News – Scarborough College OSA

300 Club May 2026

At the recent AGM the draw for the 300 Club took place. The winning number – 95 is allocated to Charles Allenden - former Head of School - who will receive the £100 prize money. The 300 Club raises funds for the OSA which are targeted to support a local student, new to the Sixth For...

125 Years Today

Today - 17 May 2026, Scarborough College marks a remarkable milestone – 125 years since the school first opened its doors to pupils. The College opened on 17 May 1901 under the leadership of Headmaster Percy Armstrong. Eager to begin welcoming pupils, Armstrong chose not to wait for the complet...

Sumi’s Magical Memorial

We are saddened to report that Sumi Chatterjee who was at College from 1981- 87 and was Head of Crews House has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Our condolences got to the family and there is an opportunity to remember her at Sumi's Magical Memorial Saturday 20th June ...

Wicstun Distillery Looking To The Future

After a very difficult year in 2025, when Wicstun Distillery in Market Weighton faced the sudden loss of one of its key directors, Lisa Packer. Lisa passed away unexpectedly, leaving both her family and the business in shock. Lisa was not only a director of the company but also the wife of fellow di...

John Isles

Members will be saddened to hear of the passing of former Chairman and President John Isles (Lodge 61-65). We were informed this afternoon by his nephew Robert that John went into hospital with a chest infection that he simply could not fight off and died of pneumonia on 31st March. A wee...

Catherine Lucas

If you wish to make a donation in memory of Catherine this can be made at: https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/obituaries/143221 All donations will go to Breast Cancer UK...

Funeral Arrangements for Catherine Lucas

Funeral service: - Tuesday 21st April, 12.30pm - Saint John the Baptist Church, Cayton Family Burial: - Saint Martin's Church Seamer Wake: - Ye Olde Forge Valley Pub, Ayton, following the service for refreshments Flowers and donations: Family have requested that instead of flowers if y...

Cath Lucas

Cath Lucas We are deeply saddened to hear that on Saturday 21st March, one of our former College stalwarts, Mrs Catherine Lucas (née Cowie), passed away. She was a huge part of Scarborough College, having taught here for nearly 40 years. She leaves behind her Husband - John, Daughter - Emily,...

OSA Newsletter February 2026

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James Marshall

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of James Marshall on January 6th 2026, a former student (Class of 2015). James will be remembered as a valued member of our community, and our thoughts and sincere condolences are with his family, friends, and all who are grieving his loss. Very sadl...

300 Club

At the last meeting of the year for the Local Group of the OSA Committee, the Xmas draw for the 300 Club took place. The winning number – 19 is allocated to Terence Partridge who will receive the £100 prize money The 300 Club raises funds for the OSA which are targeted to support a lo...

Harland Walshaw 1955-64

We have been informed, by his good friend of over 70 years, Chris Coulson that Harland has sadly passed away. He was at Scarborough College from 1955 to 1964 He was born 16/11/1943 and died on 24/11/2025. At the College he was Head of School and Pegg House, played for the 1st XV and 1st XI a...

The Persolus Race: Voyages into the Unknown.

OS Alistair Williams writes about his new book: I have recently self-published my second book, The Persolus Race: Voyages into the Unknown. It is an anthology of science-fiction short stories which follows on from a book I co-wrote and released back in 2021. Voyages into the Unknown is made up of...

Reminder – Dorothy Berry’s Funeral

Thursday 6th November Funeral Service: St Mark's Church, Coldyhill Lane 1:00pm Donations to Dementia Forward & St Mark's Church "Please wear bright colours & sing well" Private Cremation: Woodlands Crematorium 2:00pm Funeral Reception: The Park Manor Hotel, Northstead Man...

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...