The glorious weather helped to make Old Millhillians Day on Saturday 19th September a lovely occasion. Old Millhillians, several of whom had brough ttheir families caught up with old school friends and Masters and enjoyed a delicious lunch on the Headmaster's Lawn. ..

Appointment of the New Chief Executive of the Mill Hill School Foundation and Head of Mill Hill School ..

2014/2015 was a memorable year for everyone involved with Old Millhillians Football Club! ..

On July 10th 2015 five OM’s plus three wives met in Flanders for the weekend. This trip, to look at some of the First World War sites, was organized and led by Peter Mcdonough, retired MHS master, who has led forty or more tours to the battlefields. Whilst there we had very much in mind the 193 Old Millhillians who died in the Great War. ..

THE HOUSE OF RAYNE’S SUMMER RETROSPECTIVE PRIVATE VIEW Old Millhillians are invited to join Friends of the Gallery, at this cultural event. ..

The Rt Hon Lord Rochester (Foster Charles Lowery Lamb) (Winterstoke 1930-34)  will be celebrating his 100th birthday on the 7th June.   ..

The 1965 leavers reunion will take place on Saturday 13th June at Mill Hill School. All OMs who left School in 1965 are welcome. ..

The Club has been keen to broaden the appeal of its merchandise to younger OMs, and to introduce a range of items for ladies. Former deputy Head Peter McDonough and marketing assistant and OM Paula Sanchez kindly agreed to lead a project with the help of a number of Sixth Formers and we have been incredibly lucky to have had advice and support from the design and production team at ‘Ted Baker’, whose founder is a school parent. ..

The annual dinner took place at the Carpenters' Hall on the 15th October with over 150 attendees. Musicians from the School entertained the guests and President David Short handed over the chain of office to Mike Corby the new President.  ..

It has just dawned on us that it is in fact 30 years in July since we left Mill Hill School; shocking news indeed!  I am in touch with a few of my contemporaries from our year group and have suggested that we should make an effort to have a get together to commemorate our 30 year anniversary. ..

The merger of OMCC with Totteridge CC last season has proved a great success both on and off the field. Although Headstone Lane will be missed as a playing venue, the picturesque setting at Totteridge Green is hard to beat.  ..

Laurence Olivier, Winterstoke 1946-51, sadly died on 10^th August, 2014.He will be hugely missed by his many friends and family, including his first wife Susie, his second wife Suzannah and his four children. ..

Apart from my brother, John Cranwell was the only Millhillian I knew before we both joined MHS. He and I grew up in the same north London suburb. We attended the same schools from reception year to the Stationers’ Company grammar school.  ..

Saturday 17th May 2014 - 1963 & 64 reunion Lunch at MHS ..

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Old Millhillians Club will be held on Wednesday 9th April 2014 at 6.30 pm in the  Lady Violet Room at the National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1 to deal with the following business: ..

Tributes have been paid to Bramhope councillor Clive Fox who died on Tuesday. ..

Not quite a Valentine’s Day massacre but the school ran out convincing winners against the OMs on 14^th February slotting in 3 goals in sometimes monsoon conditions. OMs fought hard but could not breakdown the solid school defence. Despite the conditions both sides enjoyed the encounter. OMs look forward to the re-match! ..

San Francisco March 7th - Donald Haigh haighsf@aol.com  ..

John attended the School in the lead up to the Second War and distinguished himself on the running track, coached by the great Franz Stampfl, squash court and rugby and cricket fields.  ..

With the death of John Wright on January 9^th 2014, one of the last – if not the last – links with the old ‘pre-war’ Mill Hill has passed.  ..

2014 is the 75th anniversary of the School's connection with St.Bees School in Cumbria and we were delighted to organise a Choral Evensong in the School Chapel to mark the occasion on Sunday 12th January 2014. We were especially pleased that the St Bees School Choir joined the Mill Hill School Foundation Choir in a collaborative service to commemorate the shared history of the two Schools and the evacuation of Millhillians to St Bees during the 2^nd World War from1939 until 1945. ..

