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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