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It is with a heavy heart that we share the very sad news that our dear friend Steve Matthews died on Sunday 17 May at Frimley Park Hospital, after several weeks of treatment.
Until the end, Steve continued to be the kind, outgoing, sociable person we all knew and loved. His contribution to the SGS community was immense, often chasing us all to meet up and arranging 'local reunions' in Dorset, London and elsewhere, especially for those former Oldfelders with whom he grew up.
He collaborated with Richard Riding who had started the ‘Swan’ magazine back in the 1990s, and took over its production when Richard stepped down, completing the final SGS Newsletter after the hugely successful 21 May 2022 Final Reunion.
Steve leaves his partner, Linda. He will be sadly missed by many.
Funeral details are as follow:
July 6 2026, 2pm Woking Crematorium
https://www.thelondoncremation.co.uk/woking-crematorium/
A wake will follow at the Red Lion in Horsell
The service of Remembrance and Celebration for the Life of Steve Matthews on 6th July will be live video-streamed and accessible via a link which may be requested by contacting the funeral directors. Friends are also welcome to attend the service and wake in person.
In order for Steve’s family to gauge numbers in advance, please let us know, either by messaging the ‘Swanage Grammar School Friends’ group on Facebook, or by emailing swanagegrammaralumni@yahoo.com, stating names and numbers, especially if intending to attend the wake.
Messages of condolence for Steve’s partner Linda and other members of Steve’s family may also be sent by either of the above ways.
Donations in memory of Steve can be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust at the donations page:
https://alangreenwoodfunerals.com/obituaries/stephen-peter-matthews/
or, if your prefer, you may make a cheque payable to the charity and send c/o Alan Greenwood & Sons Ltd,
1 Anchor Hill, Knaphill, Woking, GU21 2HL
Tel: 01483 487889
Please provide a contact number or details if you are happy for Linda to contact you at a later date.
We will forward all messages to Steve’s family.
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Please Note - New Email address!
As of 30th July 2022, the email address to contact the SGSA Committee has changed. The previous committee address is no longer monitored. The new address for all future communication is:
SwanageGrammarAlumni@yahoo.com
Although we have email addresses for those who recently attended the 2022 Reunion, if you are a former pupil and wish to be kept informed of changes to SGSA, please send an email to the above address.
The association welcomes and encourages contact and contributions from former pupils with photos, memorabilia: and messages
from ex-pupils which will feature in the “where are they now” section.
In the Photo Library there are many photos from our school days, some needing dates and identities to be established. Can you help to solve the mysteries?
Some mysteries might be solved by reviewing the last reunion photos which can be found by clicking on this link
