We are delighted to welcome the return of "The Old Southendian", featuring plenty of news from the Association, its Affiliated Clubs and Organisations, and the school and wider community.
The Magazine is available digitally to all members of the Association, and is circulated by email.
The password for the 2025 Online Edition has been sent out on Friday 8th August. Please ensure the Registrar has your up-to-date contact details to receive the password for each edition: contact Geoff May at .
If you are in a limited group eligible for a printed Magazine, your email will mention this, alongside the password to access the online edition.
We welcome your feedback on this year's edition to
Selected articles from Magazines between 2008 and 2018 can be found below, arranged by year of publication!
The School Song - Gerald Usher (Athens, 1951-1958)
Roll of Honour - Lesley Iles (Staff, 2005-) and Robert Arnold (Athens, 1945-1951)
The Real Story of the Moose - Ivan Haxell (Athens, 1931-1937)
Pioneering Support for Asperger’s Syndrome at SHSB - Fern Potter (School Governor, 2003-Present)
The OSA on Facebook - Sam Walford (Athens, 2001-2008)
An Old Boy at the Beijing Olympics - Jonty Clarke (Troy, 1992-1999)
House OSA Relay Race - Chris Sorrell (Sparta, 1975–1982)
House Ten Pin Bowling - Kerry Martin (Tuscany, 1998–2000)
Mansfield Reunion 2010 - Geoff Hillman (Troy, 1938-1942)
The Train Journey - Kenneth Bennett (Athens, 1939-1944)
Well, Did You Ever... - Nigel Leicester (Sparta, 1948-1949)
Oxford Blue - Tom Frith (Troy, 2003-2010)
Memories of Cricket Tours Gone By - Denis Tilbrook (Troy, 1954-1961)
The Golfing Marathon Runner - Simon Le Mare (Tuscany, 1977 – 1980)
D-Day - Ronald Crafer - Ronald Crafer (Athens, 1936-1941) in the Swindon Evening Advertiser
Reminiscences of a Schoolboy - Roy Simons (Troy, 1935-43)
A Modest Man, but a Brave One - Grant R.M. Littler (Troy, 1956-1963)
Headteacher's Report 2014 - Dr R. M. Bevan (Headteacher)
Wally Allens First School Trip - Gerald R Peacock (Athens, 1950–55)
SHSB visit Tanzania - Clive Shiret (Athens, 1973-1975)
Pupils on the move - Gerald Usher (Athens, 1951-1958)
Mansfield revisited - Doug Mayhew (Troy, 1939-1944)
Old Southendian Angling Society - Nick Robins (Athens, 1978-1984)
Sixth Christmas Reunion - Joseph Zammit (Tuscany, 2004-2011)
Obituary: Edward George Morris (Headmaster, 1971-1988) - John Morris (son)
Old Southendian Ladies Group - Helen Watson née Seaman (Sparta, 1981-1983)
The Old Southendian Organ Society 2018 report – Back in Business - Joseph Zammit (Tuscany, 2004-2011)
RIP Phil Hopkins - Memories of the Hockey Club - Phil Hopkins (Tuscany, 1939-1941)