life and Annual membership shall bedetermined by the Committee and confirmed at the Annual GeneralMeeting to take effect by the following academic year.Instalment payments for Life membership for pupils at the School shall beapproved by the Head Master.c) The Committee shall determine the rate of Life subscription to be paid byany former pupils of the School who did not become a Life Memberimmediately upon leaving the School.HONORARY MEMBERSHIP19. a) The Committee shall have power to nominate as an Honorary Life Memberof the Club any person who in the opinion of the Committee has renderedoutstanding service to King’s College School or to the Club.b) The Committee shall have power to nominate as an Honorary Member ofthe Club any member of the staff of King’s College School, and any otherperson who in the opinion of the Committee is rendering conspicuousservice to King’s College School or to the Club.c) Honorary Life Members of the Club shall be elected at an Annual GeneralMeeting of the Club.d) Honorary Members of the Club shall be elected annually at the AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Club.e) Any person elected either as an Honorary Life Member or as an HonoraryMember of the Club shall not be called upon to pay any subscription butshall in all other respects be deemed to be a Member of the Club and abideby the Rules.RESIGNATION OF MEMBERS20. A Member may at any time, by giving notice in writing to the Secretary,resign his/her membership of the Club but any such Member wishing to rejoinmay, at the discretion of the Committee, be re-admitted to membership.EXPULSION OF MEMBERS21. The Committee may recommend the removal of the name of any Memberwhose conduct they may deem injurious to the Club and the Secretary shallforthwith give such Member written notice thereof. Such removal is subjectto confirmation at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special GeneralMeeting convened for that purpose and the Member in question shall have theright to be heard both at Committee and at the Meeting.22. Any Member who shall cease to belong to the Club for any reason shall haveno claim upon the funds or property of the Club.VICE-PRESIDENTS23. A Member of the Club who has rendered outstanding service to the Club or tothe School may be honoured by being elected a Vice-President of the Club.Such election will be by Members at an Annual General Meeting of the Club.An outgoing President shall be automatically appointed a Past President, withall the rights and obligations of a Vice-President.ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING24. A General Meeting of the Club shall be held in every year at such time as theCommittee shall decide. The Chairman shall be the President or, in his/herabsence, a Chairman elected by the Meeting, having in either case a castingvote in addition to his/her own. The following business shall be transacted:a) To receive the Secretary’s Report:b) To receive and approve the Statement of the Club’s Accounts to the end ofthe preceding financial year and the Report of the Auditors:c) To elect the Officers and other members of the Committeed) To elect Honorary Life Members and Honorary Memberse) To elect two Auditors:f) To decide on any resolution which may be duly submitted to the Meeting ashereinafter provided.NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING25. Notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be sent to the Members not lessthan twenty-eight days before the date of the Meeting together with an Agendaspecifying the matters to be dealt with.RESOLUTIONS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING26. Any Member desirous of moving any resolution at an Annual GeneralMeeting shall give notice thereof in writing to the Secretary not less than sixtydays before the date of such Meeting.SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING27. The President or the Committee may summon a Special General Meeting asoccasion may require, on sending to all Members fourteen days’ noticethereof, specifying the resolutions intended to be moved, and the business atsuch Meeting must be confined to such resolutions. A Special GeneralMeeting shall also be summoned on receipt by the Secretary of a writtenrequest signed by not less than twenty-five Members of the Club. ThePresident as Chairman or, in his/her absence, a Chairman elected in his/herplace by the Meeting, shall have a casting vote in addition to his/her own.CLUB DINNER28. All members of the Club are entitled to attend the Club Dinner which shall beheld not less than once in every three years on such a day as may be fixed bythe Committee.RIGHT TO WEAR CLUB COLOURS29. Membership of the Club shall confer the right to wear the Club’s Colours.DISSOLUTION30. In the event of the dissolution of the Club, the property of the Club, afterdischarging all the liabilities of the Club, shall be applied in such manner asthe Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting shall determine.AMENDMENT OF THE RULES31. No alteration shall be made in these Rules except with the approval of at leasttwo-thirds of those present and voting at an Annual General Meeting or at aSpecial General Meeting duly convened for that purpose under Rule 27, ateither of which Meetings at least twenty-one members must be present. In thecase of any alteration proposed to be made at an Annual General Meetingwritten notice of such proposal must be sent to the Secretary before theprevious 31st day of October.SUBMISSION OF MEMBERS TO RULES32. Every Member of the Club shall be deemed to have notice of and be bound bythese Rules and any alterations thereof duly approved at an Annual GeneralMeeting or Special General Meeting. text/html 2009-08-28T08:59:59+01:00 http://www.okc.org.uk http://www.okc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69 OK's James Eaves (2006) and Hugo Grant (2008) commissioned together from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in July 2009, as Officers in the Territorial Army. 2LT Eaves returns to East Midlands Officer Training Corps, 2LT Grant to 7 Rifles (Infantry) in London before transferring to the regular Army upon completion of his degree. text/html 2009-07-09T16:13:36+01:00 http://www.okc.org.uk http://www.okc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67 Christopher Luscombe (OK 1982) is the director of the latest production of The Rocky Horror Show. After reading English at Cambridge Chris began his career as an actor, spending seven years with the RSC. He moved on from acting to become a director and has directed a raft of West End and other productions. Below is an excerpt from the press release for his production of The Rocky Horror Show. Previewing at Wimbledon Theatre on 17 September 2009 followed by an extensive national tour, Richard O’Brien’s outrageous classic The Rocky Horror Show will thrust its way through the UK featuring Olivier Award winner David Bedella reprising his celebrated Frank ‘n’ Furter. This irresistible riot has seduced audiences all over the world for more than thirty years so whether you’re a die-hard fan or a Rocky Virgin, it’s time to celebrate this infamous adventure like never before. Brush up on those pelvic thrusts, squeeze into that corset and slip back into those killer stilettos because the world’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll musical is back with a vengeance! text/html 2009-06-24T12:09:40+01:00 http://www.okc.org.uk http://www.okc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65 KCS Theatre Company will be taking an adaptation of Herman Melville’s tale of Billy Budd, The Handsome Sailor to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August.KCS Theatre Company was founded in 1993 by Philip Swan when he took Pirandello’s Man Beast and Virtue to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This was the first time that the school had performed at Edinburgh. It was a remarkable success gaining front page coverage in the Scotsman and a five star review.KCS Theatre Company was to gain another six five star reviews from the Scotsman in succession and even a West End transfer of Never The Sinner - the only school company ever to perform commercially for three weeks in London’s West End.It is fitting that KCS Theatre Company goes back to the same venue (C too) this year for Philip’s last Edinburgh production with the company in its present form.James Wood plays the title role and other key roles will be played by Julius Colwyn-Foulkes, Tom Stevenson, Ben Thompson and William Mendelowitz – all members of the first GCSE Drama cohort. For more information, please click here. (http://www.cthefestival.com)Click here to download the Poster (/images/stories/adam/0906_billybuddlarge.jpg)