Founded in 1990, the Rokeby Old Boys’ Club organises an annual Reunion Dinner with a Guest Speaker (usually an Old Boy). Reunions are well supported by a wide age range of Old Boys including those who went to Rokeby at The Downs. Reunions may be attended by Members over the age of 18.
Membership is available to Old Boys and Honorary Membership is available to Teaching Staff (past and present). To join the ROBC please send your contact details to robc@rokeby.org.uk.
Next Annual Reunion
The Committee is pleased to announce that the Annual Reunion will be held on Thursday, 15 May 2025. A special dinner will be held in central London, and booking information will be circulated in the New Year. Old Boys from his time at Rokeby will give tributes to Peter Wicker’s life and work.
Memories of Peter Wicker
Peter Wicker
1925-2024
Headmaster of Rokeby
1968-1985
Thank you to all those who have contributed memories of Mr Wicker for inclusion in the next edition of the ROBC Newsletter. We hope to feature as many recollections and anecdotes, long or short, as possible. It is not too late to contribute: please email ROBC@rokeby.org.uk or send by post to Rokeby Old Boys Club, Rokeby School, George Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7PB. Thank you.
Committee
The Club is operated by the Committee with support from the School:
| Chairman & Secretary | Richard Collyer-Hamlin (1987) |
| Vice Chairman & Treasurer | Miten Amin (1988) |
| Committee | Michael Barrie (1981) |
| Ian Benjamin (1991) | |
| Jonathan Hunt (1998) | |
| Adrian Steger (1966) | |
| Oliver Tucker (1992) | |
| Steven Wicker (1974) | |
| James Attenborough (HON) |
Reunions
Year Event Chief Guest
2024 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby Mr Mark Dowie (1974)
2023 Annual Reunion in Covent Garden Mr Leon Kazakos KC (1987)
Special Reunion at The Downs
Mr James Roche (1956)/Mr Michael Lewin FRAM (1962)
Younger Members' Cricket Festival
2022 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby Mr Michael Norman-Smith (1963)
2021 Old Boys' Dinner at Warren House Mr Steven Wicker (1974)
2019 Old Boys' Dinner at Warren House Mr Richard Gordon MBE (1971), Director of Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre
2018 Old Boys' Dinner at Coombe Wood Golf Club Professor Brad K Blitz (1981), Visiting Professor in the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics
2017 Old Boys' Dinner at The Canbury Arms Professor Persis Amrolia (1978), UCL Great Ormond St Institute of Child Health
2016 A Celebration of Fifty Years since The Move Professor James Woudhuysen (1965), South Bank University
2015 Silver Jubilee Dinner at Rokeby Mr Tim Gardam (1968), Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford
2014 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby Professor James Emerson (1962), Queen Mary University of London
2011 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby Reverend Dr Gavin Ashenden (1968), Chaplain to HM The Queen
2010 Old Boys' Evening at The Angel in the Fields, W1
2009 Reunion and launch of 'Rokeby: The First 125 Years' by Mr Peter Wicker Mr Peter Wicker (Headmaster 1968-1985)
2008 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby Mr Roy Moody (Headmaster 1985-1999)
2007 Old Boys' Evening at The Angel in the Fields, W1
2006 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby
2005 Old Boys' Evening at The Cardinal, Francis Street, W1
2004 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby
2003 Old Boys' Evening at the City University Club
2002 Old Boys' Celebration of 125 Years of Rokeby at the Carlton Club
2000 Millennium Celebration Summer BBQ at Rokeby
1997 Old Boys' Evening at Rokeby
1996 Old Boys' Evening at Rokeby Mr REH "Buzzer" Hadingham, Chairman of the All England Club
1993 Old Boys' Dinner at Rokeby Mr Peter Wicker (Headmaster 1968-1985)
1991 Inaugural Old Boys' Reunion at Rokeby
1990 Rokeby Old Boys' Club founded