The large gathering offamily and friends that attended Tim Bunyard's Memorial Service in the Mill Hill School Chapel onthe 15^th January, 2014, was atribute to the high regard and affection that he was held in by so many. Tim, who was educated at Goodwins and then at Belmont and Mill Hill Schools, cultivated a wide circle of loyal friends through his varied, but mainly sporting, interests. ..

OMRFC triumphed 21 -17 in an extraordinary match against Ruislip II, played at Ruislip,  to lift the North West Middlesex Floodlit Cup for the first time in over 15 years.  Some lively and attractive back play saw the OMs rack up 21 points in as many minutes with 3 converted trys.  After that, the much bigger home pack exerted muscular control and made possession very difficult particularly in the set pieces. ..

Freddie Escott Thorne, who was born in Edmonton on the 22^nd November 1930, died at The Princess Alice Hospice in Esher on the 3^rd November 2013. He was seen on his way by a very large gathering of close relatives and a multitude of friends during a most thoughtful and excellently arranged service at the Parish Church of St Mary, Headley (close to his home in Ashtead), two days prior to his 83^rd birthday. ..

Friday 15th November - NW Dinner at St.James's Club, Manchester
Contact : John Elliott e: a-j.elliott@hotmail.co.uk  ..

The Fireworks Display will take place on Friday 8th November. It's always a fun evening with entertainment, stalls, bonfire, the bar and of course the fireworks! Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 0203 519 2779. Tickets are £7 adults, children £5 or family ticket at £20. Full details can be found on the Cricket club website ..

John Batten was probably Mill Hill’s most distinguished Physician. He came to Collinson House (then under the care of AD Whitehorn – ‘The Baron’) in 1938 and the following year went with the School to St.Bees.  ..

Did you know that Alford House caters for approximately 300 young people aged 8 to 19 years from the seriously deprived area of North Lambeth? It is run on a daily basis by the General Manager, Tim Saunders, and his small team of paid and voluntary staff. He is supported by the Governors who are a combination of local people and Old Millhillians. They generally have specialist skills e.g. accountants, lawyers, architects, surveyors, managers or are just “worldly wise”. ..

Sri Jayendra School - Mill Hill's Overseas Partnership school in Tamil Nadu - has just produced a website. Those OMs who support Sri Jayendra by sponsoring a child or making donations may be interested to browse through it. ..

Thankfully the weather behaved itself and over 100 OMs visited the School to have drinks in the Octagon followed by a superb lunch in the Dining Hall. It was good to see old and young mix and to have vistirs from afar. Unfortunately the OM 1st XV lost against Cheshunt but the spectators enjoyed watching the match. There was tea and cakes in the afternoon to round offthe day. Thank you to the School for their generous hospitality. ..

Noel Olsen, who has died of prostate cancer aged 67, was a public health consultant working in areas where there was clear and compelling evidence justifying advocacy for better health and social policy. He was prominent in the lobbying organisations Action on Smoking and Health and the National Heart Forum (now UK Health Forum), where he raised public awareness and he pressurised the tobacco, food and alcohol industries to stop promoting unhealthy lifestyles. He helped persuade the government to adopt more emphatic health warnings on cigarette packets and his work led towards the passing of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotions Act in 2002. ..

Passing on Thursday, August 22, 2013, Dr. Brian Harley, a retired Internal Medicine Specialist. Dr. Harley was born in 1924 and educated in England at Mill Hill School and St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School. ..

Adrian was bought up in Kingsbury and attended Kilburn Grammar School and Battersea College of Technology. He also ganied an Open University degree. ..

He was a qualified CPA, joined the family business and was subsequently bought out by Dunlop. He continued to work for Dunlop (or successor firms) including assignments in South Africa and Nigeria until retirement in West Sussex, living latterly in Chichester. ..

Michael (Mike) Gee, passionate glider pilot; loving husband of Moragh; father of Toby, Hilary, Jonny and Piers; grandfather of Sam, Jasper, Zebedee, Rory, Loma and Thalia. ..

Known to his colleagues as “George”, Houston was Dean of Guy’s Hospital Medical and Dental Schools from 1965 to 1982, and the first Dean of the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St Thomas’ from 1982 until his retirement two years later. ..

