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Welcome to The Old Eleans' Club


Club Aim & Rules

Founded in 1889, The Old Eleans’ Club exists to ensure that those who have passed through King’s Ely remain connected to one another and to the School long after they leave.

All day and boarding pupils become automatic lifetime members upon leaving, with no annual subscription. Pupils from Year 9 upwards are invited to join the Club at a one-off cost of £120. These membership fees are carefully invested by the Club and, in addition to helping subsidise alumni events, contribute towards supporting the ongoing development of the School.

The Club operates as an independent body, while working in close partnership with King’s Ely to strengthen alumni engagement. Each year it hosts a black-tie dinner in the Monastic Barn, supports a summer drinks reception and annual cricket match, and sponsors two distinguished lectures within the School calendar: the Bowman Lecture in Arts and Humanities during Michaelmas Term, and the Osmond Lecture in STEM during Lent Term.

Old Eleans' Club Events

Sat 20 Jun 26 | Old Eleans' Cricket Festival

Campus Field, Ely

Fri 10 Jul 26, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Summer Drinks at the Palace

The Old Palace, Ely

Sat 10 Oct 26, 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 111th Old Eleans' Annual Dinner

Monastic Barn, Ely

Old Eleans' Club Committee

Joanna Dick

President (2024 - Present), Trustee

OE 1997

Robert Le Grice

Treasurer, Trustee, Treasurer of Trust

OE 1974

Hannah Ritchie

Secretary

OE 2013

John Attwater

Principal of King's Ely

Ex Officio

Andrew Aus

Committee Member

OE 1994

Trevor Bedford

Committee Member, Trustee, Past President

OE 1978

Phoebe Bradbury

Committee Member

OE 2014

Kim Charter

Committee Member, Past President

OE 1976

Tristan Harding

Committee Member

OE 2019

Marc Hawes

Committee Member, Past President

OE 1985

Felix Hawes

Committee Member, Trustee

OE 2019

Bill Hunt

Committee Member, Past President

OE 1963

Alex Knowles

Committee Member, Trustee

OE 2008

Gytha Lodge

Committee Member

OE 2002

Mark Wilkinson

Committee Member, Trustee, Past President

Honourary Old Elean (Former Staff 1969 - 2009)

Past Presidents

Mark Southwell (2022 - 2024) ~ Marc Hawes (2019 - 2022) ~ Mark Wilkinson (2017 - 2019) ~ Trevor Bedford (2015 - 2017, 2006 - 2007) ~ Roy Wood (2013 - 2015) ~ James Tilley (2011 - 2013) ~ David Palmer (2009 - 2011) ~ Antony Wright (2008 - 2009) ~ Edward Hunter-Blair (2004 -2005) ~ Kathryn Skoyles (2002 - 2003) ~ Tony Merrifield (2001) ~ John Cross (1999-2000) ~ Kim Charter (1997 - 1998) ~ Bill Hunt (1995 -1996) ~ Jocelyn Howell (1993 - 1994) ~ Robin Priest (1992) ~ Barney Willis (1990 - 1991) ~ David Broughton (1988 - 1989) ~ John Angwin (1986 - 1987) ~ Tony Merrifield (1984 - 1985) ~ Jeremy Savage (1982 - 1983) ~ John Bedford (1981) ~ J M Smith (1979 - 1980) ~ N R F Goodin (1978) ~ Peter Boorman (1977) ~ Sam Lawrence (1976) ~ L W R Covey-Crump (1975, 1963) ~ D J Gawthorne (1973 -1974) ~ J M Smith (1971 - 1972) ~ R Bridges (1970) ~ Roy Wood (1969) ~ S P Thomas (1968) ~ N M Grimwood (1967) ~ J E Grande (1966) ~ B M Swift (1965) ~ P S D Gowers (1964) ~ F W Wilkinson (1961-1962)