The Old Bordenian Association

We are sorry to report the death on 14 October of one of our highest flying old boys ever, Frank Cassell, who attended the school between 1942-48.

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David was at Borden from 1950-1956 where he enjoyed sports, particularly cricket and hockey.

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It is with great sorrow that we have to report the death on 21st July 2011 of Allan Sayer, aged 84, former schoolmaster at Borden Grammar School.

The funeral will take place at the Medway Crematorium East Chapel, Robin Hood Lane, Bluebell Hill ME9 5QU on Saturday August 13th at 10:00.

Allan’s son, Mark, says it would be lovely to meet any Old Boys who remember him and to hear old memories.

Instead of flowers, Allan was a supporter of the RNLI, so any contributions to the RNLI would be gratefully received by John Weir, Funeral Director, 130-132 High Street, Rainham, Kent ME8 8AR.

The Times Educational Supplement published an obituary for John Macrae last week (7 January 2011).  This is available online here.

Len Grice, who died on December 23rd 2009 at the age of 86, was born in Sheerness and started his education at a school whose headmaster was Mr Bryceson, father of Leslie who became a lifelong friend.  At eleven, Len went to Borden Grammar School and thoroughly enjoyed his years there.  In his autobiography, which he wrote for his grandchildren when he could still see, he said that “to have been able to go to Borden Grammar School was a great privilege – and a handful of outstanding teachers helped me enormously.”  He was involved in sport and in music (he played the trumpet in the orchestra) as well as academic work and achieved excellent results in the Higher School exams in 1941.

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John Thomas Macrae

John Macrae died on Monday 27th September 2010 after a long battle with cancer.  His funeral has been arranged at St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, at 11 a.m. on Friday 8th October, followed by a private cremation.  The family have expressed a preference for donations, rather than flowers, to either of two charities : MacMillan Cancer Support or the Wisdom Hospice (both c/o R. High & Sons, 1 Bayford Road, Sittingbourne, MR10 3AD.

Bryan Short and Graham Barnes have provided the following tributes to John, his life and his association with the school.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of John Macrae on Monday 27th September after a long battle with cancer.  He spent almost his entire life at Borden – as a pupil, a teacher and finally as a Governor – and was Secretary of the Old Bordenian Association for over 20 years.   A proper obituary notice will appear on this Website shortly, but meanwhile we thought Members would like to know that the funeral has been arranged at St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, at 11 a.m. on Friday 8th October, followed by a private cremation.