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Welcome to the Old Maidstonian Society

The Old Maidstonian Society was founded in 1884 and currently has over 600 members. The main function of the Society is bring past pupils into contact with each other and to maintain that contact. 

New Website Features

A new feature has now been added to the website.

As a registered member you can now have discussions with other members on the site by posting comments in the form below each post.

At the moment, all comments require moderation by an administrator while we iron out any kinks in the system.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please do email them to (Reveal Email Address)

Posted by Simon on 15/04/10 22:04
Categories: News

Recent News

OMS Committee Meeting 13th May
These are the draft minutes of the meeting. OMS Committee Minutes – 13 th May 2010 The committee met on Thursday 13 th May.  ...
Posted by Editor on 24/05/10 22:59
Categories: News, Committee
New Website Launch
The redesigned Old Maidstonian Society website was introduced at the OMS Annual Supper on 26th March 2010.  A short presentation was made to tho...
Posted by Editor on 26/03/10 21:00
Categories: News
Old Newsletters
The Society publishes two newsletters a year to keep OMs in touch with developments at the School, and with each other.  OMs are very welcome to...
Posted by Vibs on 26/03/10 16:51
Categories: Old Site, News
Old Maidstonians Supper 2010
The Old Maidstonian Supper for 2010 took place on Friday March 26th 2010 in the school hall. It was attended by almost one hundred member...
Posted by Simon on 24/03/10 12:55
Categories: Old Site, Society, News

News from Old Maidstonians

Brian Varney - 1960
I was pleased to receive the Newsletter the contents of which brought back some happy memories. I was at MGS from 1955 to 1960 and my teachers inclu...
Posted by m.a.h.maccallum@qmul.ac.uk on 03/09/10 17:39
Categories: News from Old Maidstonians
Alan Livesey - 1981
Whilst too late for the summer newsletter, I am pleased to announce that in June I was elected to the Business Committee of the General Council of th...
Posted by m.a.h.maccallum@qmul.ac.uk on 03/09/10 17:35
Categories: News from Old Maidstonians
Graham Hocking - 1949: 'Aunt Emma' or the Curse of the Dreaded Railway Modeller.
This is a general memo to an awful lot of people, but I think many of you may be at least mildly interested. The Queensland Government Railways bu...
Posted by m.a.h.maccallum@qmul.ac.uk on 03/09/10 17:29
Categories: News from Old Maidstonians
Adrian Rudge - 1956
I went to Maidstone Grammar School  in 1949,having just scraped through my 11 plus.  I did fairly well academically until it got to A level...
Posted by m.a.h.maccallum@qmul.ac.uk on 03/09/10 17:25
Categories: News from Old Maidstonians
Andy Beck - 2005
Thank you for the Summer OMS newsletter, I will have a look through it when I get a chance. Since you asked all recipients of your e-mail to take th...
Posted by m.a.h.maccallum@qmul.ac.uk on 03/09/10 17:22
Categories: News from Old Maidstonians

Previous Site Contents

Christopher Badcock (1964)
From Summer 1973 Newsletter Christopher Badoock (1964) has recently been awarded a Ph.D, by the University of London. He hopes to take up a post a...
Posted by Editor on 14/03/10 10:39
Categories: Old Site
Trials & Triumphs of a Grammar School Headmaster
Collated and Edited by James Clinch.   A history of Maidstone Grammar School from 1925 to 1941, through the final Report of he...
Posted by Simon on 13/03/10 19:56
Categories: Old Site, Books
WAC reviewed in TES
The review from the 2 June 2006 edition of the Times Educational Supplement , written by Gerald Haigh:
Posted by Vibs on 13/03/10 19:54
Categories: Old Site, Books
OM Shop
All items can be ordered using the subscriptions and sales return sheet or by email to . Ties & Badges The Society offers for sale two ty...
Posted by Simon on 13/03/10 19:50
Categories: Old Site, Books, Society

Obituaries

Mark Couchman - 1942
We read recently in the Kent Messenger of the death of Mark Couchman, an ex President of the OMS, who passed away on 21 st March 2010 after a long ...
Posted by Editor on 14/05/10 09:39
Categories: Obituaries
Philip Moore - 1960
We have been advised that the funeral took place on 5 th  May 2010 of Philip Moore.   He was organist at Hunton and West Farleigh chur...
Posted by Editor on 06/05/10 12:29
Categories: Obituaries
Michael Hedgeland - 1940
Air Commodore Michael Hedgeland (Retd)- 1940 died on Christmas Day 2009 age 87. We understand he died peacefully at home in a sheltered accommodati...
Posted by Editor on 16/04/10 09:23
Categories: Obituaries
Karl Wittwer – 1975
Karl Wittwer passed away in February 2010 after a long illness.  His funeral service was part-conducted by his younger brother Kurt (1978), hims...
Posted by Editor on 05/04/10 17:45
Categories: Obituaries
Bryan Jenner - 1939
There was a report in the Kent Messenger of the death of Bryan Jenner, who led a band in Maidstone - The Brian Jenner Band - aka Brian Jenner and the...
Posted by Editor on 05/04/10 17:38
Categories: Obituaries
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