All Posts

11th September 2026 The Neale-Wade Association funded a team building day for Year 12 students and we received the following feedback from The Neale-Wade: “This September we welcomed 53 new Year 12 students into Neale-Wade Sixth Form. To help them settle into their new learning community, they took part in a successful team-building day at Adventure Nene in Peterborough. The event provided students with the opportunity to challenge themselves through a range of outdoor acti

15th June 2026 A group of former Neale‑Wade students who reached their 70th birthdays — the Class of ’74 — met for lunch on 15 June 2026 at the iconic The Starman pub, 15 Heddon St, London W1B 4BF. Bowie fans will instantly recognise the significance of the address, forever linked with the Ziggy Stardust album cover and its place in music history. The lunch was full of easy conversation, shared memories and laughter. Stories from school days mixed with updates on families, tr

17th April 2026 We were delighted to make a donation to give Young Carers at The Neale-Wade a special Easter treat. “We were delighted to receive a very generous donation from The Neale-Wade Association recently, with part of the money gifted to us being used to give our amazing Young Carers a special Easter treat. Young Carers' Champion Emma Atise welcomed Coral Cornell and Chris Thorpe from the Association into school to present students representing our Young Carers with a

The next AGM of The Neale-Wade Association will be held on Thursday 4th March 2027. Minutes from the 2026 AGM can be found here: www.nealewade.org/_files/ugd/5491a2_e5ae054bb651498a863d27e3f8b65ff2.pdf

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on 5th March 2026 at Neale Wade Academy, March

The Association has made a grant to pay the travel costs for Year 12 students taking part in a team‑building programme, ensuring that every student could participate fully.

Our commitment extends beyond the Academy too. One former student, now studying at university, is receiving ongoing support from us throughout their three‑year course.

The family of the late George Lockwood — a two‑time President of the Association, former teacher at the school, and long‑standing supporter of its community — joined the Association in funding new football dugouts for the school. The Official Opening Ceremony and unveiling of the new dugouts took place on Wednesday 9 July 2025, attended by George’s sons and members of the Association’s Committee. Following the unveiling, March Academy and the Neale‑Wade U13/U14 teams played a

Peter Jackman presenting the Roll of Honour plaque to the principle of the Neale Wade Academy, Mr Horn, with Anthony Chandler, school governor, which was generously paid for by March History Group.

Members of the present Association travelled to Ypres, Belgium, on Sunday 17 March to attend a moving service at St George’s Memorial Church, during which a new school plaque commemorating all former students and staff was formally presented and dedicated. The church itself stands as a memorial to the tens of thousands of British Empire troops who lost their lives in the Ypres Salient. Many former Neale‑Wade students will remember visiting St George’s during the school’s Batt

On Thursday 7 November 2019, a dedication service was held at St Wendreda’s Church to mark the installation of a memorial plaque presented jointly by the Neale-Wade Association and former students of March Grammar School. The plaque commemorates former pupils and staff who lost their lives in the First World War and in subsequent conflicts, and it also marks the Association’s 100th reunion, held on 28 June 2019. This plaque joins two others presented by the Association in 201

The Association made a donation of £1,000, which included funds raised at the 100th Reunion cricket match held on 28 June 2019. A letter of thanks was received from Nikki and everyone at Scotty’s, expressing their gratitude for the contribution, which will help the charity continue supporting bereaved British Forces children.

In 2019, the Association celebrated its 100th reunion. To mark this remarkable milestone, a historic cricket match was arranged between a March XI and the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), held at March Town Cricket Club on Friday 28th June 2019. The event paid tribute to the origins of the Association. In July 1919, a cricket match was organised between the March Grammar School Old Boys and the masters and boys of the school to raise funds for a memorial honouring f