During our 140th anniversary year in 2007, regular College events had a special celebratory flavour and extra occasions including concerts, dinners, displays and fireworks gave everyone the opportunity to toast the College and remember those who have supported it over its fourteen decades.

140th anniversary events

Fri 2 Feb	BBC Radio 4's Any Questions live from Big School
Fri 9 Mar	Fireworks display over the College buildings
Fri 20 Apr	Inaugural ECS lecture with Professor Allan Chapman
Sat 5 May	Choral Concert at Chichester Cathedral
Wed 9 May	Twickenham, OEA dinner
Sun 13 May	St Saviour's Church, College Symphony Orchestra
Tue 15 May	Foundation Devonshire Society Day
Thu 17 May	St Saviour's Church, Ascension Day Choral Eucharist, College Chapel Choir
Sat 2 Jun	College Field, HTO presents Field of Sound, Evening picnic with Amici Forever and fireworks
Sat 30 Jun	Speech Day (including launch of Eastbourne College: A Celebration and choral work commissioned from Grayston Ives, Magdalen College, Oxford)
Sat 30 Jun	Winter Gardens, Cornflower Ball
Thu 5 July	Royal Eastbourne Golf Club, The Third Foundation Golf Challenge
Fri 31 Aug	Reception for and photograph taken of all current College employees
Mon 3 Sep onwards	Casson Gallery, Display of College history
Sun 16 Sep	College walk in aid of ECHO, start 10.30-11am
Thu 20 Sep	5pm, Whole school service, St Saviour's Church
Fri 21 Sep	Big School, Year group presentations on the history of the College
Sat 22 Sep	Unveiling of commemorative plaque (commissioned by the Arnold Embellishers), Ellesmere Villas (now Spencer Court), site where College opened on 20 August 1867 OE reunion for all those who arrived in 1964 and earlier
Thu 27 Sep	Ypres, Unveiling of plaque (commissioned by the Arnold Embellishers) to fallen OEs in First World War
Tue 4–Sat 8 Dec	College musical, Godspell