West Kirby Grammar School OGA - Alumni

09/09/2026

WKGS alumna Jane Thomas’s first poetry book is set for release on 21st September, World Alzheimer’s Day.

Jane Thomas’s debut follows her father through Alzheimer’s. It is a book about love, care and loss. Helen Mort describes it as:

“a collection we urgently need, examining the politics of care with nuance and generosity.”

The poems have been widely published in The Poetry Review, The Rialto, and Stand, among others, and the title poem was nominated by the Poetry Society for the Forward Prize in 2024.

Jane was awarded a DYCP from Arts Council England, and her related work with unpaid female carers received a ‘Literature Matters’ award from the Royal Society of Literature in 2025. She has also been highly commended in competitions including The Rialto, Poetry Wales, and the Bridport Prize.

More information & details on how to purchase here: https://www.janethomas.org/coracle

04/07/2026

Lovely afternoon, it was great to see everyone who could make it!

26/06/2026

22/06/2026

We’re really looking forward to our alumni afternoon on Saturday 4th July, 2pm - 5pm. To answer some queries:
1) Tickets must be bought ahead of the date to allow us to cater for the event.
2) Babies/children are very welcome to come too!
3) Alumni of all ages are coming - please share this so that we can reach as many people as possible.
4) If you want to find out if anyone you know is coming, the best way is to comment on our social media. We cannot share the guest list.
5) Tickets available from https://www.ticketsource.com/west-kirby-grammar-school

26/05/2026

If you are one of our WKGS Alumni, visit our dedicated page: https://wkgs.org/our-community/wkgs-alumni to find out more about why we really value our alumni & register your details so that we can keep in touch.
*Don’t forget to buy your ticket for our alumni afternoon on Sat 4th July!*

09/05/2026

Please share - it would be lovely to see you there!

We would love to see WKGS alumni on Saturday 4th July. Tickets available at ticketsource.co.uk/west-kirby-grammar-school. Please share!

14/04/2026

If you can help support our Careers Fair, we’d be really grateful. It makes a huge impact on our students and the more variety and diversity in career pathways that we can expose them to, the better!

05/04/2026

Please share! It would be great to see you there 😊

We are really excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for our WKGS alumni event on Saturday 4th July, from 2pm-5pm. We would love you to join us for an afternoon to reconnect with old friends, take a tour of the school, enjoy food & drinks from ‘Cookies by Cal & Jenn’ & our well-stocked bar. Celebrate the shared experiences that make WKGS so special. To buy tickets, visit ticketsource.co.uk/west-kirby-grammar-school. Please share!