News – Scarborough College OSA

Dorothy Berry Funeral

The funeral of Dorothy Berry will take place at St Mark’s Church on Coldyhill Lane at 1 pm on Thursday November 6th followed by the Crematorium at 2 pm. A Funeral Reception will be held at The Park Manor Hotel, Northstead Manor Drive. Officiating at the Service will be Revd. Tim Jones - OS, Lisv...

Tony Bentley – In Memoriam

We have just been informed, by his son James, that Clive Anthony Francis Bentley who was known all his life as Tony, has sadly passed away. He was at Scarborough College as a weekly border from the late 1940’s to the mid 1950’s. He was born 7/8/37 and died on 27/8/25. He enjoyed a school reun...

Dorothy Berry

We are saddened to report that Dorothy passed away peacefully today with Father Tim Jones (former OS President and former SC Governor) at her side. No further details are available at present. Dorothy was at Lisvane from 1974 and was Deputy Head with Mike Evans from 1984, she joined the sen...

OSA Ball November 15th

Get ready for an evening of entertainment, dining and the opportunity to catch up with friends at our annual OSA ball. Taking place in the Ocean Room at Scarborough Spa on Saturday 15 November 7pm - 1am Tickets are available now - https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EWMM ...

Meeting up after over 40 Years!

Sally-Ann Fawcett, a former Miss Scarborough contestant in the 80s, has been head judge at Miss Great Britain and has judged dozens of pageants over the past decade. She has also written four books on the subject. Her latest trip was to the Pageant Industry Awards - the PIAs - held this year at Su...

Rugby success

The photo - (courtesy of Charlie H) shows the four ex Scarborough College students, who represented Scarborough RUFC - first team- over the weekend. From left to right, Ted B, Seb H, Nathaniel B and Rufus P Scarborough beat Bradford Salem 28-0. Rufus was making his debut and Nathaniel scor...

Funeral of Stephen Bartlett

Streaming order summary Streaming details for the service of John Stephen Bartlett at 11:30 (BST) on Friday 22nd August, at Haltemprice - Chapel, run by Robert A Drew & Son are as below. Watching Live & On Demand Website https://watch.obitus.com Username xaxi3076 Passwor...

Stephen Bartlett – In Memoriam

We have been informed that Stephen Bartlett (Lodge 1959-1964) has died. He had been taken into Hospital 3 weeks ago and unfortunately died during the night of 22nd July. John Isles, former OSA President says that Stephen was one of the main helpers to him on the Archives site and spent many hou...

Andrew Frost – in Memoriam

On Monday 14th July, Andrew Frost (College, 1958-62) passed away in Scarborough Hospital from Covid Pneumonia. He used to own the Majestic and Everley Hotels, and was also a successful rally driver. OSA President, Miles Cartwright writes - “Andrew was my old rallying partner. He hadn’t been...

Reunion ’25

Over 60 former students and staff from the 80s enjoyed a very entertaining evening and a buffet at School. The Alumni Award was presented by President – Miles Cartwright to Nick Jones (Lisvane & Hartford – 79–87). Click the image below to scroll all the official photos from the event ta...

Statement from the President regarding the Archives

Some of you will have noticed that recently it has not been possible to access the archives. The reason for this drastic action is because we have been advised that certain details that are publicly available could break the data protection laws, ie, dates of birth, names, dates students joined a...

OSA Newsletter February 2025

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Phil and Sarah SC Prize Giving November 2024

Phil Wilson – Update

Phil has come along way and Sarah is coping admirably as his full time carer but they still have a long way and time ahead of them. There is no end date to his rehab and the support that they will both require. Both want to show Phil's progress and thank those who have donated and supported over t...

Sophie Ellis Bextor partners with East Yorkshire Distillery

Wicstun Distillery run by ex Scarborough College Pupil Jago Packer, based in Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, is excited to announce they have been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for Sophie Ellis Bextor’s new Limited Edition, Rosé Wine, “Rosé On The Dancefloor” This has been a ...

In Memoriam

We have been notified of the passing of: Tom Pindar who was Chairman of the Board of Governors for 13 years from the mid 1970s to the late 1980s. His membership of the Board covered some 29 years. A tribute, by Dr Hempsall, of Tom's work for the College can be found on the Archive section of th...

OSA Newsletter October 2024

October Newsletter 2024 https://www.scarboroughcollegeosa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/OSA-Newsletter-October-2024.pdf...

Developments – Sport

This term, students are benefitting from a resurfaced netball and tennis courts, and new cricket nets. Hockey spectators and players can keep an eye on the score with the new electronic scoreboard which has been sponsored by the OSA. The next phase will be a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) on the si...

Celebration of the Life of Ian Parkinson

Some 40 plus former colleagues & pupils together with friends from the local art community spent time reflecting on Ian’s life in Lisvane Hall. After a welcome from Annie all were free to wander amongst the many exhibits of Ian’s life - painting, photos, military figures meticulously paint...

Ian Parkinson

Ian Parkinson has sadly passed away, at home on 31st July, aged 83. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. There will be a private funeral but his life as an artist, photographer and former Head of Art at the College from 1973 until his retirement in 2001 will be commemorated at a later date....

OSA Reunion 2024 – The Musicals of Bill Scott

The photos from The OSA Reunion 2024 are now live! Click the link below to have a look through. Thank you to photographer Richard Ponter. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBtEDP Some 100 OSs enjoyed an evening at the Musicals of Bill Scott, covering some 20 years at the college. The Alumni Award was prese...