OMs will be sad to learn that Brian Warmington (School House '42) died on Saturday 27th April 2013 aged 88. ..

Mill Hill School 1st XV vs Watford Grammar Mill Hill School lost 7-14 to Watford Grammar at Allianz Park, formerly Copthall Stadium, on Saturday 19^th January as the two schools created history to become the first teams to take part in a competitive rugby match at Saracens’ new home.The test event of the pioneering all-weather rugby surface was attended by supporters from both schools, along with Saracens’ Chairman and Old Millhillian, Nigel Wray. While other pitches and grounds around the country struggled to play matches in the ice and snow, the artificial turf pitch at Allianz Park offered a fantastic playing surface.  ..

Patrick Nolan, known as Paddy, died on Saturday 19^th January 2013. For more than 25 years Patrick had hosted the OMC cricketers and latterly TMCC in an annual cricket match at the stunning ground, Preston Nomads in Fulking behind Devil’s Dyke. Paddy loved sport, in particular cricket, his greatest moment perhaps bowling Justin Langer for a duck! He was always a very congenial host, a brilliant raconteur who was able to recount hilarious anecdotes and jokes which never failed to make the assembled company laugh. ..

Old Millhillians, and in particular Collinsonians of the era 1961-1974, will be sorry to learn of the death of Peggy Turnbull on Wednesday 9^th January 2013. Peggy , the wife of housemaster Tony Turnbull, who died in November 2011, was described by one of her sons Alistair as "very much the power behind the throne"; and indeed she will be remembered with both gratitude and great affection by all those boy who were in her care. Our thoughts are with all her family at this sad time. ..

Matthew Oswald Twine Baldwin died unexpectedly of a heart attack, aged 78, on Friday 9^thNovember. He was one of that increasingly rare breed – an Old Winterstokian, although he would have been equally happy to be recorded as an Old Belmontian. ..

Dear Life Guardians and Old Millhillians ..

Graham Drake and Robin Mills, who were both in Ridgeway House, organised a reunion of 1962 leavers at the School on Saturday 27th October. ..

The annual dinner was a huge success and over 140 OMs and guests enjoyed the hospitality of the Haberdashers Hall. Many attendees commented on the excellent dinner. ..

Mongolian Madness By Sasan Nazer and Parthiv Rishi (1993-1998) – You are exhausted having already driven for 12 hours today (but have only covered 120 miles such is the condition of the dirt tracks). Darkness and cold are quickly setting in. You're alone somewhere in the middle of the Gobi Desert in a small three-door hatchback that is falling to pieces.  ..

At School he was a Chorister (until his voice broke), a goalkeeper for the 1st XI, a thunderous hooker and an impressive squash player. At the age of 16 he headed for Lloyds where he worked in the markets before retiring aged 50 as managing director (North America) at Towers Watson. Laughter was never far away when Peter was around. He was also an enthusiastic stalwart of Lloyds and OMs rugby, his influence equally influential both on and off the field; rugby tours were never quite the same without him. ..

John McAllister grew up at Mill Hill, his father Percy being a key member of the teaching staff from 1925 to 1962 and then Hon Sec of the OM Club until his death in 1970. ..

Rodney Fitzgerald attended Mill Hill School before going up to Oxford University where he graduated with an MA in French and German. A successful career in the City followed where he was Managing Director of Hinton Hill and Coles Ltd and an Underwriter with Lloyds.. He was also a Liveryman and became Master of the Loriners Company and the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Company. For his work with the City of London Corporation he became Sheriff (1983 -84) and was awarded the MBE in 2008. ..

Kenneth Lloyd was a champion of physical medicine and rheumatology in Wales. With a combination of vision, forceful personality and political skills he created, more than 60 years ago, the first department in Wales to specialise in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. It was a National Health Service facility designed to respond to, not only the huge clinical demands from the local Cardiff population with a heritage of heavy industries and physical injuries, but also to referrals of patients with chronic rheumatic diseases from across Wales. This formed the nucleus for what later became the first teaching centre in Wales for trainees in rheumatology. ..