FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES

FOUNDER’S DAY

5 MAY

Founder’s Day 2022 was all about celebrating our amazing people, so we asked you, our Reigatian community, to share a photo of yourself with a fellow Reigatian. As you can see, we had some wonderful pictures to share including, the delicious treats our catering team produced for staff and students.

In school, our Sixth Form Foundation Ambassadors delivered an assembly in St Mary’s Church to inform and inspire current students, telling them about the long history of the school, from its founding in 1675, right through to present day expansion of the estate.

Henry Smith Club Dinner

5 MAY

It was with great pleasure that we were able to host, after 3 years, our Henry Smith Club Dinner, at the fabulous M restaurant in London’s Victoria. We were thrilled that so many could join us to mark Reigate Grammar School’s Founder’s Day, as well as hear important updates on the Henry Smith Club and Changing Lives campaign.

Sir Peter Gershon (’65), Henry Smith Club President, spoke with passion about his wholehearted belief in social mobility and the difficult issues the country has faced over these past few years. Speaking with optimism, Sir Peter highlighted the future hopes and ambitions of the Henry Smith Club and the enormous impact it has had on children and families in the local area. We have committed to doubling the number of members to 250 over the next three years.

The Foundation team updated guests on the Changing Lives campaign, announcing our breakthrough of reaching £10m and our vision as we build towards the 350th anniversary of RGS in 2025. Some exciting challenges lay ahead, but our focus remains on growing the number of opportunities we can offer to deserving young children through our social mobility work.

A particular highlight of the evening was listening to the inspirational and eloquent Sayinthen Vivekanantham (’09) who described the importance of being a Reigatian and the transformational impact an RGS bursary had on him. Say is an extremely impressive young man and our youngest HSC member; you can see what he is up to at homey.co.uk as he looks to shake up the housing market.

‘Once a Reigatian, always a Reigatian’!