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Borden Grammar School – Academy Status

February 26, 2012 in Borden Grammar News

Below is a cutting from the local newspaper – Sittingbourne News Extra – announcing the news that BGS now has academy status and giving a brief overview of what that means.  As an aside, for those old boys who don’t have regular contact with the Sittingbourne area, you may not have heard that the East Kent Gazette, source of all local news for the vast majority of us, ceased publication last December (2011) after being in existence for 156 years!

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Old Boy in Vietnam

February 12, 2012 in Guest Posts, Video

Once more showing just how far and wide Old Boys spread themselves around the world, we have a link to Philip Spencer, a resident of Vietnam, celebrating Tet or the Lunar New Year, with his family.  Philip is a contemporary of Dave Palmer, our website engine room and  ”guardian”.  If you are in any doubt about which one is Philip – think “Mikado”.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW1Gamvw1I4&feature=youtu.be