Committee – Scarborough College OSA

Miles Cartwright

President: Started at Lisvane January 1964, and moved up to the College in 1967, and was a member of Pegg House. I left in 1971, and after initially working in Sales at Plaxtons, had a 35 year career in the Motor Trade starting as a junior salesman and finishing up as a Sales and General Manager....

John Rowlands

Chairman: I joined the staff in April 1979 as Head of Geography. The CCF (RN), 2nd XV and an unforgettable school visit to USSR, Russian Roulette, Lyke Wake Walk, Whitby Whale Walk, were followed by five years in charge of Lodge House from 1983 until I was appointed Deputy Head in 1988. In 19...

Alistair Postle

Treasurer: I arrived at Scarborough College to board at the age of 13 and I stayed for 5 years until 1974. My best subject was Latin (how handy has that been?) and Maths. What happened to logarithms? I became an accountant and am now the Treasurer of the OSA. I really enjoyed school apart the ...

Liz Ashworth

Secretary: I was very young when I became the Headmaster’s Secretary in 1969. In 1975 I left to get married and went to live in the Dales. I worked for Denys Crews through to his retirement and then for Richard Wilkinson for a short while. My time at the College covered the transition to ...

John Isles

Committee Member : Archivist. I attended Scarborough College from 1960 - 1965. I was in Lodge House which consisted at the time of two houses opposite the College in Filey Road. Norman Gee was the Housemaster and Denys Crews was the Headmaster. I represented the School at all levels of Cricket and i...

Mat Watkinson

Committee Member: I joined Scarborough College in 1961, aged 10, as a scholarship pupil and left in 1969. I didn't get on with my university course and left to manage record shops and to become a DJ in a rock club. I joined the BBC in 1987 and qualified as a journalist, spending 20 years as a r...

John Precious

Committee Member: I went to Lisvane 1962-1967 and then onto Scarborough College 1967-1973. Never received any kind of awards but was Captain of Cricket for two years - 1972 and 1973. I also played in the 1st X1 Hockey team for 4 years and for the 1st XV Rugby team for a year. Received full colour...

Suzanne Brooks

Committee Member: I started at Lisvane in September 1981 together with my brother Paul. After four years at Lisvane I moved to Scarborough College and Bankory House in September 1985 where I stayed until after I took my 'A' levels in 1990. I remember my time in Scarborough with great affectio...