On Saturday 22^nd of February 2025, over 350 plus Old Dovorians, former work colleagues Family and friends of Rupert Hill (Staff 86 – 21, Vice President of the Old Dovorian Club) arrived at Dover College on a windswept, rainy morning to attended the memorial service, to Rupert Hill, which was also streamed live across the world to those who either got up early or stayed up to be part of this monumental event to celebrate Ruperts life and legacy.

During the Memorial service Nick Lockhart gave a eulogy (The full Eulogy can be accessed via this LINK) that captured the moment, and the mood within the Schools Chapel, with appropriate antidotes of Rupert’s life and legacy, which like all good eulogy’s covered the spectrum for laughter to sadness.

After the memorial service many stayed in the school chapel to see Rupert’s plaque which had been recently fixed to the wall to the right of the vestiary within the chapel, also a buffet lunch was served in the 12^th century school Refectory where many reminisced of there encounters with Rupert and talked to Rupert’s family with laughter and joy, which is exactly what Rupert would have wanted.

The Old Dovorian Cricket Club will be holding the inaugural “GRH Silver Plate Memorial “ cricket match on Sunday the 17^th July at Folkestone Cricket Club in his memory, whilst Duncan Ellerington (Staff 02 – 18 and Vice President of the Old Dovorian Club) will be running the London Marathon in memory of Rupert, so please follow this LINK to donate what ever you can to his just giving page.