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News stories from the School and Old Suttonian communities
| 7 Feb 2025 | |
| Written by Victoria Evenden | |
| Deaths and Obituaries |
We were sad to hear the news of Roger Bettle's (1959 F) sudden death on 4th January 2025, at the age of 81. Roger was born in 1943, younger son of Lawrence and Jessie Bettle and brother to Gerald. He was educated first at Shernolds School, Maidstone and then at Sutton Valence School as a day pupil in Founder's.
Having left School, Roger joined the family business which had butchers shops in Holland Road and Upper Stone Street. Apparently, one of his early duties was to make deliveries to customers on a purpose-built bicycle, with a tray over the front wheel. He kept the bicycle until fairly recently.
Roger was a member of the Maidstone Club for many years and served as secretary for some of that time. He was also a member of The East India Club, St James's Square. Additionally, he was Churchwarden at St Nicholas Church Linton for over 20 years and contributed a great deal of his time to the running of the Church.
Roger was a great character who maintained his links with the School throughout his life. He would often visit the School for a chat and a catch up and was a regular guest at Speech Day and the annual Carol Services. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
We are sorry to report the death of Clive Nickolds (1964 M) on 26 October 2024. Having left SVS, he enjoyed a hugely successful career, most notably in various senior roles at Mark… More...
Earlier this month the School learnt the sad news that Richard Plowden, a much loved member of staff at SVS from 2006 th… More...
Last year, we received the sad news of the death of Old Suttonian Anthony Bristow (1960 F). We are grateful to his widow… More...
It was with regret that we learnt that Anne Brenchley, who taught at the School from 1999 to 2002, had passed away on 9t… More...
We were very sad to hear of the death of John Worsfold (1952 M), who passed away on 31st March 2023. A memorial service … More...
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The following obituary is largely taken from The Art Newspaper, with additional content from his friend and fellow Old Suttonian Gary Ma (1969 L). More...
After over 15 years of outstanding and loyal service, Jeremy Farrell will be leaving the School on 22nd April, following the restructuring of the lead… More...