Old Canfordians

The Old Canfordian Society (OCS) is the membership organisation for all pupils who have experienced a Canford education. Many Honorary Old Canfordians also exist, normally long-serving members of Canford staff. The OCS committee is a group of OC volunteers who meet to discuss the business of the OC Society. 

A full calendar of OC events is organised by the school Development Office, including reunion lunches, careers networking events, a London drinks party, occasional regional gatherings and overseas reunions. In addition, a network of overseas OC Reps provide a Canford contact for OCs living or travelling around the world.

The OCS also helps give back to Canford School. It instigated the first Careers Symposium and for numerous years helped to organise the event. They now sponsor the Careers Convention for Lower Sixth Formers, which is organised by the school Development and Careers office, providing a day of careers advice from OCs in a range of industries. The OC Society also gives donations to Canford School from time to time, when a project is identified that would be of benefit to the school but is outside of the normal budget. Recent donations have included the refurbishment of the stone crest above the Assembly (Gisborough) Hall and a Health Centre golf buggy.

Finally, OC sport is thriving, with OC representatives for hockey, cricket, rugby, netball, golf, rowing and many other sports.  There is an annual OC Golf Day held on the school course and the club has over 100 active members, making it one of the largest OC groups. Each year a Cygnets Cricket week happens in the second week of July, and OC teams have participated in the Bournemouth Sevens tournament in late May.

For more information on OC sport or how you can get involved, please contact the Development Office. 

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Notice is hereby given that an

Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)

of the

Old Canfordian Society

will be held at

Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset

ON SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2024 AT 10 AM

(The agenda will be published on the OC page of the school’s website at least 10 days before the meeting.)

The purpose of this meeting will be to consider the following resolution:

RESOLUTION

Given that the Committee of the Old Canfordian Society voted unanimously on 30 August 2024 in favour of making one transfer to the Martin Marriott Foundation of all the funds held by the Old Canfordian Society at the time of the transfer (including all cash, securities and investments) less any tax that might be applicable, the Committee now seeks the approval of the members to proceed with that transfer.

By order of the Committee of the Old Canfordian Society.

Notes

1.    The resolution will be passed if a simple majority of the votes cast are in favour.

2.  This Notice is published in Society, the OC Magazine, on the Old Canfordian (OC) page of the School’s website (canford.com/community/old-canfordians) and Canford Global Connect (globalconnect.canford.com/pages/ocs).

3.  Members wishing to attend the EGM can do so in person or online. All OCs attending in person or online must register at: https://forms.office.com/e/JeWyJ0mwpC

4. Members unable to attend the EGM in person or online may cast their vote in the following way: Online, via jotform at: https://form.jotform.com/presidentoc/transfer-of-funds-2024

By post to:

OCS 2024, The Development Office, Canford School, Wimborne BH21 3AD

Please state your full name and address, date of birth, house and year of leaving Canford. If you have changed your name, please also state your name when you were at Canford.

Please then state “I vote FOR/AGAINST [delete as applicable] the proposal to transfer the funds to the Martin Marriott Foundation.”

Votes cast via jotform or by post must be received no later than Friday 22 November 2024.

Honorary Treasurer's Report

Notice is hereby given that the

Annual General Meeting

of the

OLD CANFORDIAN SOCIETY

will be held at

Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset

ON SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025 AT 10 AM

The agenda will be published on the OC page of the school’s website at least 10 days before the meeting. Members wishing to attend must register online via the Old Canfordian Society webpage or through the Development Office.

If you wish to receive details of how to attend either in person or online but do not currently have internet access, please contact the Development Office by post or on 01202 841254.