Your legacy, their future
Martin Cartwright (OC 1962)
‘The Colfe’s community has been part of my life since the age of eleven when I started my education at the Lewisham grammar school. Lifelong friendships were forged, and life values instilled. My academic achievements may not have set the world ablaze but the education I received has supported me all through my working life and I remain grateful for that.
Attending a grammar school was transformative. A fee-paying education was not an option for me; my parents could never have afforded it, but at Colfe’s we all received a first-class education that gave us the opportunity to fulfil our potential.
After my schooldays I enjoyed many years of sport at Old Colfeians and, more recently, have played an active role in the Old Colfeian Society. One of the Society’s key roles is to support the school in maintaining the ideals laid down by its founder, Abraham Colfe. Central to these is making that high-quality education available to new generations of talented local children, regardless of their means.
The Colfe’s Charitable Trust provides finance for scholarships to suitable candidates and the Old Colfeian Society is pleased to provide additional financial support to scholarship pupils for extra curricular activities.
It is my intention to continue to support Abraham Colfe’s legacy into the future by leaving a legacy of my own to the Colfe’s Charitable Trust.’
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