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The Old Sandbachians’ Association held its first AGM and annual lunch in 3 years due to the COVID restrictions. It was a new format with the Chapel Service, the AGM and lunch all on the same day. The growth of the OSA was reflected in the number of full members attending the AGM.

All of us at the Old Sandbachians’ Association send our very best wishes to Sandbach School’s Director of Sport, Mr Simon Robertson, who is retiring after an incredible THIRTY TWO years at the school and a lifetime of teaching sport.

On Saturday 18th June 2022, after multiple attempts thwarted by Covid, the Old Sandbachians’ Association finally got to hold our London Reception at the RAF Club in London.

We are delighted to invite you to our flagship summer event at Sandbach School on July 16th . This will be our first AGM for 2 years, and we are combining this with a buffet lunch and also a special guest of former staff member John Owen. To start the day we will also be holding our annual Service in the school chapel.

In all the 300 plus years of Sandbach School, I wonder if any summer ever saw the end of such a large number of cumulative service years. The Summer 1985 Sandbachian reported the retirement of 5 staff members who had between them spanned 5 decades and notched up about 118 years of teaching at the school.

Having joined Sandbach School in 1977 at the age of 11, Paul Franklin’s work as a visual effects supervisor has since taken him around the world and onto the sets of famous, critically-acclaimed films including Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight and Venom.

In March 2022, the Old Sandbachians’ Association proudly handed over a cheque for £1,000 to Sandbach School Head Teacher, Sarah Burns.