The information portal for the alumni of Chesterfield School.
FUTURE EVENTS
2025 Remembrance Service
The annual OCT Remembrance Service will take place at The Old Grammar School, Sheffield Road on Tuesday 11th November, starting at 10:30am.
Details of arrangements for the service may be found by clicking here.
2026 Annual Reunion Dinner
SAVE THE DATE.
The 2026 OCS Reunion will take place on Friday, May 15th 2026 at the SMH Stadium. Details will be posted early in the New Year.
RECENT EVENTS
2025 Annual Reunion Dinner
The 2025 OCS Reunion took place on Friday, May 16th 2025 at the SMH Stadium. A report of this most enjoyable event is now available
here.
2024 Remembrance Service
The annual OCT Remembrance Service took place at The Old Grammar School, Sheffield Road on Monday 11th November. It was conducted by OC, Revd. Ron Smith
and members of Brookfield Community School and Chesterfield College also took part.
A report and details of the service at Brookfield Community School, at which the Society was also represented, may be found by clicking here.
Hurst House Auction
The auction of Hurst House took place on Thursday, September 26th. It is understood however that the property failed to sell.
Auction details can be found here.
Click here to access the News Release produced by the Chesterfield and District Civic Society.
2022 51ers' Annual Reunion
This event, for those who started at School in 1951, took place on Friday, October 28th at the Royal Oak, Old Brampton. For the official reunion photograph and further details, click
here.
Tree Planting Ceremonies.
On Friday 6th May, 2022, we were honoured by the visit of Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Colonel John Wilson OBE DL, who led the
Ceremonial Planting of two traditional oak trees at the Brookside and Sheffield Road sites as part of the Queen's Green Canopy scheme in memory of all
who have been and will be a part of the educational establishments on each site.
Click here to run the video recording of the ceremony at Brookfield Community School.....
..... and here to run the video recording of the ceremony at Chesterfield College
A short report covering the events can be accessed here together with transcripts of the speeches.
Chesterfield Grammar School Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945
After the 2021 Remembrance Day Service,was the launch Philip Riden's book, "Chesterfield Grammar School Roll of Honour 1939-1945.
Philip's presentation at the launch can be accessed here.
Further details of how to purchase this book, the WWI equivalent and Philip's "A History of Chesterfield Grammar School" are attached here.
48ers 2021 Annual Reunion Lunch
A hardy band of six '48ers met for their annual lunch, after missing out last year.
Roger Barnes, John Fidler, Alan Germany, Frank Gorman, Tony Hallam and Alan Rhodes dined at the Olde House in Newbold on 25 October.
Ray Hallam and David Revell sent apologies and members noted, with regret, the recent death of Owen Ripley.
Sutton Scarsdale Hall Visit
Following the Tour of the houses of the Founders and Benefactors of the School in July (see below), a further visit took place in early November to Sutton Scarsdale Hall which was once owned by the Clarke family, also of Walton Hall.
For a description and photographs from the day, click here.
Tour of the houses of the Founders and Benefactors of the School
The Old Cestrefeldians' Trust arranged a visit for members to properties in the Chesterfield area which have associations with the founders and benefactors of the School.
Click here for a report of the day and further details of the properties concerned.
Click here for a summary this year's get-together.
The History of Chesterfield Grammar School - now available
The comprehensive history, by Philip Riden, was launched on 16 December 2017 at the Old Grammar School, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, preceded by a short talk from the author.
Tour of Brookfield Community School
Prior to the 2016 Annual Reunion, a group of OCs toured the "new" Old School at Brookside, courtesy of the Headmaster. Click here for a record of the event.